Researcher

Composing annotations today using digital editors, proves to be much easier than writing them manually on paper. The chances of getting it misplaced, are lower if we store them into a computer. If you are one of the people that prefer a smaller yet powerful utility, then Researcher might be a good solution.

It comes bundled only with several standard elements, to offer a simple and practical method to create notations, drafts, and small documents and save them on the computer. The provided interface is simplistic and self-explanatory, consisting of a single window with various toolbars positioned in multiple locations.

A nice option is the adopted floating mode that can be quickly switched between different windows and stays on top of other applications, for swift edit and insertion. The supported file formats are RTF, TXT and HTM. The view can be toggled between large or small mode, while at the bottom of the panel, it displays the word and character count.

If you have a text copied to the clipboard, the green arrow automatically inserts it into the processor, for further editing. It also recognizes hyperlinks, and can fetch information from a webpage. All you need to do is type in the complete URL, and the composition is displayed.

It offers the ability to enter citations from different authors, by just inputting the necessary details in the panel. Regarding the formatting elements, the options are few, among which you can find font types, colors, styles, sizes, paragraph alignment, as well as images, date and time insertion. It's possible to look up for particular words using the search feature.

Taking everything into consideration, Researcher is a useful and intuitive program that comes in handy for those who just want a simple yet efficient word processor, to quickly compose notes, documents, and personal to-do lists.