PolyEdit for Windows

Name: PolyEdit
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Author: PolySoft Solutions

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Download.com staffMarch 12, 2026

PolyEdit is a powerful word processor and plain text editor. It offers extensive formatting, multi-format support, document compression and encryption, along with a tabbed interface for intuitive document management. Enhance functionality with available plugins.

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Pros
- Dual functionality: word processor and plain text editor.
- Extensive document format and encoding support.
- Secure document compression and encryption features.
- Customizable toolbars and intuitive tabbed interface.
- Syntax highlighting for HTML and various languages.
Cons
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GENERAL

Release: April 7, 2010

Latest update: March 12, 2026

Version: 5.4

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 2000
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 1,724

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.5/5

2 User Votes

Best in its class!
El CapitánJuly 20, 2015
Pros
Fast, frugal, full-featured and fun. Best darn word processor in the Windows world, period.
Cons
Incites an awful lot of envy.
Summary
It is unfortunate that some reviewers are quick to denigrate an "excellent" piece of software (as rated by Download.com's editors, no less, in their review of PolyEdit Lite, the free version, which see), simply because they could not get the first thing they tried to work. Superficial judgments do no service to the readers of these user reviews. Replacing the default font for documents does work as promised, indeed. I am not the only one certifying this. Keblensis, in his review of PolyEdit Lite version 5.4 (which see), states it plainly: "The default Courier 10 font is easily changed (Edit/Options)." You then have to open or double-click "General" and click on "Default Font", but this is obvious by the "+" symbol plainly shown in the options tree. Fact is, PolyEdit kicks wicked in the personal word processor category, and some folks don't seem to like that. I mean, it's disk footprint when installed is a mere 3.55 MB. Compare that to WordPad's 4.37 MB (excluding dll and mui miscellanea!), even though WP is totally blown out of the water by the full-featured PolyEdit. Even Jarte, PolyEdit's closest contender, weighs in at a hefty 12.2 MB, installed. No contest. Do yourself a favor and check out PolyEdit for yourself. It's got a 30-day trail offer. (And PolyEdit Lite is free.) Beware of suspicious negative reviews that may keep you from finding this gold nugget.
Not so good as it promises
olorouOctober 7, 2011
Pros
Starts quickly. Nice looking interface. Multiple tabbed documents. Lots of useful features.
Cons
A basic thing for a program is to suit the user. Replacing the default font for documents doesn't work as promised.
Summary
I tried the program, but was quickly dissapointed. Still needes a lot of work.

Developer’s Description

By PolySoft Solutions

Create your documents in a multipurpose word processor.

PolyEdit is a word processor and a plain text editor. Features include usual text formatting tools, customizable toolbars, print preview, tables, columns, templates, spell checking, syntax highlighting (for HTML and other languages), and the ability to embed images, equations, graphs and other objects.

PolyEdit supports multiple document formats and encodings RTF, MS Word 95-2007, MS Excel 97-2003, MS Write, WordPerfect, MS-DOS, Unicode (UTF-8 and UTF-16), Mac, Unix.

It also has the ability to compress and encrypt documents for total security. Another key feature of PolyEdit is its tabbed interface with free and intuitive docking of documents and tools. Various plug-ins for adding extra functionality are available.

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