LibreOffice Writer

Months after downloading Microsoft Word, I glanced at it every time I used my computer and never opened it. The costly, bulky software sits in my Applications folder hogging space and collecting digital dust on its blank pages. I don't really know why I never use Microsoft Word--it's perfectly capable of handling everything text-related that I do. I’ve been using TextEdit for most of my word processing, so I didn't want to bother using a complicated and hard to use software for doing basic tasks like writing a video. In the end, I deleted it off my computer for good and replaced it with LibreOffice.

LibreOffice is basically the free and open source version of Microsoft Office. It has 6 softwares: Writer, Impress, Draw, Calc, Math, Base. I feel like people hardly talk about it, especially since most remember and recognize Word as the go-to software. LibreOffice is a successor to OpenOffice (which is much older) and is still updated today. The software I care about most--and the one I use most--is Writer. I want to learn how to use it effectively and efficiently. Writer is very customizable, giving you the freedom to change how the interface looks to optimize productivity. If you're intimidated by the amount of customization, the default look works perfectly fine for anything you're accomplishing. Personally, I like a clean and minimalistic toolbar with only the things I frequently use. Mine looks like this:

 

As you can see, it looks pretty plain. The top bar has only a few things, and the bottom bar has very basic formatting. I've already written a decent amount of text in it, so I can attest that it runs well on pretty much anything. Even on my slow, old Linuxbook, it ran without using much CPU or RAM. 

I suggest you give this program a try, especially if you don't want to pay for expensive software and need a capable program.