Bean: The Best Lightweight Word Processor For Mac

Originally posted by JavaCowboy Can anybody recommend a lightweight free word processor and spreadsheet for OS X? I've been using NeoOffice, but it takes too long to load and I don't need the advanced feature set. For the word processor, I just need a spell checker, page breaks and the ability to create a page of contents and an index.

1. Bean: The Best Lightweight Word Processor For Mac Pro

Bean is a small, easy-to-use word processor, designed to make writing convenient, efficient and comfortable. MS Word, LibreOffice, etc. Try to be all things to all people. But sometimes you just want the right tool for the job. That is Bean's niche. (GPL) MAC OS X.

For the spreadsheet, I just want the ability to do simple calculations, and simple formulas, as well as maybe text to columns and freeze panes. You could look into TeX or LaTeX, but that might be a little more complicated than you want to get. There are lots of wore processing softwares that might be perfect match for you. Since above someone had already mentioned Abiword. Which i had used for some time. Neoffice on the other hand is a good too which is now came with lots of improvements so that you can get into it again and i guess the new versions, you will found really a perfect match.

Bean: The Best Lightweight Word Processor For Mac Pro

In case you still don't like are thinking it complicated, i would suggest using BEAN which might be a match for your choice which was actually suggested in a blog post '. All in all, you can try using online word editor programs that even don't needs installing and has an easy to use interfaces.