Office Suites (178 programs)

Pros: Comes with 10 different voices to choose from. Speech is clear and easy to understand. Reads extremely long texts, such as novels. Includes support for other Cepstral voices.

Cons: Sounds more robotic than some alternatives. Lack of options for inserting longer pauses. Only exports in the AAC and AIFF formats. Cannot use multiple voices for the same text.

Pros: Paragraph fade function. Works well windowed. Very low memory usage. Quite fast.

Cons: First line sometimes vanishes. Missing interface elements. No accessibility features. Dodgy auto-saving.

Pros: Customizable fonts and text sizes. Both text and image stamps can be added. Can add stamps to protected PDF documents. Supports multiple document formats.

Cons: User interface appears dated. Getting used to the program can take some time. Limited features for advanced users. Program has not been updated recently.

Pros: Fun Easter eggs will be encountered on occasion. An intuitive user interface. Support for PDF documents. Hand gestures are integrated.

Cons: It is not possible to add any images. Only the most recent operating systems are supported. No foreign languages are recognized. Users who possess 32-bit processors may encounter functionality issues.

Pros: Add digital signatures, stamps and annotations to documents. Send signed documents straight to email. No registration or account required. Cheap compared to competitors.

Cons: Does not automatically recognize where signatures required. Clumsy interface requires dragging boxes onto document to place signature. Interface makes filling out forms incredibly slow. More popular competitors like DocuSign are free.

Pros: An intuitive user interface. Drag-and-drop functionality is supported. The output of the pages can be modified. Batch conversion options are offered.

Cons: Only two pages will be converted with the free version. 57.8 megabytes is a considerably large amount of memory. XLSX conversions not supported. Some data formats may not be recognized.

Pros: Only 2.1 megabytes of hard drive space is needed. Rich text format (RTF) is supported. Large documents can be quickly converted. Existing text formatting is preserved.

Cons: Does not support optical character recognition. Unable to convert images or vector graphics. Some font details may be lost during conversions. Portions of output text could be deleted on occasion.

Pros: All compression happens locally or within app. Multiple customization options. Quick preview option. Batch compression supported.

Cons: Large file compression could slow down the process. Could hamper computer performance momentarily. Needs a 64-bit system. User interface is a bit overwhelming.

Pros: Extremely immersive. Scales well with high resolution. Easy to pick up and use. Aids stream of consciousness.

Cons: No editing features. Unable to set margins. Occasional auto-wrap issues. Slow exporting.

Pros: Requires less memory when compared to some other packages. Large files can be opened in mere seconds. Password protection is available. PDF documents can be converted into other formats.

Cons: A rather expensive package. No support for 32-bit processors. Optical character recognition is not provided. Not possible to reduce the size of a PDF file.

Pros: The algorithm incorporates words for greater accuracy. Little memory is required. Automatic detection expedites the conversion process. The application will be conveniently placed in the menu bar.

Cons: Prior experience will likely be required. Not a very intuitive UI. Mandarin Chinese not supported. Encoding parameters must be manually set.

Pros: Supports scanning directly to a variety of cloud services such as Google Docs, EverNote, Gmail and more. Additional editing tools allow you to touch up documents before storage. Compatible with most scanners. Make use of additional cloud storage service features directly within the app.

Cons: No developer support for free version. Free version limited to 15 scanned pages. Seemingly abandoned - last updated May 2013. Some users report issues saving to cloud storage services with no error messages.

Pros: Automation works well. Specify your preferred fonts. Adding contents pages makes documents more professional. Saves time and effort.

Cons: Hard to always see what you are typing. Limited use. Requires manual input to override existing contents. Seven-day trial is a little short.

Pros: Easy to use and powerful both. Runs fast. Usable on Maverick and Yosemite. Cross-device usability.

Cons: No updates. Generally needs high resolution. Some options unavailable in Edit menu. Doesn't display non-text files in Browse.

Pros: Variety of text editing options. Saves serious time typing. Text statistics. Optimized for all macOS versions.

Cons: Cannot transform blocks/lists of text. Not many customization options. System preferences window isn’t resizable. Service descriptions could have been better.

Pros: Converts to DOCX, DOC and TXT formats. Easy to use, with a nice interface. Supports batch conversions. Quicker than most other conversion tools.

Cons: No optical character recognition. Scanned PDFs are converted as images. Occasional format issues after conversion. Advanced features require in-app purchases.

Pros: Easy to modify or work with. A massive collection of templates. Well-designed templates. Updated every month with fresh templates.

Cons: Landscape brochures don’t come in all popular sizes. Various app versions could be a tad confusing. Quite a few similar templates. Not all templates can be customized from scratch.

Pros: Extremely convenient and practical. Immediately renders content list. Works with different kinds of content. Free to download and view files.

Cons: Saving or previewing files needs a purchase. Doesn’t work with Yosemite or previous OS versions. Saved files’ names may get truncated. May not work that well on mobile devices.

Pros: Allows non-linear editing. Compatible with Final Draft. Has tools for keeping track of characters and locations. Users can time scenes.

Cons: Takes a while to learn. Lacks tools for collaborative writing. Small screen resolution. Assumes familiarity with screenwriting conventions.