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. From Windows 7 Wordpad includes the ribbon user interface.

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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. From Windows 7 Wordpad includes the ribbon user interface.

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The Best 9 WordPad Alternatives

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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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Portable Export to Word Live Meeting Presentations as Video Export to PDF Support for Themes
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Notepad2

Notepad2 is a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting. Simple as possible, but yet powerful. Has full Unicode support.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Lightweight Syntax Highlighting Small size
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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".

Free Open Source Linux BSD Haiku GTK+ AmigaOS

Portable Multiple languages
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FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free word processor designed to immerse you as much as possible in your work.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Customizable Portable Multiple languages Tabbed interface Auto saving Distraction free writing Distraction free UI Fullscreen support Writing statistics
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Q10

Q10 is a simple but powerful text editor designed and built with writers in mind.

Free Windows

Portable Multiple languages Distraction free writing Distraction free UI Fullscreen support
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Notepad2-mod

A modified version (fork) of Notepad2 based on Kai Liu's and other people's patches.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Support for Unicode Syntax Highlighting Bookmarks Feature
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Dictanote

Switch effortlessly between using the keyboard and your voice to type out notes. Work smarter and more productively with fast, accurate dictation and transcription using Dictanote.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux Chrome OS Web Chrome

Portable Voice recognition WYSIWYG Support Voice Notes Speech Recognition Speech to text
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Notepas

Notepas is a fast portable native multiplatform text editor written in Lazarus and can be compiled for multiple platforms and widget sets using the advanced native Free...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Portable Support for Unicode Syntax Highlighting Search and replace
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QJot

QJot is a relatively small, completely USB portable, alternative rich text editor with Unicode support that saves text files, inserts images and more. Its native...

Free Windows

Portable Support for Unicode

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WordPad

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The Best 9 WordPad Alternatives

LibreOffice - Writer

Notepad2

AbiWord

FocusWriter

Q10

Notepad2-mod

Dictanote

Notepas

QJot

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