Word Processors
I’ve been trying to find the perfect writing app for mac for a long time. For years I used Office for Mac, but I switched over to Apple’s Pages because Office was atrocious on the Mac. Pages has worked well for a while, but I’ve come to realized that it’s a very limited app. It does all the basics well, but it doesn’t help you do more advanced things like citations or research organization. I’ve tested a bunch of 3rd-party apps on the mac, and I’ve found many of them to be poorly designed or overly complicated… or expensive. Scrivener is one of the better apps I’ve seen, but it’s too much for typical usage (great if you’re writing a novel or a script).
Anyway, the word processor I’ve settled on for the moment isn’t a Mac app at all. It’s the Word 2010 beta. Sure, I have to boot into Windows to use it, but I really like the way it’s designed. Actually, I liked Office 2007 as well, but apparently something terrible happened to it when they made it for Mac. Anyway, if you have Windows, you should check out the beta. It’s not perfect, but it’s certainly the best version of Office I’ve ever used.
So, does anyone have a Word Processor recommendation for Mac or PC?
