A simple text editor for the Xfce desktop environment. Mousepad aims to be an easy-to-use and fast editor for quickly editing text files, not a development environment or an editor with a huge bunch of plugins.
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Appy Text Alternatives
Appy Text is described as 'Super fast + lightweight text editor. Immersive too - more content, less chrome. If you're a Notepad user but have been looking for a charmingly simple, modern and free alternative then look no further. Made (carefully) for PC, tablet and phone' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Appy Text for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Appy Text alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Appy Text are Sublime Text, Vim, Kate and gedit.
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- 78 Mousepad alternatives
85 wxMEdit alternativeswxMEdit is a cross-platform text and hex editor, derived from MadEdit . It adds automatic updates, bookmarks, selecting lines with a tripple click, a FreeBASIC syntax file, more supported encodings (L1, CP850, CP437 etc, KOI8, UTF-x), better...
A lightweight, distraction-free notepad with instant access, no registration or ads, auto-saves notes locally, supports manual export, and works seamlessly on modern browsers and mobile devices while prioritizing privacy with a clean interface and dark mode.
169 Universal Viewer alternativesUniversal Viewer is an advanced file viewer for wide range of formats. Supported file formats are:
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- Freemium (Pay once)
- Proprietary
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
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132 Programmer's Notepad alternativesNotepad more focused on developing than just scribble down notes.
These is not an exhaustive feature list, but gives you some idea of the features present in Programmer’s Notepad.
- Syntax Highlighting for lots of languages, configured with schemes
- Multi-language use.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
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184 Graviton Editor alternativesGraviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.
149 Byword alternativesByword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.
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Byword is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Appy Text.
- Byword is Paid and Proprietary
72 Text Editor Pro alternativesText Editor Pro (formerly EditBone) is a powerful text editing tool that comes with syntax highlighting, support for over 50 languages and scripts, 22 different styles, a handy file comparison feature and support for multiple directories and search results.
For Mac users to write without distractions. WriteRoom is a full screen writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you're used to, WriteRoom lets you focus on writing. Requires Mac OS X 10.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Discontinued
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- Mac
100 TextEdit alternativesWhen you need to create text documents, TextEdit is a highly versatile word processor, including tools to format and layout your page, edit and stylize text, check spelling, create tables and lists, import graphics, work with HTML, and even add music and movie files.
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149 QuickNote alternativesVirtual scrapbook for Desktop with a plain text editor. With Quicknote, in its resizable window you can jot down your notes and organize them in categories. Beneath the normal text functions, it can let you directly access frequently run programs, manage windows tasks, and even...
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