Author 10.5 for Mac
Mac BusinessAuthor is a word processor for macOS developed by Frode Hegland and the Augmented Text team, aimed mainly at students and academic writers. It keeps the writing surface clean and minimal, then adds the things coursework and research writing actually need: proper citations, a concept map view of your ideas, and automatic formatting when you publish to PDF. It is free to download from the Mac App Store, with an in-app unlock for the publishing option.
Key Features
- Minimal, distraction-free writing environment designed for long documents
- Built-in citation support for academic writing
- Concept mapping view to see and organise the ideas in your text
- Automatic academic formatting when exporting and publishing to PDF
- Companion tools in the same family, including Reader for PDFs and Liquid
How to Download
- Check that your Mac runs a macOS version the current App Store release supports.
- Download from the official site, which links to Author on the Mac App Store.
- Install the app, open or create a document, and unlock the publishing feature in-app only if you need it.
System Requirements
Author is a native Mac app distributed through the Mac App Store, so it needs a recent version of macOS and runs on Intel and Apple silicon Macs. Your documents are ordinary files you can keep on your Mac, iCloud or another folder service.
FAQs
Is Author free?
It is free to download and write with. The publishing option is unlocked with a small in-app purchase, according to the developer.
Who is Author for?
It was built with high school and undergraduate students in mind, and suits anyone whose writing needs citations and clean, credible documents.
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