Windows Notepad Alternatives

Windows Notepad is described as 'Fast, lightweight editor bundled with Windows since 1985. Supports plain text, UTF-8, Linux newline, over 100 languages, with improved features' and is a very popular Text Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Windows Notepad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Windows Notepad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Notepad are Sublime Text, Vim, Kate and gedit.

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Windows Notepad alternatives are mainly Text Editors, but if you're looking for Code Editors or IDEs you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Text Editors, Open Source, Linux, Windows + Free, Windows and Windows + Lightweight. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Windows Notepad.
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  1. Scribes icon

    Scribes

     24 likes

    A text editor for GNOME that combines simplicity with power.

    Scribes focuses on streamlining your workflow. It does so by ensuring common and repetitive operations are intelligently automated. And also by eliminating factors that prevent you from focusing on your tasks.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Scribes simple and sleek (startup)
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  2. MadEdit icon

    MadEdit

     13 likes

    MadEdit is an Open-Source and Cross-Platform Text/Hex Editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.

    133 MadEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    Main window
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  4. EdytorNC icon

    EdytorNC

     3 likes

    EdytorNC is text editor for CNC programmers. Some features : bolt holes calculation; solutions of triangles calculation; speed, feed calculation; conversion inch/mm, mm/inch; code colouring; RS232 data transmission with automatic file saving and possibility to download new CNC...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • European Union flagEU
    EdytorNC screenshot 1
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  6. Suplemon icon

    Suplemon

     2 likes

    Console text editor with multi cursor support. Suplemon replicates Sublime Text style functionality in the terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Suplemon screenshot 1
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  8. Diakonos icon

    Diakonos

     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Diakonos screenshot 1
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  9. Notepad Online icon

    Notepad Online

     1 like

    Notepad online is a free online notepad website that allows you to create online notes, save notes, text edit, find and replace word, convert cases etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Notepad Online screenshot 1
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  10. Textplorer icon

    Textplorer

     2 likes

    Textplorer supports data field coloring in structured files, ANSI, OEM, EBCDIC, MAC or user defined character sets, CRLF detection, bookmarks, fast load of large files,...

    60 Textplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Several instances of TEP showing different formatting
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  11. Nota (Maui Applications) icon

    Nota (Maui Applications)

     2 likes

    Nota is a convergent text editor. Nota is easy to use, with a simple interface by default. Nota supports syntax highlighting for various languages, focus mode, annotations, configurable fonts, colors, a integrated side panel and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • MX flagMexico
    Nota (Maui Applications) screenshot 1
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  12. Chocolat icon

    Chocolat

     12 likes

    Chocolat is a new text editor for Mac OS X, that combines native Cocoa with powerful text editing tools.

    56 Chocolat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Text Editing
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  13. JOE icon

    JOE

     17 likes

    JOE is a full featured terminal-based screen editor which is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). JOE has been around since 1988 and comes standard with many Linux distributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    JOE screenshot 1
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