Office Suites (189 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: 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: 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: 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: Minimalistic, functional design. Quick learning curve. Fast and simple. Easily share designs from the app.

Cons: Minimalistic design can be problematic for some users. Limited OS support. Application requires a good understanding of sequence diagrams. Lacks features for advanced users.

Pros: Adds Trello functionality to your Mac hotbar. Syncs your Trello boards to your Mac notifications panel. Support for both dark and light themes of Mac OSX 10.10. Works smoothly with screen resolutions of all sizes.

Cons: The Trello service itself is free but this app is not. Does not add anything you cannot do just using Trello. Third party app not supported by Trello developers. Few features.

Pros: The tool explains itself and its functions very well. Icons and images help make your mind maps less confusing. Use a drag-and-drop design mechanic. Bold colors and defined box borders are effective.

Cons: Designing is slow compared to the full version. No freehand mode. Exporting is far better with the full version. Takes a steady hand to drag and drop nodes efficiently.

Pros: Adds a sense of urgency to writing. Helps remove distractions from your computer. Time limits of 5 minutes, 15 and 30 minutes. Suitable for fiction writers.

Cons: Makes stopping to research almost impossible. Doesn’t reward you for finishing early. Losing writing work is upsetting and an unfitting punishment. People cannot use the bathroom without losing work.

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.

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: Reading mode features. Password encryption. Annotation history saving feature. UI localized to several languages.

Cons: Free version doesn’t offer complete access. TTS function can be a bit buggy. No trial to test out paid version features. No proper instructions/help file.

Pros: Easy to use. Notes get automatically saved. Hierarchical organization. Extremely responsive developer.

Cons: Pages aren’t boxed or rued. No built-in search function. User interface needs some polishing. Doesn’t automatically create folders.

Pros: Easily plot your family relationships. Numerous display options for charts. Ability to share your family tree via the cloud. Supports collaboration via the cloud.

Cons: Resource intensive. Takes time to master the interface. Limited OS support. Some automatic entries cannot be edited afterwards.

Pros: Supports data export into Excel and CSV formats. Sync features enable data share between devices. Report view shows overview of time use at a glance. Includes sorting, filtering and searching features for easy data access.

Cons: Several convenient features such as folders and device sync locked behind paywall. Only subscription service offered with few clear benefits over single purchase alternatives. No real unique selling point among many competitors. Syncing sends your data through Caato cloud servers.

Pros: Simple to use user interface. Supports user feedback submission for continuous refinement and improvement of OCR. Very good OCR engine for free. Supports over 60 languages.

Cons: Free version provides only single document scanning support. Struggles with smaller font sizes. Tends to transpose letters i and j. User interface appears not to have been updated for Retina displays, resulting in blurry interface at higher resolutions.

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: Works with encrypted PDFs. Supports over 150 languages. Exports to many popular formats. Batch conversion.

Cons: Does not automatically detect language. Conversion formatting not always consistent. Does not support extraction of individual elements. Requires OS X 10.10 or later.

Pros: Allows multiple blogs to be edited from one place. Works with WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and more. Lets users preview their posts and upload them. Includes spell checker and other useful writing aids.

Cons: Sometimes struggles with multi-layer authentication. Formatting bar only caters for HTML and rich text. Too complicated for those with simple blogging needs. Archive feature is not compatible with all platforms.