A great alternative to MS Word.
☆ Now WordMate gets Retina display support！☆
WordMate is lean, fast, and uncluttered. If you get depressed at the thought of firing up MS Word, try WordMate.
WordMate natively reads and writes these file formats:
•.docx format (MS Word 2007)
•.doc format (MS Word '97)
•.xml format (MS Word 2003 XML)
•.odt format (OpenDocument)
•.rtf format (Rich text)
•.rtfd format (Rich text with graphics)
•.txt format
WordMate is a small, easy-to-use word processor that is designed to make writing convenient, efficient and comfortable. WordMate is lean, fast and uncluttered. It starts up quickly, has a live word count, and is easy on the eyes.
Features:
•a live word count
•a Get Info panel for in-depth statistics
•a zoom-slider to easily change the view scale
•an Inspector panel with lots of sliders
•a page layout mode
•an alternate colors option (e.g., white text on blue)
•an option to show invisible characters (tabs, returns, spaces)