Notepad 7 is a Ribbon-Style Notepad for Windows 7

Written by Alan Sunday, 5 February 2012 07:00

From time immemorial Windows has come with it’s classic Notepad app.  Few users bother with it anymore, thanks to the proliferation of Microsoft Word and the free alternatives, both desktop and web based.  There are also countless competitors to Notepad itself that provide the simple text editing, but a better interface and a few more options.  When Microsoft introduced the ribbon interface to Office 2007, and now Office 2010, the original Notepad started to feel a bit dated.

Windows Notepad isn’t going away, though.  There are still enough users who favor it’s simple design and interface to keep it around.  There are also those Notepad users who want to get that more up-to-date feeling, and for them we found Notepad 7.

Notepad 7 brings the Office feel to the app with the ribbon interface that was introduced in Office and is now proliferating in Windows 8.  It offers the same great functionality that was a part of the original app, including the ability to save files with a simple .TXT extension.  Users can also customize the toolbar or move it around,  and add the date and time to documents.

Notepad 7 is available for Windows versions, including Vista SP2 and 7.  It requires .NET framework 4.0 to be installed on your PC.  It doesn’t replace the Windows version of Notepad, but is a stand-alone app.  To open a document  with it, simply choose the “open with” option.  It’s a free download from SkyForU.

Alan

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