As an author, I depended on MS Word for all my word processing needs. Then my Windows computer crashed, and threw my world into a tailspin. I made the switch to Mac, which was one of the best decisions of my life. The only problem was, with all the new changes in my work life, I needed to get back to work. I considered buying MS Office again, but I’d already paid for the program once. Why should I have to buy it twice? Sounds stubborn, I know, but I’m only being honest. Anyway, I tried several word processing apps in the app store. None were ideal (that’s an understatement). Then I found 1Doc. You know what? So far, I like it even better than MS Word. I’m amazed by its simple, user-friendly style. MS Word has a habit of crashing. Anyone who’s used the program knows this. For the last two days I’ve logged in at least 20 hours on 1Doc without one hiccup. Not one! Try that with MS Word and you’ll undoubtedly see “Oh, snap!” or “Program stopped working. Wait or quit?” several times. Nothing halts the flow of creativity faster than seeing those annoying messages. Last night I upgraded to 1Doc Pro, so I haven’t had a chance to use the added features yet. The free version works fantastic, though. What a pleasurable experience this has been so far. If you’re looking for an alternative to MS Word, you’ve just found it. I may never go back to Word. If I do, it’ll only be because I need track changes and the ability to see comments while working with editors. Developers, can you add those features to 1Doc? Writers use them with every book we write. Highly recommend!

This document app reminds me so much of Microsoft Word just like the “pro” version of it does. The only difference between these two is they don’t cost a bundle the way Microsoft Word does! I ABSOLUTELY love the way the two versions work hand-in-hand with eache other in the way what is done on one version is automatically picked up and transfered to the other version!!! That alone would have me give this version and the “pro” version a five-star rating. Add all the other perks that come with these apps like the word and character counter to name one that I’m really happy about and I would give both this app and the “pro” version a rating MUCH higher than five-stars!!! Thank you EVER SO MUCH for these two apps!!! As a person who writes a lot I GREATLY appreciate them!!!

They tell you, if you save something on your computer it will be there forever. That may be true, but it doesn't mean the updated software you are now using will ever let you read it again. I could not open or convert my older Word documents. It meant, all my college notes and publications were inaccessible. This program saved my past. Even with the free version, I am able to open these old files in their proprietory format (.odt) and then save them in my current version of Word. Thank you for helping me save years of notes and all my original writings.

I had been using Text Editor for most word processing and found it most un desirable so I started using Google Drive to do most of my editing. I am a lawyer and am Constantine drafting letters, opinions, articles, etc. I used the trial version of 1DOC. And immediately updated to Pro. One of its best features is the running word content and different real time formatting ability and conversion availability.My main problem is that the dictionary doesn’t function along with other accessories despite having a pro account. Does anyone else have this problem?Otherwise I love this program.