Write - The word processor for the rest of us. In simple. App Reviews

This application is made by an amateur and who simply do not know what it is to edit a text. A simple option to put "hidden text" does not exist! After repeated contacts, there was no interest to solve / include this option in the application. The creator claims that this feature does not know ... (????) Something impossible, for anyone who knows word use this option.

I downloaded this because my old mac version of Microsoft Office 2004 will not work with Lion. It is just a basic word processor, but it opens up my old (.doc) files. You can even insert images, although I have not been able to figure out how to resize them. I will use this mostly for typing resumes.

Very good, I lost Pages after deleting it, and this is the perfect replacement

Amazingly, I just purchased this application to discover that you cannot save the documents you write! It works fine util you hit the save button. The the Save Dialog appears, but applicaiton freezes and becomes unresponsive. I had to quit-force each time. I cannot believe that there is such a big issue with the fundamental element of any application. I hope this will be corrected as soon as possible in the next update. I would also like to seee the document inside the window to stay centered even in the zooming out. For now, the documents move to left when zoomed out. To sum, I really regret buying this application.

I like this app, but I had the same function as the "find" in MyWritings.

I tried this app because Apple keeps ruining Pages with every revision and Write got fairly decent reviews. I don’t do complicated word processing—just letters and stories--but I do like to drag photos from the desktop of my Mac into letters and other documents. Technically you can do that with Write, but it won’t save the photo within the document. If you close the document and then re-open it, the photo will either be completely gone or will be displayed as a line of text appended with JPEG. Photos are also extremely difficult and awkward to manipulate for size and location within the document. Once you drag the photo into the document the best it will do for re-sizing it is to give you a little slider that adjusts the image size from 0-100%. Which is okay, but then you can’t use the mouse to drag the image around the page to relocate it. You have to use the tab or space bar for that, but even then there’s a weird vertical bar above the image, like it’s blocking the space above it so you can’t enter more text. The nice Pages feature that lets you move an image around with the cursor and automatically wraps text around it or beside it, depending on how you move the image, doesn’t exist as far as I can tell. It doesn’t matter, anyway, since the images don’t actually return once you’ve saved a document. That’s just useless. I don’t demand a lot of fancy functions from a word processor, but the ability to add a photo to a letter, manipulate it in a convenient way, and then have it stay in the document is pretty basic functionality that’s missing here. Otherwise I prefer the layout of this word processor to what Pages has devolved into, and it includes a running page count along the bottom of the document, along with a live word count. It also tells you which page of the document you’re on: X of Y pages, in other words, which Pages no longer does because Apple can’t stop itself from ruining perfectly good apps. The upshot: If you’re confident that you’ll never want to add a photo or other image to a document, spend the six dollars. Otherwise, not.

While I think I inadvertantly purchased it (kept looking for the demo link), its very nice, very clean. Am pleased with the right-to-left support. (Kinda wish it had a better name.)

Thanks for updating the app that fast. Problem with footer now fixed. I am using Write every day now and I love it. Keep up that good work!

I love this app. Very nice, clean and simple. It is very well equipped and fast. Yes, the shortcut for the Inspector does not work. I wrote to the developer and got an answer within minutes. Will be fixed with next update.

This program looks very much like the FREE word program Bean. Save your $$$$$, download Bean for free.

I love the UI of MoAppsWrite, but unfortunately, there seems to be a consistent glitch. Whenever I go to the Inspector and try to change the line spacing manually (using keyboard), it always crashes.

Bean has more options, and a full screen mode, plus it is free.

Does what it says, and what you need, and does it well. A simple to use, clean and quick word processor with a surprising array of features for this price point. And the support is terrific. In the last version I sent an email asking if headers would be added....got a nice reply....and now....zim bang boom.....theyre in the new version. Wonderful. Highest rating.

I am so glad I found this. Just bought a Mac Mini and did not want to buy the full MO version. This works great! THANKS!

After working with OpenOffice, NeoOffice, MS Word, and Pages, this is my favorite word processor. Its FAST -- opens as quickly as TextEdit, even with limited RAM. But unlike TextEdit, it offers a great selection of commonly needed features, such as styles, tables, headers/footers, tabs and more. I love the uncluttered interface, and its customizable, too. The program saves/opens .doc, .docx, and exports to PDF flawlessly. I still use NeoOffice for complex word processing tasks, but I got tired of waiting for all the office suites to load and open a page. MOApps Write lets you start creating quickly, when you just need to dash off a quick letter or memo, or open an attachment someone has sent you. This is a great value for the price. I hope MyOwnApps will create a simple spreadsheet app to go with it!

Ive been using Microsoft Word on a Windows virtual computer because TextEdit is such a pitiful program. Then I found this and I can FINALLY work on documents on my Mac! I dont miss Word at all EXCEPT dont try to make a table with MOApps Write. Creating one is awkward and clumsy, you cant resize columns without the entire table breaking, and next time you open the file the table is gone anyway. There are so many options and the program has a great user interface. Some of the best $$$ Ive ever spent on the App Store!

I use this for school work, rewriting notes, and outlining speeches for my Public Speeking class. Great app!

I was using Office 2004 but Lion doesnt support its architecture. I was going to buy Pages but it had some terrible reviews. As much as I love Apple (which is a ton) I thought Id give this a try. Happy so far. In general I like to support small/local businesses and Office 2011 costs a fortune anyway. I had a question and sent the developer an email via their website at 3:00 am and I got a response within 10 minutes! Try that with Apple, Microsoft or any other Fortune 500 Co., good luck. The only thing that bothered me was when I imported an image it didnt show up right away and I thought, "Oh, god. This is what you get with an indie developer." But when I hit return, voila! There it was. Thanks, Michael!

This update added the last feature I wanted in this app! This app is very clean, very fast, very stable. It feels light, yet powerful.

Im very picky when it comes to word-processing apps, because they have to meet a strict criteria: They have to strike a perfect balance between minimalism and functionality, it must look mac-like (e.g. elegant), it has to be fast, and it must work well (obviously). MOAppsWrite meets/exceeds all of my criteria (and I went through quite a few word processors before finding this one). Ive used MOAppsWrite nearly every day for the past 3 months and its never failed me. Its very easy to use, easy to learn, blazing fast and gets the job done! Better than all other word processors Ive tried, including Pages, which I almost settled for before discovering MOAppsWrite but its just too slow (feels kinda bloated). MOAppsWrite is perfect.