computer software founded 1990 headquarters mariner software inc. po box 1912 minneapolis mn 55311 key people michael wray bill paar and corey johnson products mac os x software microsoft windows software mariner write mariner calc mariner calc for iphone macgourmet deluxe marinerpak storymill contour macjournal montage winjournal desktop poet mariner paperless narrator persona website marinersoftware.com mariner software is an american corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products . headquartered in minneapolis minnesota mariner develops sells and supports professional and personal software for the productivity writing and creative markets . the company s software products include mariner write a word processing application and mariner calc a spreadsheet application . mariner is also currently involved in the development of new software such as macjournal and winjournal desktop blogging software montage screenwriting software contour screenplay development software mariner paperless digital document management software and mariner persona character development software . contents 1 products 2 see also 3 references 4 external links products edit released in the early 1990s mariner calc and mariner write are spreadsheet and word processing applications designed for use with apple macintosh computers . peachpit press said the bundle of the two is one of the top five microsoft office alternatives for mac users . 1 macworld has written several mostly positive reviews over the years awarding mariner write 3 out of 4 mice and mariner calc 3.5 out of 4 mice . 2 additional products include montage a macintosh screenwriting application which has been reviewed by magazines such as macworld and macuser uk which awarded it 4 out of 5 mice . 3 macjournal which is described as a blogging tool and personal journaling application for macintosh computers . has received 4 out of 5 mice reviews from macuser uk 4 as well as a 3.5 out of 4 review from macworld magazine . 5 winjournal which the company describes as a windows blogging tool and personal journaling application which has been reviewed by pc world magazine 6 desktop poet which is described on the company s website as fridge poetry software for macintosh and windows which has been reviewed by download.com 7 storymill which is described on the company s website as novel writing software for mac os x which has been reviewed by magazines such as macworld which awarded it 4 out of 5 mice . 8 contour a screenplay and story structure program currently for mac os x and windows . has received 4 stars out of 5 from macworld 9 macgourmet deluxe which is described on the company s website as a recipe and wine management tool for mac os x which has been reviewed by magazines such as maclife which awarded it 4.5 out of 5 10 mariner calc for iphone which the company describes as tool that provides the ability to view and edit native microsoft excel files on the iphone . has received 3.5 out of 5 mice from macworld 11 mariner paperless which the company describes as a digital document and receipt management tool which has been reviewed by macsimum news 12 see also edit comparison of office suites comparison of spreadsheet software references edit peachpit press article about mariner write and mariner calc macworld review of mariner write and mariner calc macuser review of montage macuser review of macjournal macworld review of macjournal pc world magazine review of winjournal download.com review of desktop poet macworld review of storymill macworld uk review of contour maclife review of macgourmet deluxe macworld review of mariner calc for iphone macsimum news review of mariner paperless external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mariner software & oldid 711636715 categories mac software companiessoftware companies based in minnesota navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 march 2016 at 00 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view