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EditPad Lite from Just Great Software is a freeware text editor that replaces Notepad in Windows. It adds up-to-date features like tabs, no arbitrary limits on file size, file conversion, unlimited undo and redo, and compatibility with Mac and Unix files.
EditPad Lite's installer let us choose between standard, portable, and advanced installation options. We selected the advanced option, which let us choose directories and set EditPad Lite as the default text file application, which would open EditPad Lite instead of Notepad when we clicked a text file or opened a new text file from Explorer's right-click menu. We could change it back by selecting Configure File Types on the Options menu; uninstalling the program restores Notepad as the default. EditPad Lite's menu bar adds selections labeled Search, Block, and Convert to the usual complement of items. The Block menu is especially useful; it let us not only indent and outdent blocks of text but also insert files, append text, and Write (save) or Print the selection. The Convert tool handles uppercase, lowercase, invert case, initial caps, and text encoding, and it converts files between ANSI, ASCII, and Unicode as well as Unix and Mac formats in some instances. We could even apply simple ROT-13 encoding and decoding to texts as well. A full-featured, icon-based toolbar added features such as word wrap, fonts, auto indent, and multiple undo options and gave EditPad Lite the feel of a graphics app or word processor. Adding a new tab or closing any or all tabs was easy, too. EditPad Lite offers plenty of assistance and documentation, including a Tip of the Day feature, feedback reporter, and keyboard shortcuts menu.
Pity the poor Notepad, which looks pretty weak next to EditPad Lite. It brings the features and flexibility of a top-class tool to Windows, and its price is right, too, as in "free." Highly recommended.
Publisher's Description
From Just Great Software:
EditPad Lite is a convenient text editor and Notepad replacement. It has all the features a solid text editor needs. You can open as many files at a time as you want, with no arbitrary file size limit. Each file will have its own tab. You can convert between ANSI, ASCII, and Unicode, and work with Unix and Mac files. You can search and replace across all open files. It has unlimited undo and redo and powerful print preview.
What's new in this version: Version 7.1.1 has fixed clip collection.
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All versions:
4.5 starsout of 126 votes
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Current version:
4.5 starsout of 2 votes
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"Great Replacement for Notepad That Comes with Windows"
Version: EditPad Lite 7.1.1
Pros
You can have multiple files open at one time and edit each one without closing any others. You can select fonts from your whole inventory of fonts loaded.
Cons
Basically none!
Summary
A multi-featured replacement for the whimpy Notepad.
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"5 Star except. . ."
Version: EditPad Lite 7.1.1
Pros
Other comments have hit the points I would make. It's an outstanding program for quick note taking.
Cons
As a long time user I had settings I liked. Installing new version wiped out all existing settings and my history. Would like to see an update version that leaves settings from prior versions intact. Also new install loses history from old version.
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