Notepads Alternatives

Notepads is described as 'Considering that most text editors are eather too heavy or look too old, the author came up with Notepads, designed to be a modern-looking UWP app' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Notepads for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Notepads alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Notepads are Sublime Text, Pulsar Editor, Notepad3 and Notepad.

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Considering that most text editors are eather too heavy or look too old, the author came up with Notepads, designed to be a modern-looking UWP app.

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Notepads alternatives page was last updated Mar 17, 2025
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  1. Alternate TextBrowser icon
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    Alternate TextBrowser

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    Alternate TextBrowser allows a fast navigation through text-files. The program offers the possibility to open multiple text-files at once.

    111 Alternate TextBrowser alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Alternate TextBrowser Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Compare Text
    3.  Hex Editor
    Syntax Highlighting
    Tools
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  2. Nextpad icon
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    Nextpad

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    Nextpad is Fast, Beautiful and lightweight Notepad app designed for Windows 10. It lets you create, edit, view or print your file very easily and efficiently.

    115 Nextpad alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Nextpad iconNotepads Icon

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  4. Nash icon
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    Nash

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    Nash is standalone note as HTML.

    31 Nash alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Web-Based
    Nash iconNotepads Icon

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  5. DevTEd Lite icon
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    DevTEd Lite

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    DevTEd Lite is a free source code editor that supports several languages. System requirements: MS WIndows 10 or later.

    114 DevTEd Lite alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DevTEd Lite Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Automatic Indentation
    3.  Code Folding
    DevTEd Lite iconNotepads Icon

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  6. Liri Text icon
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    Liri Text

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    Material Design text editor.

    51 Liri Text alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Liri Text iconNotepads Icon

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  7. Bird - Unicode Text Editor icon
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    Bird - Unicode Text Editor

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    Bird is a UNICODE based free text editor that you can create and edit text what you need. Added even more clarity in the characters you typed. It reads ASCII as well as UNICODE text, UNICODE up to LE (Little Endian). Its not portable, needed installation in the computer only.

    4 Bird - Unicode Text Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Support for Unicode
    Bird - Unicode Text Editor iconNotepads Icon

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  9. znote icon
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    znote

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    Free text and markdown editor. Developer friendly thanks to integrated Dark mode and syntax highlighting of code. Secure your notes on the fly with our AES encoder. Multi-notes and draft support. Available on all platforms.

    186 znote alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    znote Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown
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