(c) openoffice-org openoffice.org Word Processor for Mac is one monster software you should have in your computer already. In my humble opinion, I’ll like to affirm that it is the best free Word Processor for Mac. You can’t have a complete list of top 5 best Word Processors for Mac without mentioning openoffice.org Word Processor, let alone a top 11 list. It lets you create rich text files (RTF), PDFs and professional documents in other popular file formats. For years, it was my favorite free PDF editor for MacOS as it lets me add comments, highlights and quality images. It is priced at around $59.00.

Simplenote Almost the same with iA Writer and ByWord, but disregards the price tags of both applications since it is downloadable free at the Apple app store. Best for draft writings, can’t be compared to Microsoft word though. Pages You will love this application for your Mac, as this is a great replacement for the Microsoft word application. But the latest updates removed some of its useful functions such as duplicate, delete, export/import, use bookmarks, and manage pages. But still can’t stand the fact that it’s one of the best. It is priced at around $19.99.

Evernote Evernote is another free program suitable for your daily writing needs, just a single repository is all it needs to contain and organize all your thoughts per project. Evernote makes your work easier by saving them in the cloud which you can get access to from any other device that you own. Gimp 2 for mac. Write Room The first writing app for Mac users, and its ability to cater the most needs of Mac users makes this app at our spot number 8.

It is priced at around $9.99 and allows background color editing and many other awesome features. IA Writer This word processing application is somehow similar to ByWord since both have minimal designs, handy, lightweight and fast, and not to mention that it also has the price tag of $9.99. What makes this app better than ByWord is the other features like Focus and Markdown. ByWord It is downloadable and can be purchased from Apple’s Mac app store for the price of $9.99, and it is best for some geeks there that always loves to write since it is handy, lightweight, beautiful but with minimal designs making it a fast word processing application. Google Docs What makes the Google Docs as a compelling word processor is that it has a non-existent price tag and by its well-known service accessibility, some few clicks away to get access to their “Google Drive” makes it a top word processing app option to go with.

The ball is now in your court to read and choose what works best for you from our list of top 11 best word processor for Mac. Feel free to list other word processing apps you can recommend in the comments. In the rush to include word processors that are not, for example markdown editors and blogging tools, you have left out a mature staple in the academic world, Mellel, a superbly versatile program that is also multi-language capable (including Arabic, Greek, and Hebrew). It’s academic orientation gives it features like bibliographic links to the staples Bookends or Sente, and superb footnote and endnote management, but it is also a fine general-purpose word processor, equally capable in the home office or small business setting. I have used it for academic papers, and several academic and nonacademic book length projects. Other features include palette or keyboard based styles controls addressing character, paragraph, list, section, page and table management. While it is possible to simply start a new blanks document and begin typing or dictating (I routinely use it with Dragon), Mellel comes with more than 35 document templates, ranging from envelopes to scripts, including a variety of journal article formats.

Users can also create their own templates with as little or as much detail as desired. In typical Mac style, Mellel’s toolbar can be user configured, allowing a variety of commonly used tools to always be in quick mousing range. The program also allows multiuser editing with change tracking and annotations. Mellel includes iCloud support and a very competent iOS/iPad version is available, so documents can be edited anywhere.

Pages is Apple’s answer to Microsoft Word, but it’s only for Mac. If someone has sent you a Pages document or Word document, you can convert them using either the Pages app, or Pages on iCloud. However, Microsoft Word does not open Pages files or convert Word files to Pages files.

Output formats include plaintext, RTF, Word, OPML, PDF and of course, printing. Mellel is reasonably priced and is available from www.mellel.com or Apple’s app stores. Academic pricing is available from the company website store. A fully featured 30 day trial download is available. The trial version unfortunately watermarks output.