This article compares early word processing software.
Operating system compatibility
This table gives a comparison of what operating systems are compatible with each word processor in 1985.
| Word processor | Apple | Atari | CP/M | CPT | Commodore 64 | HP | IBM PC | Kaypro | Macintosh | Morrow | IBM PCjr | Rainbow 100 | TI Professional | Tandy |
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| Homeword | II, IIc,IIe | 800 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| MacWrite | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pfs:Write | II, IIc,IIe | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| AtariWriter | No | 800XL, 1200 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Omniwriter | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Word Juggler | II,IIe,III | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PC-Write | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Wordvision | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Volkswriter deluxe | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Perfect Writer | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Plu Perfect | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 2,4,10 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Wordstar | II,IIe | No | Yes | No | No | 110,150 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | TRS-80 |
| Newword | IIe | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Appleworks | II, IIe | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| III E-Z Pieces | III | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Symphony | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Framework | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| XY Write II+ | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| WordPerfect | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Tandy 2000 |
| Microsoft Word | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Tandy 2000 |
| CPT Word Processors | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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