Notespad - An
incredibly useful text editing program that replaces
Windows' flimsy Notepad text editor. Notespad is a free,
full-fledged text editor with tons of wonderful features.
You'll wonder how you managed without it! Allows opening
of many files simultaneously, bookmarking of favorites,
customized colors and fonts, macros, a file editor, lots
of right-click goodies and tons more.
NoteTab Light
- A feature-packed freeware
text editor from Switzerland, this program features a
tabbed interface that lets you open and edit a virtually
unlimited number of documents of any size. There's also
an "Editor Clipbook" with templates for HTML
tags, smilies, acronyms, etc., as well as management of
favorite files and folders and drag & drop support. 1.2 megabytes.
(For Windows 98/95 and NT).
Yeah Write -
Yeah Write may not have all
the bells and whistle of MS Word. But this powerful
freeware program has all the useful features you could
ask for in a word processor. Yeah Write, which comes in a
free version, uses a "fill-in-the-blanks"
approach to creating documents. Here's a screen shot. Somewhat clumsy, difficult-to-use
interface is this program's only drawback.
Corel
WordPerfect 8 (for Linux) - Corel is offering a Linux version of the
popular, powerful word processing program, WordPerfect 8,
that's free for personal use. Features great charting and
drawing features, as well as Web publishing capabilities. 23 megabytes. (For
Linux).
EditPad
- Here's a text editing
program from Belgium that makes a fine replacement for
Windows' flimsy notepad. Although there are similar
programs that are more feature-laden, EditPad is a solid,
crash-free program that loads quickly. It offers filters,
text conversions, access to last 16 files opened, MAPI
support (for E-mailing text) and more. Offered in many
languages, including Danish, German, Spanish, French,
Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, etc.
"Postcardware." (For Windows.)
TypeItIn
- This freeware Windows
utility is a godsend for freebie hunters on the Web. It
allows you to quickly enter information into the endless
forms that you must fill out, if you're seeking freebies.
TypeItIn lets you define buttons that will type in any
information you want into a Web form. Note: TypeItIn will
not work correctly with AOL's browser.
TxtPrint - This free
program does one thing and does it well: it prints out
text files and gives you precise control over the output.
The main advantage it has over standard text editors is
its ability to divide a page into several rows and
columns. Here's a screen shot. (For Windows). Available in English
and Swedish versions.
Yankee Clipper Plus - This
helpful free clipboard utility can save you loads of work
if you do a lot of repetitive typing. Yankee Clipper
remembers the last 20 text entries to the clipboard. It
also can save your clips between sessions. You may also
make boilerplate/template files with your favorite clips
and much more. Note: Yankee Clipper Plus II was recently
released as shareware; however the original version is
still available as freeware.
WordWeb - This
utility could well help improve your writing skills.
WordWeb is a free feature-packed thesaurus/dictionary
that can be used from your word processor or as a
stand-alone program. View screen shot 4.5 megabytes.
(For Windows 98/95 and 3.1).
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