Bean: An Open Source Mac App That Grows On You

Bean has sometimes been called a rich text editor, but that doesn't do this app justice. Granted, Bean isn't meant for writers with heavy-duty document demands or very specific graphical needs. But with features like minute-by-minute autosave, direct access to dictionary and thesaurus listings, full-screen mode, and something called "the Inspector," it's much more than a rich text editor.
Word processing isn't what it used to be. With the rise of the Web, the need for feature-gorged programs like Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Word have diminished. On the other hand, for many scribblers, barebones text editors are just too limp to satisfy their needs. That gap between bloated and feeble applications has opened a very comfortable niche for an offering like Bean.

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