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Tag results: Word processors

Good Luck Opening These

In the latest entry in our periodic series on failed file formats, we dig into word processor document formats that didn’t make it through to the present day.

Mar 02, 2022

A Love Letter to Gingko

The world's most interesting word processor is made by just one guy working alone. If more people knew about it, it would be a game-changer. Let's fix that.

Jun 19, 2017

Getting The Next Word In

The word processor doesn't just deserve scolding. Here's an honest look at some budding word-processor innovation efforts. They're worth writing home about.

Oct 04, 2016

Bare-Metal Writing

Over the decades, word processors have continually gained new features that get in the way of the ultimate goal: writing. How do we get back to that goal?

Aug 18, 2016

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