XyWrite Plus is another version of the line of XyWrite programs specifically for word processing developed by XyQuest, Inc. XyWrite Plus was the last version made for DOS users. The program is a word processor as well as text editor which became known in 1980s as the program used by most businesses in both the magazine and newspaper industries as well as by most professional writers. It offers a wide variety of features to its users which include customizable menus, remappable keyboard and a built-in programming language which aids in users in performing several functions in relation to the text. It provides the capability of typographically controlling the page layout. It has the same capability as XML and HTML wherein embedded tags are being used for labelling as well as formatting and ASCII texts are being generated using the program.
XyWrite for Windows is a program that was written by David Erickson. The marketing of the program was done through XyQuest which was later on bought by The Technology Group. The final version that was released for Windows was 4.13. This program was written in assembly language which gives it the capability of running faster than the other word processing programs which were written in a more advanced language. It has the capability of opening up to a maximum of 9 different files which can be edited using separate windows for each of them allowing the user to perform copy and paste operation in a faster way. Included in it is a macro programming language also known as XPL which offers numerous advantages that can be used for reformatting, search and replace as well as copy-editing. Without the use of a computer mouse, the user has the capability of typing the commands in the command line directly.