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| Developer(s) | James Hoover |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1 May 2007 |
| Stable release | 3.7.0[1] 
/ 16 May 2024 |
| Written in | Objective-C |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| Type | Word processor |
| License | Freeware[2] |
| Website | bean-osx |
Bean is a word processor for Mac OS X. Originally free and open source software Bean became closed source at version 3. However, the Bean executable is still distributed free of charge.[3] According to its author, James Hoover, Bean is not meant to replace Microsoft Word, but to be a lean word processor that is beautiful and user friendly. Many of Bean's operations are carried out by the underlying Cocoa framework of Mac OS X. The name Bean is a play on Cocoa and Java, two popular programming frameworks.
After the release of Bean 3.2.2 in November 2012, Hoover announced that "active development of Bean will cease. Bean will remain available for download at the bean-osx.com website. It may even be updated as necessary to keep the app running on future versions of OS X. Also, I'll try to continue technical support at the usual email address."[4] Since this announcement, Hoover has provided further updates and fixes for Bean, reaching version number 3.6.1 by August 2023.
- ^ "Changelog".
- ^ Bean Word Processor Software License
- ^ "Bean: News & Plans". Bean-osx.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Bean: News & Plans". Bean-osx.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.