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Windows ships with a simple plain text editor called Notepad. Many replacements designed to add features exist.
Windows Notepad Replacements:
- Notepad - The original, shipped with Windows from the beginning to the present.
- ACF Notes - Freeware Windows text editor with MDI interface
- AeroNotes - Open source Windows notepad using Vista Aero Glass technology
- AkelPad - Open source plain text editor
- Anaconda - Open source multi-window editor in C# which can minimize to the tray
- Another Notepad - Shareware Notepad replacement with WordStar command set
- AshEdit - Small basic Notepad alternative
- ATPad - Open source tabbed Windows Notepad replacement
- AYATE - Freeware windows text editor with large file support
- BDVNotepad - Freeware Windows notepad replacement with Unicode support
- Bindesh's Notepad - Freeware windows Notepad replacement with source code
- BPMNotepad - a Windows notepad replacement featuring auto text scrolling
- CiNotes - Shareware Windows text editor with tree-structured note organizer
- ClearEdit - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement in Delphi
- CNotepad - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with MDI interface and spell check
- Crypt Edit - Freeware windows editor with rich text support and encryption
- Cryptditor - Freeware portable Windows editor with AES encryption
- Cyber Notepad - Freeware Windows simple notepad
- DocPad - Freeware skinnable Notepad replacement
- DocuJot - Freeware replacement for Windows Vista Notepad
- domiNote - Free tabbed Windows Notepad replacement
- EditCrypt - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with encryption, web search, and export to PDF
- EditExt - Shareware text editor with tabbed interface and syntax highlighting
- EditPlug - Shareware text editor with plugins
- EDXOR - 30K freeware Windows Notepad replacement
- EGPad - A replacement for the standard Windows NotePad
- Encrypted Notepad - Open source Notepad replacement in Java with strong encryption
- ENotas - A skinnable Spanish language Notepad replacement with an MDI interface
- evolvED - Freeware programmer's notepad replacement with syntax highlighting
- ExtremePad - Freeware Notepad replacement with tabbed interface
- Fuzzy Duck Note - Freeware Tray resident note utility with calculator
- Greenpad - Free, open source Japanese Notepad replacement with Unicode, RegEx?, and Syntax highlighting support
- GridinSoft Notepad -- Shareware Windows Notepad replacement
- HABEdit - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with hex editing
- HABPad - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with hex viewer
- Handpad - Donationware tray resident Notepad for Windows
- HGEdit - Open source Notepad replacement written in Java
- IL Textedit - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with RTF and large file support
- Inedita - Notepad replacement with a multi-tabbed interface
- Insight - Shareware Windows text editor with tabbed interface, outlining, and RTF support
- InternetNotePad - Shareware Windows notepad for editing web pages
- Jpad - Freeware Windows editor to edit Java code and replace Notepad
- kewlpAd - Freeware skinnable Windows Notepad replacement
- KobraTest? - Open source Windows plain text editor in VisualBasic?
- Kon - Text editor and Notepad replacement with script language
- Lazy Notepad - Shareware Windows Notepad replacement with tabbed interface and transparency
- Letterpress - Open souerce experimental Notepad replacement based on the SynEdit control
- MDINotepad - Windows-based Notepad replacement
- ME - Martin's Editor, a freeware Notepad replacement for Windows and OS/2
- MEMO - Freeware Notepad replacement with syntax highlighting.
- MemPad - Freeware Notepad replacement with an index tree
- MetaPad - fast, powerful replacement for Notepad (Windows, free)
- n-squared - Open source Windows Notepad replacement with tabbed interface and encryption
- Neatpad - Open source Unicode text editor demonstrating Win32 coding techniques
- NNED - Net Notepad freeware syntax highlighting Notepad replacement
- Netpadd - Free Notepad replacement for web development
- NFOPad - Small, fast and flexible combined nfo viewer and text editor
- Notable - Open source note taking application for Windows
- Notepad-bang - Notepad! a free, powerful, feature-rich replacement for your Windows Notepad
- Notepad Deluxe - Freeware windows Notepad replacement with RTF support
- Notepad Enhanced - Open source tabbed Notepad replacement for Windows
- Notepad Extra PlusPlus - Open source Windows Notepad replacement written in VB.Net
- Notepad ProPlus - free Notepad replacement with tabbed interface and skinnable appearance
- Notepad RE - a lean and mean notepad replacement with powerful regular expressions
- NotepadEx - a fast Notepad replacement
- Notepad And One Half - Freeware enhanced Notepad replacement and Rich Text editor
- Notepad2 - Freeware Notepad replacement with syntax highlighting
- Notepad2-mod - A modified version (fork) of Notepad2 based on Florian Balmer's official Notepad2 version
- Notepad2 (Kai Liu) - A modified version (fork) of Notepad2 based on Florian Balmer's official Notepad2 version
- Notepad2 (Zach Thibeau) - A modified version (fork) of Notepad2 based on Florian Balmer's official Notepad2 version
- Notepad2e - Another modified version (fork) of Notepad2 based on Florian Balmer's official Notepad2 version
- Notepad3 - Open source fork of Notepad2-mod with bug fixes and enhancements
- NotepadCE - Freeware Notepad clone for Windows CE
- Notepad GNU - Open source Russian Windows Notepad replacement
- NotepadsPlus - Freeware replacement for Windows 3.X Notepad
- NotePadSX - free Notepad replacement
- NotePadPlusPlus - free programmer's folding editor (Windows) (aka N++ or Notepad++)
- Notepadqq - Notepad++ clone for Linux
- NotepadX - a free, open source tabbed Notepad replacement
- NotePadXP - Freeware Notepad replacement
- NotesPad - Freeware tabbed Notepad replacement
- NotePare- Freeware classic text editor for Windows, written in Delphi
- NotePlus - Freeware Windows 95 Notepad replacement
- NoteTab - 3 editors for Windows (1 free, 2 commercial)
- NoteXpad - Notepad replacement application for Microsoft Windows 5.0 and higher
- ODpad - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with MDI interface and Rich Text support
- OmelettePad - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with tabbed interface and scripting
- Pada - Open Source Windows Notepad replacement with transparency support
- PadPaper - Open source Notepad replacement in Python
- PadPlus - a notepad replacement for Windows
- Pallavi - Open source Windows Notepad replacement with plugin support
- Perfect TextEdit - Freeware Windows text editor with MDI interface
- Phranc Pedit - Freeware windows Notepad replacement
- PowerPad - Freeware Vista-compatible text editor
- Private Notepad - Shareware windows Notepad with 256 bit encryption
- Programmer's Notepad - Open source Win32 editor with code folding and Unicode support
- ProfessionalNotePad - Windows based text editor
- Pronotepad - Open source Windows Notepad replacement with tabbed interface
- PSPad - Freeware text and HTML editor
- QuickEdit - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with MDI interface
- Randy's Notepad - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with RTF and large file support
- Rogsoft NotepadPlus - Freeware windows Notepad replacement with MDI interface
- RemotePad - Freeware text editor with FTP client
- roPEdit - Open source Windows text editor with TurboDB? and tdbengine support
- RuneText - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement
- SavageEd - Free, open source Notepad replacement written in Assembler
- SavageEd2 - Free, open source Notepad replacement in Assembler, followup to SavageEd
- Secure Notepad - Open source Windows Notepad with encryption, written in Delphi
- SayPad - Talking text editor for the visually impaired
- ShadyTXT - Free, open source Notepad replacement with Unicode support
- Silver Editor - Freeware cross-platform Notepad replacement
- SimpEdit - Freeware Notepad replacement with syntax highlighting
- SkimEdit - Shareware Notepad replacement with large file support
- Speaking Notepad - Shareware Windows Text editor with text to speech capabilities
- SubPad - Freeware light weight USB compatible Notepad replacement
- Synnote - A simple syntax-coloring Text Editor
- TabPad BG - A shareware tabbed Windows Notepad replacement with RTF support
- TabPad - A tabbed Windows Notepad replacement, with source available
- TED Notepad - Freeware Notepad replacement with Unicode support
- TextEdit - Freeware Notepad replacement and web editor
- TextEditPlus - Edit text files, generate word lists, quick stats and more
- Textit - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement
- Text Master - Freeware windows plain text editor and Notepad replacement
- TextViewer - Freeware Windows Notepare replacement with RTF support
- TigerII Minipad - Freeware notepad replacement with syntax highlighting and regular expressions
- Tinn - Tinn Is Not Notepad, a free, open source Windows Notepad replacement
- Tinn-R - Tinn Is Not Notepad extended to support operations in the R statistical package
- Tiny Editor (TE) - Freeware optimized by exe size, memory footprint and system resources text editor
- Transnote - Open source transparent Notepad replacement in C#
- Trellian CodePad - Replacement for Windows NotePad including syntax highlighting
- Twistpad - Shareware Notepad replacement and programmer's editor
- TxEdit - Shareware Notepad replacement with MDI interface and tray support
- VerySimpleText - Open source simple text editor for .txt files
- WhizFolders - Shareware Notepad with hierarchal organizer
- WhizNote - Freeware Windows text editor and note organizer
- wikiDpad - Open source cross-platform wiki notebook written in Python
- WinPad - Freeware windows Notepad replacement with RTF editing
- win32pad - a notepad replacement
- WordPadPlusPlus - Open source Windows replacement for Notepad and Wordpad
- WordTabs - Free tabbed WordPad by the author of NotesPad
- xint - Open source Windows Notepad replacement
- XPad - Freeware Windows Notepad replacement with multiple clipboards
- Xpad - Freeware Windows text editor based on .NET framework
- ZeusLite - Freeware Windows text editor with syntax highlighting, MDI interface and ftp editing.
- ZuluPad - "Notepad on crack", in open source and shareware versions