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!
Platforms
- Windows
metapad Alternatives
metapad is described as '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' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to metapad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best metapad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like metapad are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Vim and Geany.
Alternatives list
- 92 BDV Notepad alternatives
If you come from the Windows world, you may be missing a small utility: Notepad, a simple but essential tool for editing plain text files. While macOS counts on its own built-in text editor: TextEdit, it is actually more like a Rich Text Editor with full images, fonts and layout...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
118 FoldingText alternativesFoldingText makes you productive in easily formatted plain text. Turn your ideas into plans. Your to-dos into results. Your writing into clear, focused documents.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
DevTEd Lite is a free source code editor that supports several languages. System requirements: MS WIndows 10 or later.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- 96 Acme alternatives
Acme is a powerful text editor, development environment and textual-user-interface platform developed by Rob Pike originally for Plan 9 from Bell Labs research operating system, and now has ports available for all major platforms.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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ATPad is a simple Notepad replacement written in pure C and Windows API. Keeping simplicity of Notepad it provides many additional features. 90kb UPX repacked.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- The Portable Freeware Collection
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53 Buffer Text Editor alternativesCelebrating transience, Buffer provides a minimal editing space for all those things that don't need keeping. Designed for keyboard workflows on desktop.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
164 Devpad alternativesNotepad-like VB.Net multi-tab source code editor for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 that supports ASM, ASP.Net, Boo, C#, C++, CSS, HTML, INI, Java, JavaScript, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, VB.Net, XML and plain text files.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
111 Syncplify.me Notepad! alternativesNotepad! is the free, powerful, feature-rich replacement for your Windows Notepad. This software is completely free to use, for both personal and business purposes. With multi-document editing, split editing (two views of the same document, side by side, with synchronized...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
United States
107 GetDiz alternativesGetDiz is a fully featured text editor which can replace Notepad while maintaining an incredible speed, ease of use and small size. You can display and edit any text files with GetDiz. Additionally it offers enhanced functionality with DIZ and NFO files, which are often included...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Austria
EU
Appy Text is a super fast + lightweight text editor. Immersive too - more content, less chrome. If you're a Notepad user but have been looking for a charmingly simple, modern and free alternative then look no further. Made (carefully) for PC, tablet and phone.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Phone
111 MetroTextual alternativesMetroTextual is a Windows text editor inspired by Microsoft’s Metro Design Language. It’s designed to be a visually appealing replacement for Notepad; with significant improvements to performance and aesthetics.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Australia
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