What is Thunderpad?
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.
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.
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed since 2015. Latest versions can be still downloaded from SourceForge and GitHub
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Thunderpad
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- Developed by Alex Spataru
- Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
- Written in
- 116 alternatives listed
GitHub repository
- 12 Stars
- 3 Forks
- 0 Open Issues
- Updated Dec 19, 2021
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Thunderpad was added to AlternativeTo by alexspataru on Jan 8, 2015 and this page was last updated May 28, 2022. Thunderpad is sometimes referred to as Textpad Editor, Textpad.
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