HTML5 Notepad Alternatives

HTML5 Notepad is described as ': Inspired by the iPad 'Notes' application. Very simple. Just start typing. Everything is saved to your system automatically' and is an website in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to HTML5 Notepad, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and Haiku apps. The best HTML5 Notepad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to HTML5 Notepad are Notepad3, Windows Notepad, SciTE and Programmer's Notepad.

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  1. Notepad++ icon

    Notepad++

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    Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.

    245 Notepad++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to HTML5 Notepad.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HTML5 Notepad.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceHTML5 Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • Notepad++ is Lightweight and Privacy focusedHTML5 Notepad is not according to our users
  2. Notepad3 icon

    Notepad3

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    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    209 Notepad3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Supports RTL languages out of the box.
     
  4. Windows Notepad icon

    Windows Notepad

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    Fast, streamlined editor with extensive features, bundled with Windows since 1985. Supports plain text, UTF-8, and over 100 languages with enhanced functionality since 2018, including dark mode, Bing search, and large file handling.

    142 Windows Notepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Notepad screenshot 1
     
  5. SciTE icon

    SciTE

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    SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...

    154 SciTE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
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    • SciTE is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to HTML5 Notepad.

    • SciTE is Free and Open SourceHTML5 Notepad is also Free and Open Source
  6. Programmer's Notepad icon

    Programmer's Notepad

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    Notepad 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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PN on Vista
     
  7. Text Editor Pro icon

    Text Editor Pro

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    Text 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.

    71 Text Editor Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. TextEdit icon

    TextEdit

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    When 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.

    99 TextEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextEdit main interface (Updated) (Noticed I used the same text thing as the other one?)
     
  10. SynWrite icon

    SynWrite

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    SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Total Commander
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  11. BabelPad icon

    BabelPad

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    BabelPad is a free Unicode text editor for Windows that supports the proper rendering of most complex scripts, and allows you to assign different fonts to different scripts in order to facilitate multi-script text editing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  12. Lines code editor icon

    Lines code editor

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    Lines is a modern and minimalist text editor - IDE with support for over 150 programming languages, embedded code inspectors and many other cool tools to help you write better code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Responsive preview, code outline, project explorer, tabs. (new version 5.2)
     
  13. BowPad icon

    BowPad

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    BowPad is a small and fast text editor with a ribbon user interface and syntax highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Thunderpad icon

    Thunderpad

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    Thunderpad (formerly Textpad) is a simple, general-purpose and cross-platform text editor written in C++ using the Qt libraries. Thunderpad aims to be faster and more lightweight than most text editors, but as useful as them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Thunderpad screenshot 1
     
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