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Office Suites (180 programs)

  1. PROS: Simple and easy to use. Optimized for full screen. Multiple export file format choices. Is not bloated with unnecessary features.
    CONS: Multiple line thicknesses option could be added. Not frequently updated. Memory leaks may happen. Needs a 64-bit computer.
  2. PROS: Having the icon on the home screen is very convenient. See photos of the people in your address book. Uses your computer’s already existing address book information. Use a picture view or list view.
    CONS: Has a poorly optimized search function. Searches slow after the first 10 are displayed. Address sometimes doesn't appear when image view is active. Tutorial for hotkeys is required.
  3. License
    Paid Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Full-screen and part-screen options are available. Makes other items on your desktop less striking. May be suitable for fiction writers. Each icon is self explanatory.
    CONS: Forces other screen elements into the background. Automatically fills the screen upon start-up. The formatting and colour scheme is not to everybody’s taste. Additions to the spellchecker dictionary may not save.
  4. License
    Paid Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Great for low-tech DRM protection. Removes the 3D perspective of photographed text. Multi-page support is included. Converted PDFs files may be printed and have clear text.
    CONS: Cannot alter the text once it is converted. Screen size and pre-set GUI size is very small. Interface is very confusing and poorly laid out. Does not convert screen captures.
  5. PROS: Support for multiple projects at once. Drag-and-drop interface is easy to work with. Projects can be exported as .txt, .pdf or .rtf files. Provides statistics for projects.
    CONS: No support for exporting to Microsoft Word. Limited support for images and graphics. Timeline features cannot be turned off. Might be too rigid for some writers.
  6. License
    Paid Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Open source office suite. Thorough help doc and good wizards. Loads quickly.
    CONS: Presentation tool. Requires donation before download.
  7. 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.
  8. License
    Paid Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Can handle batch jobs. Regularly updated by developers. Results show in Spotlight search. Huge range of drivers.
    CONS: Can struggle with small items. Tends to crash during long sessions. Struggles with mixed orientation. Some devices unsupported.
  9. License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
  10. License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Elegant interface. Edits in RTF format for flexibility. Lots of powerful features. Good with languages.
    CONS: Takes a long time to load documents. Lacks some advanced features.
  11. License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Rebranded and revamped tool. Open multiple documents and multi-pages. Convert to various formats. Highly-secured.
    CONS: Free function is limited to PDF reader only.
  12. License
    Paid Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Easy to use and install. Rich user interface that can be used by people with differing levels of computing experience. Advanced parsing engine. Available in multiple languages.
    CONS: The search function requires an exact data match to find contacts. Lacks the ability to clean duplicate entries automatically. The interface can appear cluttered at first glance. Has issues recognising non-US addresses.
  13. License
    Paid Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
  17. License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
  18. License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: A cost-effective option. Versatile and easy to use. Armed with basic and advanced text processing features.
    CONS: Rather plain-looking interface.
  19. 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.
  20. License
    Free Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    mac
    PROS: Supports multiple recognition languages. Three export modes. Simple interface. Drag-and-drop functionality supported.
    CONS: Blurry conversions. Workability problems. Not completely reliable. Built-in search functionality doesn’t always work.

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