It holds a special significance for me, being one of the first programs I remember installing. Something of a dark horse compared to Notepad2 and Notepad++, Editpad Lite is another option which does many of the same tasks equally as well. While undeniably closer to Notepad’s design, we feel the tabular browsing is something many users will come to rely on.
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If there’s one limitation to Notepad2 it’s the lack of tabbed browsing. Why this is a feature we’re not sure: it likely was added when Windows 7 was Microsoft’s key product, with its Aero interface. You can make the Notepad2 window transparent and layer it over something else to see both. One feature we found particularly interesting was transparency. Of course, you do not have to use the drop-down menus, as Notepad2 provides shortcuts for just about everything. This simplicity extends itself to Notepad2’s handling of settings: rather than giving you a pop-up window containing the choices available to you, they appear within the drop-down menus. Right-clicking the toolbars makes it possible to tweak the program further, allowing you to bend it to your needs. The UI is pleasingly bright and straightforward.
NOTEPAD2 VS EDITPAD LITE PORTABLE
At the time of writing, Notepad2 was last updated in 2012, though it is feature-complete. The developer’s website also makes it possible to download a portable version, should you wish to try the program without going through an installation procedure.
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Even the icons are remarkably similar when they are compared.
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Notepad2‘s name makes very clear its goal of being like the existing Notepad.