Notepad! is a nicely balanced Notepad replacement, accessible to just about everyone but with plenty of bonus extra features when you need them. The interface is an immediate plus, its Office-like ribbon organising the program’s main features across three tabs. If your editing needs are simple, there’s not much to learn. Open a document, type as normal, use the standard editing keys, save the file and you’re done. You'll still notice immediate benefits over regular Notepad. Files open more quickly, especially when they're large, and the tabbed interface enables opening several documents at once. Other features begin to appear as… [Continue Reading]