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Verso

Built for the Mac. Not ported to it.·versowriter.app

Verso is a native Mac word processor that opens and saves .docx files without an import wizard, and also supports .doc, .dotx, .odt, .rtf, .txt, .md, .html, and PDF export. It runs offline, requires no account or cloud sync, and includes features like Focus Mode, Track Changes, Markdown round-trip, syntax highlighting, comments, and full UI localization in 16 languages. It is a one-time purchase with no subscription.

What it's for

Writing and editing documents natively on MacOpening and editing .docx files sent by othersEditing Markdown files as rich text and saving back as MarkdownTracking changes and comments during editingDistraction-free writing with Focus ModeExporting documents to PDFPasting and highlighting code snippets in documentsRendering Mermaid diagrams in Markdown documents

Features 24

16-language full UI localization
Comments with resolve status, round-tripping through .docx
Customizable, reorderable toolbar
Document outline sidebar for navigation
Find & Replace with case-sensitive, whole-word, and regex options
Five page background colours
Focus Mode (hides toolbar and sidebar)
Footnotes and auto-generated Table of Contents
Full text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, superscript, subscript, colour, highlighting)
Headers and footers with page numbers and custom text
LaTeX math support for pasted equations
Light and dark mode following system appearance
Markdown round-trip editing with preserved headings, lists, tables
Mermaid diagram rendering in Markdown
Multiple list styles (bullets, numbers, letters, Roman numerals)
Opens .docx files without an import wizard
Page layout options (A4, Letter, Legal, custom margins, multi-column)
Pinch-to-zoom trackpad gesture
Style redefinition ('Update Style to Match')
Supports .docx, .doc, .dotx, .odt, .rtf, .txt, .md, .html, and PDF export
Syntax highlighting for 22 programming languages
Tables with resize, cell backgrounds, borders, row/column management
Text watermarks for drafts
Track Changes with accept/reject and sidebar list

At a glance

free trial

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsmacOS

LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese, French, Korean, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, German, Turkish, Swedish, Portuguese

Forwriters, Mac users switching from Word, Pages, or other writing apps

CompanyTeze

Pricing

Verso is a $14.99 one-time purchase (not a monthly subscription), preceded by a 7-day free trial with no payment until the user decides. Comparison table on the site lists competitor prices: Office 365 $99.99/year, Ulysses $49.99/year, iA Writer $49.99 one-time.

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$14.99 one-time purchase on the Mac App Store. No subscription, ever. 7-day free trial, no payment until you decide.

One-time purchase, not monthly; 7-day free trial before purchase