MacWrite

MacWrite is a WYSIWYG word processor application released along with the first Apple Macintosh systems in 1984. Together with MacPaint, it was one of the two original "killer applications" that propelled the adoption and popularity of the GUI in general, and the Mac in particular.

MacWrite
Developer(s)Apple Computer, Claris
Initial release1984 (1984)
Final release
Pro 1.5 / 1994 (1994)
Operating systemClassic Mac OS
(System 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
System 6
System 7)
TypeWord processor
LicenseProprietary

MacWrite was spun off to Claris, which released a major update in 1989 as MacWrite II. A further series of improvements produced 1993's MacWrite Pro, but further improvements were few and far between. By the mid-1990s, MacWrite was no longer a serious contender in the word processing market, development ended around 1995, and it was completely discontinued in 1998 due to dwindling sales.

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