![]() ![]() MS Word, LibreOffice.), but it is not an expanding market so there is little chance for anything new to get traction. There are new versions of a number of long running apps (e.g. Click to expand.No, and 'new' is not a valuable attribute for such software. In addition I use Evernote a lot and other note-taking software. To that end I switch between MS Word, Nisus Writer Express, Scrivner, Libre Office and Pages. The opposite strategy is to load up on writing software (which I've done). You'll be fluent with all the little tricks and all the obscure features what you do with Pages will probably rival what you can do with any other word processor. If you intensively use one program you'll get to know it very well. Actually, I suggest sticking with what you know the best-and that sounds as if it's Pages. ![]() Nisus Writer Pro is an awesome word processor, and integrates very well with these other applications (Aeon Timeline, Scapple, Scrivener, TextExpander, Tinderbox, DevonThink Pro). I'd check this out: A group of established developers has a discount program (not a bundle) for a bunch of writing and organizing applications that have LONG histories on the Mac and are especially suited to writers and academics all have 25% off (although all I believe also offer substantial education discounts too I believe). Not many features, but you can store and open your documents in the cloud. Google Docs is web-based an work on any device. Bean is free and is not being actively developed anymore, but if you have simple needs it may meet your expectations. Mariner Write is old-fashioned and has not evolved a lot, but offers some set of features. It's called distraction-free writing, which is another form of saying the software has nearly no features at all. ![]() IA Writer is for just writing, without caring about formatting or anything else (you can't even change the font). Ulysses has a good writing environment and some Word compatibility, and is particularly useful for simple writing. Scrivener has a different approach and is useful for research and producing non-linear documents. It has an impressive set of features and is fast and reliable, but it doesn't have good Word compatibility and has a learning curve. Mellel is a powerful word processor designed for long and complex documents, very useful for academic and technical writing. If you don't need anything much sophisticated, you may get along well with Nisus Writer Express, which is a lighter version. Nisus Writer Pro if you need more features than Apple Pages while keeping a good OS X experience. Apache OpenOffice and NeoOffice are similar and derive from the same code. Optimization for OS X is not very good, though. LibreOffice Writer if you need more features than Pages, or better compatibility with Word, and you don't want to spend. And a new version of Word will likely be released next year. You can get a Microsoft Office license or even an Office 365 subscription cheap if you are a student. Microsoft Word if you need the best compatibility with Word files, or if you need the features only Word offers (and Word offers lots of features). It is free for use for those who buy a new Mac. ![]() Pages has good page layout capabilities, but if you need good handling of footnotes or cross-references, then forget it. You should check the following: - Apple Pages for the best all-around OS X experience, and all you need is basic capabilities of easily producting beautiful-looking documents. Might be the -best- option for compatibility. As a student, you can probably get MS Word pretty cheaply. You might download the free 'LibreOffice' and see if that offers better compatibility when exporting 'to Word'. Professors or instructors) that your documents can't be opened properly, there are a couple of alternative routes: 1. When you need to deliver something in 'Word format', use the 'export to Word' option in Pages (you're probably doing that already). OP: If you like Pages and it seems to do what you need, keep using it. For me, it seems to read Word docs 'well enough' when I need to read them. I don't have any problems with Pages, but my needs are basic when compared to others who need more advanced features. ![]()
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