273 Like Notepad2 Good alternative? YES NO Notepad2 is a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting. Simple as possible, but yet powerful. Has full Unicode support. Can be run out of... Open Source Windows PortableApps.com Syntax Highlighting Add a feature Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 4.2.25, released on October 28, 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
151 Like Notepad Good alternative? YES NO Most simple text editor. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. Not available for download; bundled with all versions of Windows. Free Windows Support for Unicode Bundled with Windows Add a feature
59 Like EmEditor Good alternative? YES NO EmEditor is a fast Unicode text editor for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 supporting large files, scriptable macros, CSV files, keyword highlighting and more. Commercial Windows Windows Explorer integration Support for Unicode Add a feature
40 Like WordPad Good alternative? YES NO WordPad is a simple word processor that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 onwards. It is the successor of Windows 3.1s Write.... Commercial Windows No features added Add a feature
27 Like TextEdit Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Mac No features added Add a feature
6 Like Pluma Good alternative? YES NO Pluma, fork of gedit , is a text editor part of MATE Desktop Environment. It supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other... Free Linux Automatic Indentation Syntax Highlighting Tabbed interface Support for Unicode Add a feature
8 Like Thunderpad Good alternative? YES NO 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... Open Source Mac Windows Linux Lightweight Distraction-free UI Syntax Highlighting Add a feature
7 Like Notepas Good alternative? YES NO Notepas is a fast portable native multiplatform text editor written in Lazarus and can be compiled for multiple platforms and widget sets using the advanced native Free... Open Source Mac Windows Linux Search and replace Syntax Highlighting Support for Unicode Add a feature
6 Like HTML5 Notepad Good alternative? YES NO HTML5 Notepad: Inspired by the iPad 'Notes' application. Very simple. Just start typing. Everything is saved to your system automatically. Open Source Web No features added Add a feature
3 Like MetroTextual Good alternative? YES NO MetroTextual is a Windows text editor inspired by Microsoft’s Metro Design Language. It’s designed to be a visually appealing replacement for Notepad; with significant... Free Windows Syntax Highlighting Add a feature
4 Like Apimac Notepad Good alternative? YES NO Notepad for Mac let’s you organize any piece of text you may want to have at hand everyday. Designed from the ground up to support the latest Apple technologies, Notepad... Commercial Mac Integrated Search Support for regular expressions Add a feature
3 Like JustNotepad.com Good alternative? YES NO A free online notepad allows you to create any text or notes in your web browser. No login required, no sign up required. Free Web Lightweight No registration required Add a feature
5 Like QuickNote Good alternative? YES NO Virtual 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... Free Windows No features added Add a feature
1 Like DocPad Good alternative? YES NO DocPad is a free alternative to Notepad. Although it fills the same role, plain text editing, it offers an arsenal of time-saving tools: block indent/unindent... Free Windows No features added Add a feature
1 Like JujuEdit Good alternative? YES NO JujuEdit is a file editor, or alternatively a text editor with knobs-on. It is an application designed for me and people like me. At its simplest, it makes a fine... Free Windows No features added Add a feature Discontinued Software discontinued since 2006. See http://jujusoft.com/jujuedit/
