Comparison of Word Processors

Characteristics

This table gives characteristics of each word processor.

Word Processor	Grammar checker	Cross referencing	Bibliography	Graphic editing	Mail merging	Spell checker	Smartfont typography	Math support	Conditional text
AbiWord	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
AppleWorks		?	?		Yes	Yes
Applix Word		?	?
Atlantis Word Processor		?	?			Yes
Bean	No	?	?	No	No	Yes
Celframe Office Write	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CopyDesk	No	?	?		No	Yes
EZ Word		?	?
FrameMaker	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Gobe Productive		?	?
GNU TeXmacs	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (only own graphics)	No	Yes	No	Yes
Groff		?	?
Han/Gul	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ichitaro	Yes (for Japanese)	?	?			Yes (for Japanese)	No
InCopy	No	?	?		No	Yes			Yes
Jarte	No	?	?	No	No	Yes	No
KWord	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
LibreOffice Writer	Yes (with extensions)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
IBM Lotus Symphony	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Lotus Word Pro	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
LyX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Mariner Write	No	?	?	No	Yes	Yes	No
Mathematica	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mellel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Word	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Microsoft Works	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
NeoOffice Writer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nisus Writer		?	?
OpenOffice Writer	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pages	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PolyEdit		?	?			Yes
StarOffice Writer	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ted	No	?	?	No	No	Yes
TextEdit	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TextMaker	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
WordFile4ME		?	?
WordPerfect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Word Processor	Grammar checker	Cross referencing	Bibliography	Graphic editing	Mail merging	Spell checker	Smartfont typography	Math support

Comparison of Word Processors - Characteristics