Freeware Descriptions:
AkelPad is an open source editor for plain text. It is designed to be a small and fast.
Here is complete features (taken from authors site):
- Single window mode (SDI), multi window mode (MDI);
- Editing of files, which size is more than 64K (generally speaking, size isn“t theoretically limited);
- Full support of Unicode strings on Unicode systems (NT/2000/XP/2003);
- Support of Unicode codepages (UTF-16 little endian, UTF-16 big endian, UTF-8);
- Support of any code page installed in the system;
- Support of DOS/Windows and Unix newline formats;
- Preview file open;
- Correct pseudographics displaying;
- Editing of files with “Read Only” attribute;
- Notice when trying to open binary file;
- Multi-level undo;
- Search/replace text strings, escape-sequences and also search/replace by hexadecimal code;
- Remember file codepage;
- Remember file caret position;
- Remember last search/replace strings;
- Remember last opened files;
- Plugins support;
- Support of language modules;
- Printing of a document;
What’s New in version 4.2.0:
- Changed: file reopening if user saved a file in different encoding.
- Changed: double and triple mouse click selection.
- Added: check for plugins and program compatibility. Update plugins.
- Added: possibility to set vertical marker.
- Added: “WordBreak” parameter is complemented.
- Fixed: serious error in 4.1.9 in word wrap mode. Assignment incorrect pointer led to loss part of a file at saving.
- Fixed: after new line format change a file was saved with a new line symbol insertion in wrap places.
- Fixed: ampersand in tab button name (MDI) and in recent files menu.

File Size / OS:
- 433 KB / Windows 9x - ME - 2000 - NT - XP - 2003 - Vista
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