Zebra Pad AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like Zebra Pad

Zebra Pad is described as 'The software solution for those who want to keep the simplicity of Notepad but still want a few professional features. There are some usual features such as automatic updates, but also some cool one like a custom file type for extra metadata to be added to the file' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Zebra Pad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Windows Phone apps. The best Zebra Pad alternative is gedit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Zebra Pad are Notepad, Leafpad, ReText and metapad.

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Zebra Pad alternatives page was last updated Apr 2, 2020
  1. gedit icon
     686 likes

    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    184 gedit alternatives
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Spell Checking
    8.  Support for Unicode
    gedit iconZebra Pad Icon

    gedit VS Zebra Pad

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    • gedit is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Zebra Pad.

    • gedit is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Zebra Pad.

    • gedit is Free and Open SourceZebra Pad is Free and Proprietary
    • gedit is Lightweight and Privacy focusedZebra Pad is not according to our users
  2. Notepad icon
     181 likes

    Fast, streamlined editor with extensive features, bundled with Windows since 1985. Supports plain text, UTF-8, and over 100 languages with enhanced functionality since 2018, including dark mode, Bing search, and large file handling.

    134 Notepad alternatives
    Notepad screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Simple text editor
    2.  Support for Unicode
    3.  Save as txt
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    Notepad iconZebra Pad Icon

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  3. Leafpad icon
     67 likes

    Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

    104 Leafpad alternatives
    Leafpad screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Simple text editor
    2.  Text editing
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Drag and Drop
    Discontinued

    Last stable release is from 2010. http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/leafpad/

    Leafpad iconZebra Pad Icon

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  4. ReText icon
     48 likes

    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    198 ReText alternatives
    ReText screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  ReStructuredText
    ReText iconZebra Pad Icon

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  5. metapad icon
     42 likes

    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...

    104 metapad alternatives
    Main Window and Settings

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    metapad Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Simple text editor
    Discontinued

    The last update was in 2012.

    metapad iconZebra Pad Icon

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  6. EditPad Lite icon
     43 likes

    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:

    120 EditPad Lite alternatives
    EditPad Lite screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    EditPad Lite Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Support for Large File
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    EditPad Lite iconZebra Pad Icon

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  7. BabelPad icon
     5 likes

    BabelPad is a free Unicode text editor for Windows that supports the proper rendering of most complex scripts, and allows you to assign different fonts to different scripts in order to facilitate multi-script text editing.

    150 BabelPad alternatives
    BabelPad screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    BabelPad Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Unicode
    3.  Multiple languages
    BabelPad iconZebra Pad Icon

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  8. TextEdit icon
     30 likes

    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 spelling, create tables and lists, import graphics, work with HTML, and even add music and movie files.

    99 TextEdit alternatives
    TextEdit main interface (Updated) (Noticed I used the same text thing as the other one?)

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    TextEdit Features

    1.  Rich text editing
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    3.  Plain text file
    TextEdit iconZebra Pad Icon

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  9. Intype icon
     32 likes

    Intype is a powerful and intuitive code editor for Windows with lightning fast response. It is easily extensible and customizable, thanks in part to its support for scripting and native plug-ins. It makes development in any programming or scripting language quick and easy.

    92 Intype alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Development seems to be discontinued. Latest activity on Twitter dates back to June 2013. Last version, 1.0.1, released on March 2013, can be still bought from the official website.

    Intype iconZebra Pad Icon

    Intype VS Zebra Pad

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    • Intype is the most popular commercial alternative to Zebra Pad.

    • Intype is Paid and ProprietaryZebra Pad is Free and Proprietary
  10. Diakonos icon
     4 likes

    Diakonos is a powerful and easy to use console-based text editor.

    148 Diakonos alternatives
    Diakonos screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Diakonos Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Console-based
    Diakonos iconZebra Pad Icon

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  11. Hekapad icon
     3 likes

    Hekapad is a free fully featured lightweight text editor for Windows. It can be used to replace the classic Notepad with some cool features.

    64 Hekapad alternatives
    Hekapad screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Tabbed interface
    Hekapad iconZebra Pad Icon

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  12. BDV Notepad icon
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    It is a comfortable text editor and a Windows Notepad replacement. In this program are combined: extended functionality, comfortable interface, flexible adjustment and all of this is absolutely free-of-charge!

    95 BDV Notepad alternatives
    BDV Notepad screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    No changes since 2009. See http://www.bdvnotepad.com/products/bdv-notepad/

    BDV Notepad iconZebra Pad Icon

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