Apps That Can Help Make Writing Easier

Posted: August 18, 2014

Smartphones and tablets can make our lives easier by offering the possibility to compose anything, anywhere. However, composing anything of length on one of these devices can be problematic. Luckily there are five apps that can help make writing on a tablet or smartphone a little more manageable.

Smartphones and tablets can make our lives easier by offering the possibility to compose anything, anywhere. However, composing anything of length on one of these devices can be problematic. Luckily there are five apps that can help make writing on a tablet or smartphone a little more manageable.

Liane Cassavoy, writer for PC World, shares helpful apps to use when it comes to writing.

Word wranglers: 5 apps that make writing easier

Quick: Picture a writer in your head. An image of a bearded old man, hunched over a clackety typewriter may come to mind. But these days, a writer is more likely to be tapping away at a tablet or even a smartphone, composing anything from a business document to the next great American novel. No matter what it is you’re writing, these apps can help make the process a little easier.

Quip

Android, iOS, desktop browser; free

Messaging and documents. I wasn’t sure they needed one app to bring them together—not until I tried Quip. This free app (Android, iOS, Mac or PC via a web browser) lets you create documents and share them with a group of collaborators, who can then make edits and chat about the file in question. Quip’s design is very pretty, and it’s easy to create and edit a document even on a phone screen.

Read the entire article Word Wranglers: 5 Apps That Make Writing Easier on PC World.