Tempus Word
Ranked 11 of 14 word processors by recommenders
Feature-rich Atari ST word processor that people still prefer to Word and Google Docs for writing.
Feature-rich Atari ST word processor that people still prefer to Word and Google Docs for writing.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Feature-rich even by today's standards
“The list of features is impressive even today!”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “A word processor from 1990s for Atari ST/TOS is still supported by enthusiasts” “The other features are impressive too”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “A word processor from 1990s for Atari ST/TOS is still supported by enthusiasts” Preferred over Word and Google Docs
“I'd still rather write on something like this than Word, Pages or Google Docs.”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “A word processor from 1990s for Atari ST/TOS is still supported by enthusiasts” “Tempus was gold standard, even better than 1st Word Plus.”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “A word processor from 1990s for Atari ST/TOS is still supported by enthusiasts”
Other word processors people recommend
The four most recommended other word processors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Docs | 144 | 137 | 51% | 13 | 11 yrs4 owners | — |
| Microsoft Word | 129 | 234 | 36% | 12 | 20 yrs5 owners | — |
| Apple Pages | 39 | 27 | 59% | 11 | — | — |
| WordPerfect | 36 | 7 | 84% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Tempus WordThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“At the moment, Tempus (Android) seems well maintained”
“The other features are impressive too”
“It was blazing fast because it had been written in 68000 assembly IIRC.”
“I'd still rather write on something like this than Word, Pages or Google Docs.”
“Their non cookie popup is the perfect example how user cookies should be managed.”
“Tempus was gold standard, even better than 1st Word Plus.”
“The ST had some awesome productivity programs.”
“The list of features is impressive even today!”
“offlining music on it doesn't expose those files to the Android system”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.