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    Notepad

    • Free • Proprietary
    • Windows
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    Notepad info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to Notepad
    Most simple text editor. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. Not available for download; bundled with all versions of Windows.
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    Features Vote on or suggest new features

    • Minimalistic
    • Support for Unicode
    • Lightweight
    • Simple text editor
    • Bundled with Windows

    Comments and Reviews Post a comment / reviewSort: relevance • date

    cashmonkey
    Comment • almost 10 years ago • 4 users agree • 0 replies
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    Line endings do not work properly. Opening documents with standard formatting from other platforms will cause bugs. Terrible app.

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    Xeogin
    Comment • about 10 years ago • 3 users agree • 0 replies
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    Ahh, notepad.exe, my most used app, may you sit on the top of my recently used apps list forever. <3

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    der_Darm
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    • Positive comment • about 7 years ago • 1 users agree • 0 replies
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    Hardcore app. But it's like windows trademark. It's useful for a lot of simple tasks whitch require quick editor.

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    JimmyManuva
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    • Positive comment • about 5 years ago • 0 replies
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    I use this app every day and haven't got any complaints about it. So simple but so great.

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    ympkw46
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    • Positive comment • about 1 month ago • 0 replies
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    I l ove this little program because I build up my websites with it.

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    Categories

    OS & Utilities • Development

    Platform details

    Windows: Built in.

    Tags

    • shortcuts
    • bundled
    • Text Editors

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    Links and Download

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    Summary and Relevance

    Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about Notepad, and it has gotten 169 likes

    • Developed by Microsoft
    • Proprietary and Free product.
    • Average rating of 4
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    Notepad was added to AlternativeTo by Stuck on Oct 15, 2008 and this page was last updated Jan 27, 2021.
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