EditPad Lite for Windows

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Download.com staffFebruary 21, 2024

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.

EditPad Lite for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: July 10, 2015

Latest update: February 21, 2024

Version: 8.3.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 8
Windows Vista

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Total Downloads: 207,613

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

4.5/5

125 User Votes

Sneaky Installer
EditPad_BadMay 28, 2013
Pros
Seems ok, but the underhanded installs are hidden and nasty
Cons
Installed link hijacker and installed browser add-on. Installed pretend backup service, UNBRANDED and made to look like windows component. Other programs also installed, 4 in total.
Summary
AVOID EditPad, they are providing it free as bait to covertly invade. USE WITH CAUTION - there are no options would you like to install ... The editor comment on the money.
Comes with unwanted browser helper object.
Lia2March 25, 2013
Pros
The product is deserving of a good review but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone because it comes bundled with an objectionable extra program that truly alters the browsing experience for the worse - much worse...
Cons
Even after selecting custom installation (to make sure nothing extra came with the software) GetSavin 5.0 by AdPeak was installed in the background.
Summary
A very well designed program is totally marred by being bundled with a hidden download of tracking software.
It comes in not alone. Blekko too.
traumigFebruary 23, 2013
Pros
Quite pretty program.
Cons
It changed my browsers settings and Blekko's toolbar appeared without me asked.
Summary
I love it, but it does not support some characters
XandroHernandezJanuary 3, 2013
Pros
I love it. It has a nice appearance and works fast. The sort feature and some other features are very good, but (please see below)
Cons
It does not support some characters. Unrecognized characters are replaced by question marks. Therefore it is mainly for plain text files. I have it as the substitute for the Windows Notepad. I have it launch instead of Notepad for txt files. For other features not available in it or in Word I use CesarUSA Text Editor BS2, which is great for RTF, TXT, HTML, and they told me they are going to support Doc and DOCX files by means of converting the files to the RTF format and vice versa.
Summary
Still the best Notepad alternative out there.
smcohenDecember 7, 2012
Pros
Easy to use, flexible, very intuitive.
Cons
There's no Mac version.
Summary
This just blows Notepad out of the water. Why anyone who knows about EditPad would use Notepad I cannot imagine.
Great multi-file editor
skaizunNovember 29, 2012
Pros
Allowed me to edit multiple files at once!
Cons
I haven't used it to its full capabilities, so none so far!
Summary
I needed a text editor that would allow me to edit multiple files without having to open, edit, save, close, open next, edit, etc. FWIW, I use a version of 'vi' for DOS (yes, I know . . . deal with it!), and typically do something like 'vi *.htm', but, in many cases, that isn't possible, because my version of 'vi' has a maximum line length limitation, of which virtually all my html files have. EditPad Lite allowed me to open every file I wanted by using typical Windows-style keystrokes, such as ctrl-A (i.e., select all files) or ctrl-left-mouse (i.e., select individual files) or ctrl-shift-mouse (i.e., select all within a range), etc. In my case, I opened 13 htm files at one time. Each was opened in a separate tab. It didn't complain about line lengths or the number of files. I made my edits and saved the files (individually or all!). It was unbelieveably easy and intuitive. I was editing within seconds of the install, which was a little peculiar in its setup (e.g., it had the EULA (end-user license agreement) at the end of the setup options, rather than at the beginning!), and its Notepad-like structure was very easy to use. I didn't even have to bother with the options, which I normally do with most software! It took me longer to write this review than it did to edit all 13 files, which, had I done with Notepad or 'vi', would have taken me far more time! I am very pleased with EditPad Lite!
No spell check in lite version makes it useless
rkoolkinSeptember 29, 2012
Pros
Looks fine other than no spell check
Cons
No spell check in lite version
Summary
Love this software!
KD7April 22, 2012
Pros
Multi texts open up. Can also open up pages with links
Cons
Nothing I know of
Summary
I've used this program for years. I way prefer it over notepad an a lot of other text readers.
Best free test editor loaded with features.
pcrewsApril 21, 2012
Pros
Can open thousands of text files simultaneously and search them all in seconds.
Cons
Doesn't fold my laundry.
Summary
Great Replacement for Notepad That Comes with Windows
wwgormanFebruary 2, 2012
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.

Developer’s Description

By Just Great Software

Open and edit text files and switch between different files and projects with tabs.

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.