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Nisus Software, Inc.
Nisus Writer Express is an affordable, feature complete word processor. Features include:
- Read and write Microsoft Word, RTF, RTFD, Nisus Writer Classic, Unicode, and plain text files.
- Right to Left Text Input
- Bullets and Numbering
- LinkBack Support
- Mix and match writing in over 180 different languages or define your own!
- Easy to use tables
- Flexible styles
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Exclusive Document Manager
- Powerful find and replace
- Footnotes and endnotes
- AppleScript and Perl
What's New
Version 3.4.1:
- Changed: improved in-application feedback reporter (via the Help menu).
- Fixed: Nisus New File can fail to load when running a non-English localization, preventing launch.
- Fixed: crash that can occur on Lion when OSX probes/changes all scroll view settings. Only occurs if documents have been closed with certain types of GUI interactions.
- Added: added Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR) localization.
- Changed: our application support folder name should be "Nisus Writer Express", not just "Nisus Writer". If the old folder exists, we move old materials and create a link to the new folder.
- Fixed: possible crash when saving files with certain nested fields / cross-references.
- Fixed: import: Express should be able to import ".doc" files on 10.4.11.
- Fixed: spell: all parts of a URL should be excluded from spellcheck, not just the first fragment (eg: domain).
- Fixed: styles: possible hang when deleting a list style.
- Changed: better default toolbar item set for Express.
- Fixed: loc: the French localization's Add Document Manager group dialog had very badly misplaced controls.
- Changed: Convert From Unicode made more lenient in scanning.
- Fixed: MenuKey preferences should reload the available menu list when switching back to that preference pane.
- Fixed: ruler: the first document opens with two left tab stop markers in the ruler tab well menu, instead of a left tab and a decimal tab.
- Changed: when reopening a document and restoring/scrolling the selection, it should be centered in view.
- Fixed: if a font disappears (is uninstalled) while Nisus Writer is running, we need to redisplay text using that font with the special highlight colors.
- Fixed: images edited via LinkBack would incorrectly revert to prior state when a file was saved & reopened, even though the correct (most recent) LinkBack data was saved and loaded from the file.
- Fixed: possible crash when assigning menu shortcuts for dynamically controlled menus (shortcut exists for menu that does not exist).
Version 3.4.1:
- Changed: improved in-application feedback reporter (via the Help menu).
- Fixed: Nisus New File can fail to load when running a non-English localization, preventing launch.
- Fixed: crash that can occur on Lion when OSX probes/changes all scroll view settings. Only occurs if documents have been closed with certain types more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later.
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| Downloads:42,079 |
| Version Downloads:296 |
| Type:Business : Word Processing |
| License:Demo |
| Date:17 Nov 2011 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $45.00 |
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Nisus Writer Express is an affordable, feature complete word processor. Features include:
- Read and write Microsoft Word, RTF, RTFD, Nisus Writer Classic, Unicode, and plain text files.
- Right to Left Text Input
- Bullets and Numbering
- LinkBack Support
- Mix and match writing in over 180 different languages or define your own!
- Easy to use tables
- Flexible styles
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Exclusive Document Manager
- Powerful find and replace
- Footnotes and endnotes
- AppleScript and Perl macros
- Multiple selections
- Language sensitive smart quotes and typo fixing
- Multiple clipboards
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X3i reviewed on 29 Oct 2011
Perhaps I missed something, but what's the advantage of going with Nisus Express?
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Bi23500 reviewed on 13 Feb 2011
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Zo219 reviewed on 06 Oct 2009
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The last days I've tested many word processors and I found Mellel to be the best so far,
Mellel is not bloated like all the "Office" suites (Neo, OO, MS, are all to slow, ... for me Neo Office is the best of these beasts.)
and Mellel is better than:
- Nisus (Nearest competitor but Nisus doesn't support soft hyphen!, I simply cannot work without soft hyphen.),
- Mariner Write (really bad font display/spacing for many years now, only english, carbon - so it needs to be rewritten for future OSX releases, will they do that? I'm unsure.)
- Pages (Again no soft hyphen!, occasionally crashes and after a while gets very slow, ... but I exspect the next versions will be much better)
- Papyrus (very ugly, carbon, no real testdrive possible - crippled trial version, but some interesting features - I keep an eye on it)
- AbiWord (Many bugs and no updates the last 2 years, I think they don't support the Mac anymore)
- Bean (really fanstatic freeware, but based on Apples buggy text-engine. No soft hyphen! So only usable for some very short texts, best freeware I've seen for many many years - of course I keep an eye on it)
For now I will use Mellel.
The only things that I don't like are related to the interface design, for example the round beveled look of the ruler and tools section is very outdated now, a boring all-grey mix of alien spaceship ("aqua"-style) or early iTunes versions ("metal"-style).
But besides that Mellel has the best combination of features for me, so my money goes to them.
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easer reviewed on 10 Oct 2007
I have found this program to be fast, stable, and sufficiently feature-rich, particularly now that it offers text wrap with images. I'll grant that Word provides a host more features, but if you want to simply get down to the task of writing, Nisus is likely to be very satisfying. The learning curve is low, and customer support has been good. I'd like to be able to see it work with .docx files, but I'm sure that will come in time.
neuron reviewed on 17 Feb 2007
Only reason to use word for me is track changes. Also, to ensure compatibility (I opened the finished document in Word, save as Word file, then send it).
Otherwise, its great, I like the interface, has most of the features I need, and is fas, responsive, and stable. A little slow to start up, though.
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The only reason I ever need M$ word is when I am receiving or am required to track changes. For those occasions I open Word in windoze under parallels (runs 1000% faster than word in OSX ever did). Shuddering with relief when that's done, I return to Nisus and it does most of what i want easily.
For bibliographic databases, I use Bookends. You can set it to drop references into the Nisus doc and as the default format is rtf, Bookends can scan it quickly to make a formatted doc and bibliography; this is a 2 step process whereas Mellel is 1-step.
Still if Word compatability is needed, Nisus has it over Mellel ++; otherwise they both have something to offer.
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Marc-Nothrop reviewed on 01 Jul 2006
No argument that the features trail Word, and even Mellel in places, but development is very active, and new features are coming thick and fast. Definitely worth a look.
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NinjaBoy reviewed on 27 Jun 2006
NWE for OSX, however, is a disappointment. My document looks ugly because of formatting & spacing problems, despite my best attempts to alter prefs and/or re-format my document to give it a more polished look. Footnotes seem to be causing the biggest problems and un-justifys the text by shortening line-endings (like Appleworks), but footnotes also alter the line spacing in documents too.
It would be great if the Thesaurus was integrated within the app, instead of running alongside NWE as a separate app or as a plug-in (I like self-integrated apps - especially with word-processors).
It pains me to say that NWE is a word-processor no more advanced than some freeware/cheaper shareware versions. Even TextEdit with Apple's Dictionary app will produce similar results (other than the footnotes, of course).
I will stick with MS Word for now, but only because it produces the polished look to my documents that NWE and AppleWorks cannot produce.