Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. But I started using my favorite word processor of all time just six weeks ago. I acknowledge that I may be a tad biased: I vibe-coded it ...

A: You’re welcome, Nancy! Before I answer you, here’s a bit of useless trivia for you: I grew up in Wisconsin, too. My community was more suburban than rural, and I didn’t live on a farm, but as you ...

The best word processors are essential tools for both personal and corporate use. They make it easy to type and edit everyday documents, from contracts to memos ...

Google Docs and Microsoft Word are quite similar. However, their differences extend beyond whether they’re usually used online or offline. Best for online collaboration: Google Docs Best for precise ...

Think back to the last time you created, edited, or opened a digital document — was it a week ago, yesterday, or perhaps just 25 minutes back? That's likely a testament to how integral digital ...

For as far as anyone can probably remember, Microsoft Word, notably renowned by many for its comprehensive features and widespread use in both professional and personal settings, has reigned supreme ...

The old ways still have value. WordStar, an MS-DOS-based word-processing program first released in 1978, can live a little longer thanks to the archiving efforts of one of its biggest fans—Hugo and ...

The developer behind the Micro Journal Rev.6 distraction-free writing device Lee wrote about earlier this summer is back with a new design featuring a larger display, a clamshell case that folds up ...