Comments on: Take note of these Notepad replacements

There are easily a dozen decent freeware applications vying to replace Microsoft's Notepad. Here are three worthy of taking over its mantle.


by JoyceNgo-218335993631273378369 February 6, 2008 5:43 PM PST: I like NotePad++ :); Like this Reply to this comment


by ronnopiano February 6, 2008 8:00 PM PST: Edit Pad Lite
http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html; Like this Reply to this comment


by CheeseKing February 7, 2008 1:44 AM PST: ATnotes; Like this Reply to this comment


by mishu.1985 February 7, 2008 1:48 AM PST: wel they al seem like wordpad subs to me, they all eat more RAM than notepad does..; Like this Reply to this comment


by mishu.1985 February 7, 2008 1:50 AM PST: as for notepad++ being unable to auto replace notepad, anyone who is crazy enuf to want a replacement wud b crazy enuf to kno how to substitute it as wel.; Like this Reply to this comment


by weblizzer February 7, 2008 7:20 AM PST: I like most the Notepad++ other is the TextPad is one way better too... Anyway this is helpful for most web developers who are masters in coding pure dynamic scripts.

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by justdaven February 7, 2008 9:34 AM PST: I like TeraText. It does not have the Tabbed interface that these so, but it has syntax highlighting, predefined for many languages, like Java, SQL, and others, plus you can change and define your own syntax highlighting, print in color with the highlights, and have line numbering, etc.; Like this Reply to this comment


by rif42 February 7, 2008 9:59 AM PST: NoteTab is good but PSPad is better. PSPad 4.5.3 has an amazing feature set. Can be used for general text editing but is geared towards editor for programmer.; Like this Reply to this comment


by kryzchek February 8, 2008 9:15 AM PST: I'm a big fan of UltraEdit, and I've been using it for years.

http://www.ultraedit.com; Like this Reply to this comment


by WordsmithONE February 8, 2008 12:25 PM PST: Dark Room is more useful for writers than for coders, but it's still a useful and slick Notepad replacement for creative applications.; Like this Reply to this comment


by News4Me2 February 8, 2008 7:33 PM PST: You may want to give ConText a look if you are using any version of Windows..

http://www.context.cx/

I've used this freeware tool for years because it has great features, along with highlighters for a large number of scripting and coding languages, as well as hardware routers and such.; Like this Reply to this comment


by atgheb February 9, 2008 3:08 AM PST: I can't believe no one has mentioned TextPad.
Let me be the first. Easily the best NotePad replacement.
It also has a customizable interface, a plugin architecture that allows you to configure it to run batch commands or execute programs. It comes pre-installed with Java edit, compile and execute ability, it can read and save in PC, or *nix formats...
You can even configure it with a spell checker which is something I wish notepad had. If you are a developer, you can probably easily configure it as an editor for your poison of choice
http://www.textpad.com/
Experience it.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ChumbaWumpah March 10, 2008 4:44 AM PDT: drug spammer; Like this Reply to this comment


by dosware March 18, 2008 4:30 AM PDT: Akelpad is the only Notepad-class editor discussed here- it remains small, lean, and fast. IMO it has now displaced the legendary Metapad as the premiere Notepad-class editor:

Like Notepad and Metapad, Akelpad start-up is super fast even on legacy machines. Unlike the former, it can handle huge files with ease- loading times and search/replace times are significantly shorter than all of the freeware editors mentioned.; Like this Reply to this comment


by chad.armstrong August 5, 2008 2:39 PM PDT: Textmate for Mac is pretty cool too, has plugins for different development environments for macros and stuff. Pretty cool.; Like this Reply to this comment