Nisus Software, Inc.
Nisus Writer Pro 3
Nisus Writer Express 4
If you're an existing Nisus Writer Pro user then version 3 adds over 300 new features, improvements, and fixes, including:
  • Split View shows two or more parts of a document for simultaneous editing.
  • Comments and tracked changes can be included in printouts and PDFs.
  • Synchronized scrolling.
  • Typewriter scrolling.
  • Find and Replace matches can be shown as a list in a separate window.
  • Palettes redesigned to improve look, streamline behavior, and add options.
  • The palette area can optionally float freely as a separate window.
  • Enhanced Note style options.
  • Footnotes and endnotes are now editable in Draft View.
  • Icons and other UI updated for Retina displays.
  • Cloud sync (iCloud or Dropbox) for nearly all app settings.
  • Faster when editing long and complex documents.
  • Much more...
  • Read the full Pro 3 release notes.
If you're a Nisus Writer Express user then upgrading to Express version 4 adds over 200 new features, improvements, and fixes, including:
  • Palettes redesigned to improve look, streamline behavior, and add options.
  • The palette area can optionally float freely as a separate window.
  • Enhanced full screen mode.
  • Typewriter scrolling.
  • Enhanced Note style options.
  • Footnotes and endnotes are now editable in Draft View.
  • Icons and other UI updated for Retina displays.
  • Cloud sync (iCloud or Dropbox) for nearly all app settings.
  • Faster when editing long and complex documents.
  • Much more...
  • Read the full Express 4 release notes.
This is a paid upgrade that requires purchasing a new license key.
Requires macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) or later.
This is a paid upgrade that requires purchasing a new license key.
Requires macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) or later.



If you're a Nisus Writer Express user then upgrading to Nisus Writer Pro offers many significant extra features including:
  • comments
  • tracked changes
  • bookmarks
  • cross-references
  • table of contents (TOC)
  • indexing
  • macros
  • much much more...
See a full list of differences between Pro and Express on our Nisus Writer comparison page.





If you don't want to purchase an upgrade to a current version of Nisus Writer, the following are the most recent updates available for outdated Nisus Writer versions.
Nisus Writer Pro 2.1.10
Nisus Writer Express 3.5.10
installer package: download mirror
zip archive: download mirror
For older downloads and release notes please see the Pro version archive.
installer package: download mirror
zip archive: download mirror
For older downloads and release notes please see the Express version archive.