WordPad Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to WordPad for Windows, Mac, Web, Linux, Android and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to WordPad.

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. If you're looking for more info about WordPad like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.

The list of alternatives was last updated: 2/24/2020 3:34:00 PM

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LibreOffice - Writer

Writer has all the features you need from a modern, full-featured word processing or desktop publishing tool. It's simple enough for a quick memo, but powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, etc. You're free to concentrate on your message, while Writer will make it look great.
- Wordpad is too simple compared to Wordpad. I'm looking for a super lightweight word processor like Wordpad for Linux so I can quickly write simple RTF documents when I don't need the features of LibreOffice. LibreOffice has more features but isn't as lightweight and fast. Guest • Sep 2018 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Using it to write my novels. Paying for Wordpad isn't necessary as long as I have this software. Guest • Apr 2019 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... ReactOS
Export to PDF LibreOffice Integration Export to ePub Writing tool ... Export to HTML Export to Word Hybrid PDF Hyperlinks Live Meeting Portable Presentations as Video Support for Themes Writing tool Add a feature

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Vim

Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. Vim offers several “modes” for editing with efficiency. This makes vim a non-user-friendly application but it is also a strength. The normal mode binds alphanumeric keys to task-oriented commands. The visual mode highlights text. The command-line mode offers more tools (for search&replace, defining functions, etc.
- it lacks most of the features a rich text editors has it is not a replacement at all not even for the most basic rich edit features ee multiple styles and fonts. Guest • Feb 2020
- Vim is a text editor, not a word processor. Guest • Sep 2018 • 10 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku ... OpenSolaris
Lightweight Customizable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Syntax Highlighting ... Keyboard focused Plugins Well documented Built-in terminal emulation Command line interface Configurable For geek Hackable MarkDown support Batch Editing Command line Configurable Dedication to home row Developer Tools Support for Large File Lightweight Mnemonic key bindings Modal editor Native application Plugin manager Regex substitution Spell checking Terminal-based Vim Buffers Vim folding Visual Mode Word completion Add a feature

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Google Docs

Google Docs is an online word processor, part of Google Drive, that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time. Here's what you can do with Google Docs: • Upload a Word document and convert it to a Google document. • Add flair and formatting to your documents by adjusting margins, spacing, fonts, and colors — all that fun stuff. • Invite other people to collaborate on a document with you, giving them edit, comment or view access.

Free Web Android iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet ... iPad
Real time collaboration Collaborative writing Team Collaboration Cloud based ... Online Sharing High Availability Online collaboration Text formatting Autosave log End-to-End Encryption IFTTT integration Multiple Font Colors Office Online integration Works Offline Export to PDF Add a feature

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Microsoft Office Word

Microsoft Word, part of the Microsoft Office Suite but also sold as a standalone application, is Microsoft's word processor. Its proprietary (but open-specification) DOC format is considered a de-facto standard, although from 2007 and above, Word uses DOCX. Other features include SmartArt, PDF support, and feature searching (as of Word 2016). Word Online, part of https://alternativeto .
- is a superset of wordpad so yes you can use word to fully replace word pad. Guest • Feb 2020
- Not lightweight, costs a decent amount of money. In short, not suitable if you only need something comparable to MS Wordpad. Guest • Oct 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Wordpad comes with Windows, but Word is commercial and has more features than Wordpad. Word may have more features, but is slower, while Wordpad is super lightweight and simple. I'm looking for a lightweight and fast word processor for Linux so I can write quick RTF documents when I don't need the advanced features of a full-fledged word processor, like Wordpad for Windows. Guest • Sep 2018 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad
Custom styles Digital Signage Cross-references Real time collaboration ... Ribbon Interface Export to PDF Spell checking Text boxes Convert Word documents to PDF Writing tool Add a feature

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Notion

With so many tools, it's hard to keep everyone on the same page. Notion is a new tool that unifies them all. It's like Google Docs, but everything is organized and discoverable by your team. Real collaboration in real-time. Tired of your clunky wiki? With Notion, adding all types of content is as easy as drag & drop. Drag. Drop. Work as fluidly as you think. Love using Trello? Notion brings the same visual organization to every page.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS)
MarkDown support Visual bookmarks Custom templates Database ... Database Management Hierarchical structure Nested Notes Notetaking Better formatting Custom data fields Customizable Data export/import Evernote import Google Maps integration Integrated PDF Viewer Kanban boards Knowledge Base structuring Relational database Real time collaboration Tablet support Team Collaboration Text formatting To-Do management Visual Organization Wiki Wiki-like interface Blogging Bookmarks Browser extension Collaborative writing Cross-platform Data first Drag n drop Embedded media Flexible and powerful Google Drive integration Hyperlinks Integrated Search Integration Integration with web clipper Intuitive Interface Knowledge base Latex Math Support for @mentions Nested lists Note organization Notetaking Online collaboration Pastebin Real time collaboration Real time editing Slack integration Student discount Syntax Highlighting To do lists Wiki Youtube integration Add a feature

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FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free word processor designed to immerse you as much as possible in your work. The program autosaves your progress, and reloads the last files you had open to make it easy to jump back in during your next writing session, and has many other features that make it such that only one thing matters: your writing.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Customizable Distraction free writing Distraction-free UI Auto-saving ... Daily progress tracker Fullscreen support Multiple languages Distraction-free UI Portable Skin customization Tabbed interface Writing statistics Add a feature

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Scrivener

GROW YOUR MANUSCRIPT YOUR WAY Tailor-made for long writing projects, Scrivener banishes page fright by allowing you to compose your text in any order, in sections as large or small as you like. Got a great idea but don't know where it fits? Write when inspiration strikes and find its place later. Grow your manuscript organically, idea by idea.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows iPhone iPad PlayOnLinux (PlayOnMac) ... Wine
Corkboard Character database Integrated Search Scene Management ... Distraction free writing Document compiler Export to Word iPhone/iPod sync Support for LaTeX Notetaking Outline mode Outliner Quotas support Export to ePub Export to PDF Scripting Split files into sections Visual Organization Write in separate docs Writing tool Add a feature

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AbiWord

AbiWord is a free software word processor. The name "AbiWord" (pronounced "Abby Word") is derived from the root of the Spanish word "abierto", meaning "open". It runs on Linux, Mac OS X (PowerPC), ReactOS, BeOS (unsupported), AmigaOS 4.0 (through its Cygnix X11 engine), and other operating systems. Multilingual Portable version (15MB installed) from http://portableapps.com/apps/office/abiword_portable .
- Smaller footprint, familiar interface, for most general writing, it more than suffices. Guest • Jan 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Its more powerful and can be customized for default fonts. Better version of WordPad. I have been using it for everything great program. Guest • Sep 2015 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux BSD PortableApps.com Haiku GTK+ ... AmigaOS
Lightweight Multiple languages Portable Spell checking Add a feature

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Apache OpenOffice Writer

Writer, part of the Apache OpenOffice suite, is an open-source word processor. It supports the ISO standard Open Document Format (ODF) for data interchange as its default file format, as well as Microsoft Office 97-2003 formats, Microsoft Office 2007 format (ability to "open" documents in version 3), among others.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Fractions Functions Export to PDF Spell checking ... Writing tool Add a feature

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Notepad

Most simple text editor. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. Not available for download; bundled with all versions of Windows.
- It's s a text editor, not a RTF editor like Wordpad. If you are looking for an alternative to wordpad, this has nothing to do with it. Guest • Jan 2020 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Windows
Minimalistic Lightweight Simple text editor Support for Unicode ... Bundled with Windows Add a feature

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