When it comes to organization, the notepad is an essential tool to organize and distribute our notes. Despite the fact that this tool is for basic use and, for the most part, it offers sheets to be able to write indefinitely, sometimes users require greater versatility when making their annotations. Currently, there are different alternatives that allow the notebook to include files, photos, videos and others. That is why in this article we will make a brief list of options that can be very useful for you on a day-to-day basis.
Below, we offer you five free alternatives that you can use as a notepad on your mobile devices or personal computer.
Notepad++
Without a doubt, it is an alternative in which you will be able to edit and view text files. It is a free software, which is used more and more to edit programming codes, since it supports several of these, such as Pascal, C, C++, Ada, Java, Perl, etc.
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AkelPad
This option is an alternative similar to Windows Notepad that seeks to offer users a very simple and basic text editor. It closely resembles Microsoft’s editor, but has the distinction of including a number of useful and highly requested features that are not included in the original default notepad.
OSD note
This program stands out for being lightweight and portable, so it does not need installation to work. In OSD you can create and edit plain text without formatting. However, its main feature is that it uses a semi-transparent interface. With this option, users will be able to take notes while working, reading documents or performing any other task with the PC.
QOwnNotes
In this open source cross-platform you can take all kinds of notes in plain text without formatting. As if that were not enough, Internet users will be able to shape their files and add images, tables, links and other elements, as well as organize them through folders and subfolders.
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DocPad
This last option is one of the most versatile, since it allows you to edit text without formatting and adds additional utilities such as indentationbookmarks, case conversion, customizable toolbar, encoding conversion, file backups, history, line break and print preview.