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BDV Notepad v5.2

billon on 29 May 2019

BDV Notepad is a plain text editor with support for themes, unlimited file size, multi-level undo/redo, autosaving, URL-autodetection, lines sorting, case changes, extended find-and-replace options, and more. Intended as a Windows Notepad replacement.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application Folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Partial. Although the program claims Unicode support, I was unable to get it to display Unicode characters (even with the right font selected), or to save to a file with Unicode characters in its name.
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Notepad.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language files.
Similar/alternative apps: Notepad2
What's new?
  • Several improvements and bug-fixes.
  • New features: Templates, Transliteration and SMS-module.
Latest comments
robzuc on 2015-12-16 09:31

I tried it, but the "unlimited file size" feature wasn't proved: with a 4GB file, apart from its opening slowness, a popup message informed that the file could not be opened.

appsuser on 2019-05-24 14:27

Website changed to http://www.bdvnotepad.com/products/bdv-notepad/

webfork on 2019-05-25 22:37

@appsuser: thanks, billon got that updated

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EverEdit v2.9.0.2074

webfork on 5 Nov 2016
  • 6MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 29 Nov 2013
  • Suggested by avi-aryan

EverEdit is a fast, lightweight, skinnable and extendable editor. While it can serve as a Notepad replacement, it also offers many powerful features for Web page authors and programmers including snippet support, markdown support with instant preview, syntax highlighting for many languages, full Emmet Support aka Zen Coding, multiple selection (smart rename), and more.

The program includes a hex editor and easily edits large files (1 Gig+).

Note: v2.9.0.2074 is (presently) the last freeware version, which is no longer hosted by the authors. We are linking to majorgeeks for the 32-bit version and archive.org for the 64-bit version (thanks DzejPy and lintalist).

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch everedit.exe

Optionally:
  • To disable auto-check for update: open setting.ini in a text editor and add AutoUpdate=4 under [Setting]
  • Delete unnecessary language files. 1033.lng = English, 1041.lng = Japanese
    2052.lng = Chinese
What's new? Note: v2.9.0.2074 is (presently) the last freeware version

Note by the author: "I will not add new features for 2.9xx., but I will continue fix the bugs for this version."
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Midas on 2014-05-13 09:59

FYI, the commercial EverEdit v3.2.2.3678 was released on 2014/05/13...

(http://www.everedit.net/news/)

DzejPy on 2016-11-03 19:05

Download links do not work... Error 404.
32bit version is available here: http://jdem.cz/cjg3v4 (redirected to FTP server)
64bit version is available here: http://jdem.cz/cjg3x9 (redirected to FTP server)
32bit version is also available MajorGeeks: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/everedit.html

webfork on 2016-11-05 23:09

Thanks DzejPy

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subpad v1.8

Midas on 13 Feb 2021
  • 473KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 24 Jan 2006
  • Suggested by Kenny

subpad is a lightweight Notepad clone with fast find/replace, most recent documents, close on ESC, roll-up caption bar, toggle off/on URL highlighting, column selection mode and stay-on-top.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch subpad.exe.
What's new? New in v1.8
* Fix autocomplete issue

New in v1.7
* Fix remaining wordwrap annoyances

New in v1.6
* WordWrap settings saved between sessions
* Fix annoying memory leak, related to wordwrap
* Filename displays in tray icon now

New in v1.5:
* Add VB Script highlighter
* Wordwrap settings preserved

New in v1.0.4:
* Replace functions improved
* Added Ruby highlighter
* Added word and byte count

New in v1.0.3:
* Added wordwrap toolbar button
* Fixed very annoying flicker in column selection mode
* Created accelerator keys for column and normal selection modes
* Added line selection mode
* Added text case formatting for upper, lower, sentence, and inverted cases
* Added Python highlighter
* Added "Save Only Selected" text feature

New in v1.0.1:
* Small bugfixes

New in v1.0.0:
* Added toolbar
* Added insert hex color dialog
* Added ini file syntax highlighting

New in v0.9.1.9:
* made subpad completely USB compatible: it stores all MRU and settings in an ini file
(there are two ini files in subpad's directory: one called "subpad.ini" with all
the main settings, and another ini file called "subpadrecent.ini", with all the most
recent docs)

New in v0.9.1.8:
* fixed: sometimes cursor position did not update when keys pressed
* recent files now holds 8 files

New in v0.9.1.7:
* Added Completion proposal drop-down list
* Improved autocomplete: it now can execute multiline clips

New in v0.9.1.6:
* Added export to html
* Added perl highlighters
* Now stores all user settings in application directory

New in v0.9.1.5:
* Added "Show Whitespace"
* Added highlighters for Pascal, C++, Java and XML

New in v0.9.1.4:
* Added the ability to add subpad to the "Send To" menu in Explorer

New in v0.9.1.3:
* Fix status bar showing file "unsaved" even though "undo" stack is empty
* Added Auto-Complete by entering a keyword. subpad will recognize the key
combination, "Ctrl+J" and auto-complete the typed string with the snippet
which you choose to correspond with the keyword typed. The snippets are
stored in the program's folder in a file called "templates.dci"

New in v0.9.1.2:
* Remove ALT+Drag as method to invoke column select, and go back to the
toggle method from menu.
* Add Run External dialog.
* Add Preferences dialog, plus customizable gutter: either show gutter, or
turn it into a "selection" bar by making it same colour as the edit.
* Turn the html hi-lighting into a multi-hilighter for a combination of
html, javascript, css and php.

New in v0.9.1:
* Added the ability to use column select by using "ALT" + Drag method.
* Added auto-hide scrollbars.
* Added drag and drop editing.

New in v0.9.0:
* Added the ability to assign external tools.
Latest comments
smaragdus on 2014-04-03 02:01

It seems subpad can't handle Unicode.

TP109 on 2014-12-28 03:32

Lightning fast text editor. Works nicely as a notepad replacement.

Midas on 2021-02-13 14:28

xtort.net website gone -- SubPad last known location was http://www.xtort.net/xtort/subpad.php; links redirected to Archive.org.

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CryptoTE v0.5.390

Checker on 5 Oct 2016
  • 13MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 2 Aug 2009
  • Suggested by Mixture

CryptoTE is a feature-rich, tabbed secure notepad program that uses the powerful and easy to use Scintilla text editing widget, the same as used by Notepad++. Security features include integrated compression, automatic backup, auto-close after periods of inactivity, password generator, and the Serpent encryption algorithm. Notepad features include fast Find interface, multi-level undo, and insert date/time.

Linux version included. Container can include binary files as well as text.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder: CryptoTE.ini
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL v2
How to extract: Download the "Standalone" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch cryptote[version].exe.

For Win9X/ME, launch cryptote-0.5.390-ansi.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: fSekrit
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webfork on 2013-04-20 21:03

This program has my favorite password generator function, creating alternately the most random looking passwords or, using the "pronoucable" feature some legitimately easy to remember‭ (‬yet still strong) ‬passwords.

Also,‭ ‬I‭’‬ve been using GPG4USB for my passwords for quite a while now,‭ ‬but sort of annoyed by the lack of a‭ ‬search‭ ‬function‭ (‬I‭’‬ve suggested that to the developers,‭ ‬but there hasn‭’‬t been a release in quite a while‭)‬.‭ May switch to this or ask the devs to support GPG.

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ATPad v2.0.100

webfork on 20 Feb 2017
  • 381KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 11 Dec 2010
  • Suggested by lautrepay

ATPad is a tabbed editor with the ease and simplicity of Windows' own Notepad program, but with a list of recently open documents, bookmarks, snippets system, unlimited find/replace and undo/redo, menu accelerators (hotkeys), auto URL detection, and much more. The program can also monitor outer changes or reload documents "on-demand" and in specified interval, great for collaboration or the monitoring of log files.

Written in pure C and Windows API.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ATPad.exe.
What's new?
  • Fixed some minor bugs
Latest comments
webfork on 2011-09-10 19:20

Very nice -- the closest I've seen to a Notepad replacement.

TP109 on 2012-02-12 20:48

Good tabbed notepad replacement. Very fast launching and small size!

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