Thunderpad Alternatives

Thunderpad is described as '(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' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Thunderpad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Thunderpad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Thunderpad are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Vim and Eclipse.

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Thunderpad alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or IDEs. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Thunderpad.

Thunderpad

Text Editor
Free • Open Source

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.

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Thunderpad alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022

jEdit
jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. jEdit beats many expensive development tools for features and ease of use AND it is released as free software with full source code...
137 jEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
jEdit Features
Java based
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jEdit VS Thunderpad
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Pluma
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 features not usually found in simple text...
158 Pluma alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Linux
Pluma Features
1. Lightweight
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Tabbed interface
4. Support for Unicode
5. Automatic Indentation
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Pluma VS Thunderpad
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ReText
ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.
195 ReText alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
ReText Features
1. Lightweight
2. Support for MarkDown
3. Live Preview
4. Distraction-free
5. WYSIWYG Support
6. ReStructuredText
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ReText VS Thunderpad
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EmEditor
EmEditor is a fast Unicode 64bit text editor for Windows 11/10/7/Vista/XP/2000 supporting extremely large files (up to 248 GB), binary files, comparison, multiline editing, easy numbering, scriptable macros, CSV files, script key...

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Nova
The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
128 Nova alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
+3
Nova Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Lightweight
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Autocompletion
5. Live Preview
6. Works Offline
7. Dark Mode
8. Support for Themes
9. Support for FTP
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Nova VS Thunderpad
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Programmer's Notepad
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.
128 Programmer's Notepad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
+7
Programmer's Notepad Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Portable
3. Tabbed interface
4. Multiple languages
5. Support for regular expressions
6. Search and Replace
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Discontinued
not updated since 3 dec 2016
Programmer's Notepad VS Thunderpad
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Xed
A text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.
157 Xed alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Linux
+4
Xed Features
1. Lightweight
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. No registration required
4. Customizable
5. X server
6. Support for Unicode
7. Automatic Indentation
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Xed VS Thunderpad
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wxMEdit
wxMEdit is a cross-platform text and hex editor, derived from MadEdit . It adds automatic updates, bookmarks, selecting lines with a tripple click, a FreeBASIC syntax file, more supported encodings (L1, CP850, CP437 etc, KOI8, UTF-x), better...
79 wxMEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
wxMEdit Features
Portable
Hex Editor
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Discontinued
Last GitHub commit on Aug 2019 and last release on Nov 2016.
wxMEdit VS Thunderpad
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Espresso
Espresso is a powerful text editor for web developers, from the creators of CSSEdit .
82 Espresso alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
Espresso Features
Syntax Highlighting
Spell Checking
Code Completion
Live css editing
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Espresso VS Thunderpad
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metapad
Metapad is a small, fast (and completely free) text editor for Windows 9x/NT/XP/Vista with similar features to Microsoft Notepad but with many extra (and rather useful) features. It was designed to completely replace Notepad since it includes all of Notepads features and much...
107 metapad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
metapad Features
Portable
Simple text editor
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+2
Discontinued
The last update was in 2012.
metapad VS Thunderpad
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Text Editor Pro
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.
74 Text Editor Pro alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
Text Editor Pro Features
Portable
Syntax Highlighting
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Text Editor Pro VS Thunderpad
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EditPad Lite
EditPad Lite is a compact general-purpose text editor. Use EditPad Lite to easily edit any kind of plain text file. EditPad Lite has all the essential features to make text editing a breeze:
123 EditPad Lite alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
EditPad Lite Features
1. Portable
2. Minimalistic
3. Multiple languages
4. Support for Large File
5. Support for regular expressions
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EditPad Lite VS Thunderpad
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SynWrite
SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
168 SynWrite alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- Total Commander
SynWrite Features
Spell Checking
Syntax Highlighting
Portable
Tree structure
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Discontinued
Last update was on 29-08-2017. Synwrite is continued on CudaText.Only there is no Total Commander plug-in with CudaText.
SynWrite VS Thunderpad
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