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Ask HN: Lightweight Word Processors?
Hey! Has anyone found a lightweight and responsive word processor? It seems I've been using the same bloated office suites decades! (Libre/OpenOffice, or MS). I suspect the integration of spreadsheets, PowerPoint-like tools etc detracts from the simplicity of what a word processor could be.
A sticking point is being able to open ODT files. I've tried recently:
- WPS: Feels bloated, and no ODT support
- Abiword: Discontinued Windows support
- Atlantis: Not ODT support
- Someone 1y ago> À sticking point is being able to open ODT files. Doesn’t that imply supporting spreadsheets, PowerPoint-like tools etc inside text documents? If so, you’d either want your tool to only open a subset of ODT files or have it discard parts of documents it doesn’t support (possibly with a warning on opening, or replacing them with a warning message)
- the__alchemist 1y agoNope! Just looking for text files (ODT)
- Someone 1y agoBut ODT documents aren’t text files. They can contain tables, spreadsheets, etc.
- the__alchemist 1y agoI'm using, in this context "Open Document Text", to differentiate it from "Open Document Spreadsheet (ODS) and "Open Document Presentation" (ODP) etc. ODT = Open Document Text = the format in question.
- Rotundo 1y agoI've professionally used WordPad on Windows for a couple of years as my only word processor. It did everything I needed, including ODT support.