Like me, a lot of people use Office because it's low friction that works regardless of the hardware I'm using. The Mac apps are okay, but again, no one really cares. It come bundled with a ton of computers, it works in every ecosystem (that matters), and you don't really have to think about it. Now, if you have to work with complex Word layouts or Excel tables with macro programming, it’s a different story, but otherwise there is no reason to pay the Microsoft tax.īy and large, no one really cares about office productivity software. The apps bundled with the Mac for free (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) are highly capable programs that can read and write Microsoft’s file format and deliver all the features most people need.įor feature parity and higher compatibility you can get the free LibreOffice. And as long as you don’t use a Mac-specific font, going back-and-forth with Office documents shouldn’t be a big problem.Public service announcement: most people don’t need Office. The iWork suite lets you import and export documents in Microsoft Office formats (it will save to the iWork format by default, though).
The same goes with Pages-moving text, images, and graphs around is a seamless experience that doesn’t make you want to pull your hair out.
When you create something in Keynote, chances are you’ll end up creating something beautiful.
While customization options are limited, everything that’s available is quite polished. Once you get used to them, they’re actually pleasant to use (something we can’t necessarily say about Microsoft Office). Since all three apps are now matured, all the basics are covered. And you don’t have as many options as the Microsoft Office suite. Instead of being top-heavy, the options show up in a contextual menu on the side. Pages, for instance, is one of the best Word alternatives for Mac.Īs these are Mac-centric apps, the UI is quite different. These are Apple’s own alternatives to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Included with your Mac is the iWork suite: Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
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