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Bean
Plans and prices
Bean
Free
Provided at no monetary cost
Read 11 Oct 2026 · bean-osx.com
On the record
- Compatibility limits
- DOC and DOCX imports do not preserve images, and DOCX may also lose formatting; ODT conversion can lose images and page layout.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Complex documents
- The maker says Bean should not be considered a replacement for word processors designed for complex documents involving citations or complex page layout.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The maker says active development ceased after Bean 3.2.2, while the app remains available for download and may be updated as needed for future macOS versions.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Display and editing
- Bean offers page layout view, dark mode and alternate colors, regular-expression search, word completion, a formatting inspector, and highlighting.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Export
- Bean can export documents to HTML and PDF.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- File formats
- Bean natively reads and writes RTF, RTFD, Bean, plain text, and Apple web archive files, and imports and exports DOC, DOCX, and ODT.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Bean’s help documents opening and saving formats through Apple’s file conversion services for ODT and DOCX.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- macOS support
- The current download is listed for macOS 10.13 High Sierra through macOS 27 Golden Gate.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The help page credits James Hoover with Bean’s coding.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Missing features
- Bean does not have footnotes, sections, or automatic tables of contents.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Bean is a small, easy-to-use word processor designed to make writing convenient, efficient and comfortable.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security and warranty
- The license provides the software as is, without warranty, and places the risk of quality and performance on the user.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says users can report bugs, give feedback, or ask questions by email at [email protected].bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Writing features
- The listed features include live word count, document templates, free-form headers and footers, split-window editing, and full-screen editing.bean-osx.com · read 11 Oct 2026
