Textpad
- TextPad - the text editor for Windows
- US$30
- Replace Notepad permanently
- Menu > Configure > Preferences > General > Checkbox "Replace Notepad"
- http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/index.html - "TP Link" (txplink) - This little program (2KB) can be renamed to NOTEPAD.EXE. It just runs TEXTPAD.EXE instead of running Notepad. You never have to see Notepad ever again.
- CHANGE YOUR DEFAULT HTML EDITOR - If you work with HTML pages, you probably have a favorite HTML editor. Even code dinosaurs like me, who prefer to use text editors, have begun to switch to editors that handle syntax checking and can catch simple errors in code. When you click View, Source in the browser, it opens Notepad Changing the browser to open the editor of your choice is simple.
- Launch regedit, then edit the following registry subkeys. In the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor subkey, change the REG_SZ "Description" data to the name of your editor. In the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command subkey, change the default REG_SZ data to the fully qualified pathname for your editor (e.g., c:\program files\html editor\editor.exe).
- Notepad Is Being “Upgraded” With AI - Here’s How To Restore the Old Version
- Known bug: TextPad 5.2 will not allow you to enter the licence code.
- Solution: In Windows Explorer > Right-click on textpad.exe > Run as Administrator > Enter the licence code
- Alternatives:
- Markdown = *.md = *.txt