TextPad
The facts below are what the maker publishes about TextPad, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from TextPad's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Editing
- The feature list includes multi-document editing, drag-and-drop text, and unlimited undo and redo.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing tools
- Editing commands include case conversion, transposing words, characters, and lines, and indenting text blocks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File and text support
- The specifications state that file size is limited by the largest contiguous virtual-memory block and that UTF-16, UTF-8, and 8-bit text files are supported; right-to-left scripts are not supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File comparison
- TextPad includes a file comparison utility and links from search results and user tool output to relevant source lines.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File size limit
- The specifications say maximum file size is limited by the largest contiguous virtual memory block.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multi-document editing
- It supports editing multiple files at once, with up to two views per file.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- TextPad 9 supports 64-bit Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 through 2022; TextPad 8 supports Windows 7 and later and Server 2008 through 2022.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Other limits
- The specifications list up to 32 tab stops, 64 user-defined tool commands, 64 keyboard macros, and 16 configured scripts for filtering selected text.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The Chinese product page states that TextPad displays no advertisements and does not share usage statistics or data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Processor support
- TextPad 9 supports Intel and ARM64 processors, while TextPad 8 supports Intel processors.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- TextPad is a general-purpose plain-text editor intended for everyday editing, web editing, and programming.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search
- TextPad has a search and replace engine that uses Perl-style regular expressions and can search file sets in directory trees.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and comparison
- It includes file search and comparison, with links from matching text to the corresponding source-file line.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Spell check
- The product description lists a spell checker with dictionaries for 10 languages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Spell checking
- The built-in spell checker includes dictionaries for 10 languages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and sales
- The site says authorized reseller APSGO provides genuine software sales and technical support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Text formats
- The specifications list UTF-8 and UTF-16 Unicode support, 8-bit text, and DOS, UNIX, Mac, and mixed line endings; right-to-left scripts are not supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Macro recording
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Macros
- Users can record frequently used command sequences as keyboard macros.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Macros and tools
- The page lists a keystroke macro recorder and customizable tools, including tools with parameter macros.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windowschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Windows support
- TextPad 9 runs on 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 and Windows Server 2016–2022; TextPad 8 supports Windows 7 and later versions listed on the specifications page.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- The site offers a free trial before purchase.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Trial and sales
- The reseller page describes TextPad as available to try before buying and says APSGO provides authorized sales and Chinese technical support.checked 12 Oct 2026
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