Bean

Bean is a lightweight macOS word processor aimed at providing a quick, uncluttered writing environment. It launches rapidly, offers a live word count, and includes features such as split‑window editing, full‑screen focus mode, and optional two‑up page layout. Users can create template documents, add free‑form headers and footers, and insert inline graphics, while dark mode and alternate color schemes help reduce eye strain.

The application supports a range of macOS versions from High Sierra through Ventura and includes localizations for many languages. It provides utilities like date‑stamped backups, a regular‑expression find panel, word completion, dictionary lookup, and a formatting inspector. Additional tools include a highlighter, text‑style selection, and a highlighter for visual emphasis.

Bean is distributed free of charge under its own software license, though the source code is not publicly available. It does not support footnotes, stylesheets, or floating graphics, and its compatibility with Microsoft Word file formats is limited. Installation involves dragging the Bean.app bundle into the Applications folder after extracting the provided zip archive.