Pros
Complete features for professional writing, complexity hidden by a smart design making it look nearly basic, attention to each single customer from the developers, compatible with standard formats (RTF as the native format, DOC/X well supported).
Cons
Some layout features missing (but I don't need them), price a bit high for today's standards (but it is easy to grab it at nominal price on sales or bundles).
Summary
Not an alternative to the notorius mammooth for writing, but _the_ professional wordprocesso for Mac. Less user interface, more writing. The only contender is Mellel.
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Easy of use; multilingual features.
Cons
Output quality; integration with Bookends (good, but not the better possible)
Summary
This word processor is the better if you seek great multilingual features. If your goal is to write academic papers, Mellel is the better choice.
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I am running a Mac Book Pro 2.1 Ghz Core 2 Duo with 10.4.11. I have been using Open Office (3.2 - Intel only) recently and it comes with a full blown spread sheet, presentation, drawing, etc. NeoOffice would not automatically open the files that Open Office does. People have said there are some advantages to NeoOffice I don't use. Why pay $79 for a program you can get for free (should donate if you start using a lot) unless you have a PPC, even though it does not say will work with OS X 10.6, You may want to investigate (download and try) because Version Tracker sometimes lacks up to date info. Lot of bug fixes for what is actually commercial.
NOte: when you do a review please tell us what your OS is and the machine or processor so the rest of us can make the evaluation that relates to us.
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Why Nisus Writer Pro is my new favourite OS X word processor: Itâ??s fast, lightweight, and easy to learn and use, but is still rich in features; it has a lovely interface that allows easy access and customization of the toolbar and sidebar; keyboard shortcuts can easily be assigned for almost any action; imports other document formats extremely accurately (at least of version 1.2, though I hear there were some issues prior to this); itâ??s extremely stable; uses .rtf as its default file format instead of a unique and nontransferable file format (like Mariner Write or Mellel); itâ??s backed up by excellent supportâ??I received very quick and friendly responses to a bug report regarding an issue that turned out to be my (or rather Unsanityâ??s) bad.
Thereâ??s no substitute for stability in a word processor. The fact is that Nisus runs extremely smoothly and handles all aspects of document formatting and management perfectly in a nearly universally compatible format. There are plenty of good options for word processing on OS X, but Nisus Writer Pro, in my opinion, is leading the pack. Also, Nisus Software offers excellent educational pricing, making this app accessible for students without a lot of disposable income.
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Elegant. Straightforward. Capable. I've used Nisus since Word4 tried to get me to buy into Word5.
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I've been using Nisus since the Classic days. I have Microsoft Office and it sits on my hard disk waiting to open files that people send me in .doc format. I never write in Word. It's too cumbersome and it keeps trying to put me right.
On the other hand lots of my files have the Nisus icon. Nisus is easy to use, does what you want and doesn't fight you.
The days when Word will take up valuable hard disk space are numbered.
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I've been using Nisus since the Classic days. I have Microsoft Office and it sits on my hard disk waiting to open files that people send me in .doc format. I never write in Word. It's too cumbersome and it keeps trying to put me right.
On the other hand lots of my files have the Nisus icon. Nisus is easy to use, does what you want and doesn't fight you.
The days when Word will take up valuable hard disk space are numbered.
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I've been using Nisus since the Classic days. I have Microsoft Office and it sits on my hard disk waiting to open files that people send me in .doc format. I never write in Word. It's too cumbersome and it keeps trying to put me right.
On the other hand lots of my files have the Nisus icon. Nisus is easy to use, does what you want and doesn't fight you.
The days when Word will take up valuable hard disk space are numbered.
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...to NWX Supporters!
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I paid $69.95 for Nisus Writer Express. Now that Nisus Writer Pro is for sale at $79.00, Nisus Writer Express is selling for $45.00. Nisus Writer Express supporters must pay $45.00 to upgrade to Nisus Writer Pro. Some might say, "Biting the hands that brought you over."
Others could say, "Exploitative!"
Some will just call it as it appears, "LOW DOWN AND DIRTY!"
Nisus Marketing has put a frighteningly ugly colour on this application for me. I don't care how fine it might be. I supported Nisus way back when just to witness true greed now from this vendor.
Why, why, why do such a greedy, slimy, crawling on your belly thing?!
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Reply by jousterkeallepoat on October 2, 2011
One question, Endless fx: how many years of good service did you get for your lousy $69.95? Plus one piece of advice: simply stick with NWX, it continues to be well-supported. Finally, save us the invective. It pulls you down in anybody's esteem.
Reply by epresley on August 27, 2007
Especially when NeoOffice is FREE... and is the most compatible with MS Office on the PC.
Reply by EndlessFx on August 24, 2007
Seems they are still at it. They also sent an e-mail response to my query saying they weren't forcing me to upgrade and some other nonsense that did not address the issue of upgrade rip-off. The response was quite arrogant!
I wish you would re-post your comment so it isn't hidden as a response to mine! This appears to be such a haughty, un-hearing, gouging company! Possible purchasers should hear from as many who experienced it as possible, repeatedly!
Reply by Christopher Midville on August 22, 2007
If you look back at the comments for Nisus Writer Express version 1.1a, you'll find I posted a comment expressing my anger and disappointment at the fact that Nisus didn't provide an upgrade path for users of Nisus Writer 5. To get upgrade pricing for NW Express you had to have bought Nisus Writer 6, which was not a very appealing package since it didn't include any "must-have" features that (in my opinion) would justify the upgrade cost.
The lack of an upgrade path meant I had to pay full price for a NW Express that didn't have anything like the functionality of Nisus Writer 5.1.3. So despite having been a longtime Nisus user, I decided to give up on the company at that point.
I suspect that many Nisus users may have jumped ship at that point. That could explain why Nisus has apparently chosen to squeeze as much money out of those customers they haven't managed to drive away.
It makes me glad I said farewell to Nisus when I did. (I noticed they don't offer an upgrade path from Nisus Writer 6 to Nisus Writer Pro, either.)
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very fast launching process, very good stability, for a quick use it's easy to use but Nisus WP has the potential to support lot more function. in my opinion today one of the best writing tools
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