Review: Page four (Writing software)

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As Promised, I shall provide reviews on a subjective cum objective methodology.

• Name: Page four (Screenshot at bottom)
• GF Index Score: 6.5/10
  
• Feature Score (More the Features, higher the score): 10/20
  
  1. Type text: yes
  2. Format text: yes
  3. Spell check: yes+
  4. Style check: No
  5. Language prompt: No
  6. outline formation: No
  7. character building: No
  8. location/division into chapters: Yes
  9. scene creator: No/yes[smart workarounds required]
  10. chronological order and time line: no
  11. Various views (thread based view, timeline, storyline, etc): no
  12. quick re-ordering of scenes into chapters or sections: yes
  13. index card maker: no
  14. Age tracker: no
  15. Export into General formats: yes, rtf format
  16. image insertion/ graph insertion/ etc: no
  17. Advanced statistical features like (Average sentences per paragraph, Average words per sentence, Average characters per word, Average words per page, Flesch-Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Automated Readability Index etc.): no
  18. More advanced features like oft repeated words, oft repeated phrases, etc: yes
  19. Security: yes+, each page can be secured with passwords
  20. Backup: yes, snapshot feature
• Remarks
  • What is PageFour?
    PageFour is an outliner and word processor designed for creative writers. It differs from other word processors in that it was not written with the business market in mind. Too many software products attempt to be all things to all people and end up satisfying no one. PageFour fills the gap left by larger word processors which focus too much on the corporate market and ignore other users.
  • Cost: The unlicensed version comes with a limit of 3 Notebooks, and a total of 20 Pages per Notebook.[which is decent and if you are smart and work on one novel at a time, you can survive] There is no trial period. PageFour will not stop working after 30 days.
    
  • Key features include:
    Tabbed pages, allowing multiple pages to be open at the same time.
    Smart-Edit feature. Scan your work for over used words and phrases.
    ‘Snapshots’ made easy. Take a snapshot of the current page before making changes.
    Password protect any page you wish with a single click
    Only one password to remember for the whole Notebook
    Extensive Search capabilities that allow searching for text across folders and Notebooks.
    Automatic archiving, and a simple interface to roll back or extract pages from the archive.
    Document Importer - import all those Word documents or text files from anywhere on your PC
    Lock and Unlock feature - no need to close PageFour when you leave your desk.
    Automatically saves your work.
    Create as many notebooks, folders, and pages as you wish
    Usual word processing features, spell checker, thesaurus, etc.
  • USP: The page four is a sweet software. Its GUI is very lucrative and has Mac like simplicity and effectiveness. Its actually like a beautiful girl whom you like but somehow don’t know why…

  
  

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