This is the functional equivalent under OS X of the old WordPerfect. Aside from editing graphics, it does more or less what WordPerfect used to do with a set of commands that are comparably numerous, comparably specific, and stuck hither and yon in a comparable way. This version seems to be stable again and a few hours of testing found only a couple of minor bugs. Compared to Word, Mariner Write is easier to use, offers a set of features comparable to those that actually work in Word (except for graphics), and is more stable. I had started to use Mariner Write routinely before Jaguar left it unstable. Now that the instability has been fixed, I was tempted to go back to it, but I found myself missing the more legible screens of Cocoa products, so I decided to stick with Mellel.