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What is TextPad?

TextPad7.4 is a powerful, general purpose editor for plain text files. Easy to use, with all the features a power user requires.

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TextPad7.4 is a powerful, general purpose editor for plain text files. Easy to use, with all the features a power user requires.


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Pankaj Kumar S.
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Pankaj Kumar S.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"TextPad - A Powerful Text Editor"
TextPad is one such tool which is mainly associated with text editing. It is used for editing large text files and working with them as it offers g...
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Josh B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Gets it done"
Text pad is easy to use and full of features youd expect to pay for
Rajesh S.
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Rajesh S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"One of the best Multi-document Interface (MDI) Editor"
User friendly editing tool with syntax highlighting features with seamless navigation between multiple editor file and wildcard search and replace ...
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Pankaj Kumar S.
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What do you like best about TextPad?

TextPad is one such tool which is mainly associated with text editing. It is used for editing large text files and working with them as it offers great performance and is very light. We can open large text files instantly with TextPad. The thing that I like the most about TextPad is the feature for Syntax highlighting when working with any programing language and its search and replace functionality which is very helpful while debugging application logs. Wrapping of logs is done nicely which is not the case with other editors. It can also be easily integrated with other tools like compilers, debug tools etc. I frequently use it when I need to work with logs or large text files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

Though TextPad is an useful tool for working with text file but there are some cons of ot too like it doesn't offer the functionality yet which we get with certain IDEs like Eclipse and IntelliJ. It's UI seems to be king of very old and outdated. Also, it doesn't offers free service which we can use for our personal use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

TextPad is basically a text editor which we can use for working with plain text files even if it is large in size. It helps me in analyzing application logs and debugging. Syntax highlight feature is of utmost use when we are working with any programing language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aeshwer T.
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What do you like best about TextPad?

The best thing about Textpad is that it is able to process very large-sized log files which I frequently use while working on Java application products. As compared to other text editors like notepad++, it is very stable and rarely crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

Textpad is only available on the Windows platform which limits the scope of use. It would be really nice to see a Mac-Os and Linux version of this editor. Also, an improvement on the dark mode will be appreciated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering TextPad:

If anyone is looking for a stable editor on windows, then go it.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

The key benefit of using TextPad is mainly the stability and robustness of the editor app. I am able to analyze and process very large-sized log files which helps me debug my issue and improve productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about TextPad?

Text pad is easy to use and full of features youd expect to pay for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

evaluation popup, need to modernize paying for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

Text editor is a great solutions for reformating or editing text on the fly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about TextPad?

It provides the search and replace feature to find the replacement text in multiple files. It provides a syntax highlight feature to auto-correct the syntax of the code. Easy to handle large logo files in it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

The customization feature and the plugin it provides are limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provides a collaborative feature that helps the team to simultaneously edit the document which saves time. It provides a find and replace feature which helps to replace the text in multiple documents simultaneously. It helps to work fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gaurav G.
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What do you like best about TextPad?

It supports every feature a text editor should support, coloring, indenting to formatting, macros, comparing, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

It should be made available for other operating systems such as macOS, etc. and features like AI generation should be integrated though they can be a premium feature as per requirement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me to write notes in my laptop and format them the way I want to keep them. It is benefitting to organize the data in a meaning manner of different extension formats like json, js, text, HTML, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about TextPad?

Amazingly easy to use. Very fast and user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

Textpad had a lot of potential and has been silent success for quite sometime. It could go very aggressive in its marketing and product expansion to become a key player in Software and Productivity tools market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

Amazing Text editing features.

Amazing macros.

Coupled with excel it is a very powerful tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aniket N.
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What do you like best about TextPad?

Textpad helping me in most of the aspects .

Creating and editing text files.

Writing a codes on the textpad and coping into compiler also allows edit whenever I wanted.

Using verious option I can make things similar and saves lot of time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

Some time user interface feels like too classy. We want more functionalty. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's is used daily while writing and practice my programming skills.

It's offer highlight options for keywords in programs which makes its vary usefull and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about TextPad?

which is good option for editing or writting some data sets.it is felxiable to open large files which can be easily editied. it has more features than notepad++ and can be easily installed and good UI interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

Need to work on some user interface some times its gets blink,But writing some heavy code feels some difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

By using this i can easily write some small codes which can be easily idetified for errors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about TextPad?

quick and light.

Doesnt load on your system and has a simple installer quick to deploy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

there are missing add-ons or functionalities that other editors has. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

when i need to edit large files on windows machines i am using text pad instead of the built in windows note pad that cant handle large files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anil K.
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What do you like best about TextPad?

Its ability to load large text files (in GB) smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TextPad?

Inability to maintain the cache of unsaved documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TextPad solving and how is that benefiting you?

A free to use text editor, which allows me to open large files with ease and without any lag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.