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TinyPad

By TinyPad Team Free Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

shelbybrown Apr 28, 2009

In the world of Notepad replacements, Tiny Pad gives users some solid basic features and a couple of unique ones, too. It incorporates a tabbed interface for juggling multiple notepads, it can load on Windows start-up, and it comes with a thorough set of hot keys for keeping your hands on the keyboard.

It also boasts a hot corners feature. It's on by default, so if the program's running but not the top window, moving your mouse to either the top-left or top-right corner will bring Tiny Pad to the front. Impressively, it will auto-save your notes, and comes with an archiving feature. You can still save notes separately to your hard drive, but the archive lets you keep them all in Tiny Pad--just out of sight. There are some concerns about making this data portable, but it's a good feature nonetheless. The toolbar can be hidden, a nice plus that mostly makes up for the Mac theme on this Windows program.

Tiny Pad lacks hooks into Windows' default Notepad, and isn't as robust as some of the Notepad replacements designed for programmers. The installer is a ZIP, which adds an extraction step that this program shouldn't have. The installer package itself clocks in at around 4MB, but used a surprisingly large amount of RAM--nearly 30MB when running with two tabs. This didn't affect the program's performance, but was larger than expected given the program's name. Size isn't everything, though, and Tiny Pad's features make it an appealing alternative worth checking out.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 3.0.1

Version 3.0.1 is a bug fixing release.

General

Release June 22, 2010
Date Added November 11, 2009
Version 3.0.1

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows 95, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 3.x, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows XP
Additional Requirements None

Popularity

Total Downloads 9,297
Downloads Last Week 0
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Developer's Description

Tiny Pad is a very light-weight application that serves as a stylish note-taking buddy. Its slick design makes you want to use it more and more. Its main feature is that it automatically saves your notes as you type, so you don't need to perform a "Save As..." routine for each new pad. It allows archiving of pads to keep your newest ones fresh and clear, without losing the ones you're not heavily using at the moment. Tiny Pad becomes indispensable once you start using it, you'll see why.

Keep your notes backed up online for free. Now you can quickly access TinyPad by swifting your mouse cursor to your screen's left-corner: TinyPad is always there when you need it. There's no need to click on anything to bring your faithful companion next to you.

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