All mentioned programs are also available for iOS. One of my personal favorites for writing memos and short texts is the minimalistic iA Writer, which can also be linked to WordPress and Medium. If you work together on joint documents with Windows users, you should double check compatibility issues with these users. An alternative, especially for those migrating from Windows, is the well-known Microsoft Office for the Mac suite, which includes Word and Excel. Pages can be used for writing letters and reports and Numbers for evaluating results and calculating project budgets. Mac OS X comes with a good set of preinstalled office applications for many essential tasks in the daily work of a scientist. By no means a comprehensive list.īy Christian Bettstetter in February 2015 Getting office work done My personal experience as a professor with some software tools for the Apple Mac (OS X) and iPad (iOS) that can be useful in research and teaching.