AkelPad 4.7

AkelPad is a small, powerful and expandable text editor, designed to be a replacement for Microsoft® Notepad.

It can handle all the jobs that Notepad can and much, much more. While its enhanced command set (compared to Notepad) is likely sufficient in itself to convince a user to use AkelPad, its real power comes from its ability to accept plugins, providing increased capabilities. AkelPad's website provides many such plugins (plus a sample, to create your own1), some with user programmable features! In addition, AkelPad can optionally store all of its settings in an INI file, allowing it to be completely portable.

Single window mode (SDI) or optional multi window modes (MDI, PMDI)
Large file capability - file size limited only by available memory
Drag-and-drop of selected text (try that in Notepad!)
supports lines of any length
supports columnar selection and editing functions (cut/copy, paste, drag-and-drop)
Full support of Unicode strings on Unicode systems (NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7)
Support of any code page installed in the system
Support of DOS/Windows® Unix and Apple® Mac end-of-line formats
Preview file before opening
Set font, text size and color for entire document (visual only)
Optionally set AkelPad to "Always on top" (stays in view even when it loses the focus to another program)
Edits and saves (with warning) "Read Only" files
Optionally set "Read only" mode in editor to prevent accidental document alteration
Multi-level undo and redo
Auto indent mode
Enhanced search/replace of text strings, escape-sequences and also search/replace by hexadecimal code
Insert or overwrite typing mode
Able to search down (ahead) or up (back) in document
Optionally remembers caret (cursor) position and code page
Recent file history (configurable)
Document printing through Windows® standard dialogs
Multiple language support through supplied language modules
Plugin support2 for enhanced functionality
Able to run completely portable - perfect tool for a flash drive