Word processing software is a versatile computer program designed to create, edit, format, and print text documents. In the digital and cloud-based age, word processing software generally refers to a cloud-based application that allows users to access and edit their documents via the internet.

A variety of word processing tools are available, ranging from open-source options like AbiWord, LibreOffice, and OpenOffice, to proprietary solutions such as Apple Pages (for Mac), FreeOffice, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, WPS Office, Zoho Writer, Emacs, and Markdown tools like GNU Emacs, Quarto, StackEdit, and Typora.

Several applications and platforms offer word processing functionality, including Notion, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, Bear, Simplenote, Dropbox Paper, Google Keep, Ulysses, and Joplin.

The main uses of word processing software include creating various types of documents such as letters, reports, resumes, invoices, procedures, contracts, presentations, and more. They also offer features for editing, reviewing, formatting, layout, and managing tables and data. Furthermore, these tools facilitate collaboration, sharing, archiving, storage, printing, and publishing documents, whether on paper or online, in various formats such as PDF or HTML.