A very easy to use word processor for Mac

Bean for Mac

Bean 1.0.0

  -  1.29 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    Bean 3.7.1

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    James Hoover / External Link

  • Filename

    Bean-Install-1-0-0.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    a8fe6938726384dd744f6a0d7ac23238

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Bean 1.0.0.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Bean for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- added Help file for all menu commands
- link sheet now removes any previous link from text when link URL is left empty
- new option: Preferences > View > Show invisible characters> Omit spaces (user suggestion)
- new icon for Cut in toolbar
- added Please Wait... sheet which appears when Bean is paginating long documents
- added Preference to paginate in the background while typing (General > Use background pagination). This is recommended only for fast (i.e., Intel) processors!
- headers and footers now appear in Layout view when enabled
- if you click on the page margin in Layout view, a context menu pops up with various useful options (such as quick access to the header/footer controls)
- added value of 1.2 to line spacing options, commonly considered the most readable setting for most fonts (user suggestion)
- exiting full screen will now restore Layout view if necessary
- fixed a (recent) major bug where opening a file type not supported by Bean would appear to produce an open, empty document
- rewrote the Format > List > Move Up / Move Down code to be more reliable
- fixed some problems with the bindings for full screen preference controls
- fixed a problem where Check for Updates... would fail silently on Leopard if no network was found
- fixed a bug where zooming in or out using shortcut keys just after opening a document would fail