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Thunderpad

Thunderpad (formerly Textpad) is a simple, general-purpose and cross-platform text editor written... Created by Alex Spataru

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Windows
Linux

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. Additionally, Thunderpad supports syntax highlighting, word count, line count and comes with various color schemes.

Features
Simple and clean interface.
Has various color schemes.
Distraction free features (such as full screen and/or Minimal Mode).
Includes "Minimal Mode", where the toolbar and statusbar are hidden.
Supports more advanced features, such as syntax highlighting and line numbers.
Can export the document as HTML or PDF.
Faster than other text editors.
Simple source code, which makes the programmer's life easier.
Tested on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Close integration with all supported platforms.... More Info »

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Lightweight Distraction-free UI Syntax Highlighting Add a feature

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lightweight no-distraction notepad notepad-replacement programmers-editor source-code-editor syntax-highlighting text-editor

Thunderpad (sometimes referred to as Textpad Editor, Textpad) was added by alexspataru in Jan 2015 and the latest update was made in Jun 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Apr 2018 There is a history of all activites on Thunderpad in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Thunderpad or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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