Nota Bene (word processor)

Nota Bene
Developer(s)Nota Bene (formerly Dragonfly Software)
Initial release1982 (1982)
Stable release
Nota Bene Workstation 14 / July 5 2023 5 July 2023 (2023-07-05)
Operating systemWindows 7/10/11, MacOS 10.13+
Platformx86-64, Apple M1/Apple M1/M2/M3
TypeWord processor
Websitehttps://www.notabene.com/

Nota Bene is an integrated software suite of applications, including word processing, reference management, and document text analysis software that is focused on writers and scholars in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts. The integrated suite is referred to as the Nota Bene Workstation. It runs on Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

Nota Bene Workstation’s basic components are:

  • Nota Bene, the word-processing application
  • Ibidem, the citation and bibliography manager application
  • Ibid Plus, the non-bibliographic database manager application
  • Orbis, the text retrieval application.

Additional components can be added to extend the capabilities of the basic suite, including Lingua, Orbis +, and Archiva, among others [see below].

The Nota Bene Workstation is designed for the research and writing requirements of advanced students and scholars.