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🪦 Microsoft is discontinuing WordPad after almost 30 years. They recommend using Microsoft Word for rich text and Windows Notepad for plain text, but you can also explore our complete list of alternatives: https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/9/microsoft-has-finally-announced-the-end-of-the-road-for-wordpad-a-windows-staple-since-1995/
Sep 2, 2023 at 8:41pmWeb
Show threadOrbitalMartianSep 2, 2023
@alternativeto that is crazy, I had to use them during exams at school, last few years XD darn Microsoft cutting the good things they made.
Show threadFossery Tech  Sep 2, 2023
@alternativeto now LibreOffice Writer is the free MS Word yay
Show threadOrbitalMartianSep 2, 2023
@fosserytech @alternativeto LibreOffice is amazing, my go to office suite on Linux (after Neovim) and Windows.
Show threadJay TurnerSep 2, 2023
@alternativeto Google Docs is free and runs on every OS
Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 2, 2023
@TurnrDev @alternativeto no, it's neither free nor runs on everything...
Show threadTobleh 🇨🇦 🫐✨Sep 2, 2023

@TurnrDev @alternativeto LibreOffice is free (both in cost and in being able to access/contribute/share), runs on every OS, and can work offline with local files.

And other options are available that also share those advantages that GDocs doesn't.

Show threadJay TurnerSep 3, 2023
@tobleh @alternativeto sure! That's true! Depends how frequently you need it and how much you care about the privacy of what you're writing. I, myself, rarely use any office products so I just use GDocs.
Show threadUrsidinoj/The BjornsdottirsSep 3, 2023

@TurnrDev @alternativeto If "every OS" is chrome, chrome, chrome and chrome.

Please don't spread misinformation.

Show threadJay TurnerSep 3, 2023
@ellenor2000 @alternativeto Google Docs can run inside the browser. It runs on Firefox, Chrome and Safari. It has native apps on Android and iOS. Every modern OS that can access the internet can access it. If you can provide an OS that can't, I'll eat my hat.
Show threadJay TurnerSep 16, 2023
@ellenor2000 well?
Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 2, 2023

@alternativeto I'd recommend #AbiWord instead of #WordPad:

It's a simple, sleek and efficient #WYSIWYG #Editor for #printable #text and works on basically everything, without any subscriptions and offline.

Show threadPirateRoSep 2, 2023
@alternativeto nnnnnnnoooooooooo!
Show threadBadger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYSep 2, 2023
@alternativeto I've been using Notepad++ for about 13 years now - never went back to Microsoft Notepad.
Show threadGarySep 2, 2023
@alternativeto gosh, do people still use Windows😂
Show threadKavusSep 3, 2023
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They should open source it like they did with File Manager.
Show threadThe TurtleSep 3, 2023

@alternativeto people still bother with Windows?

Why?

Show threadZeki Çatav 🤔 ☕ 🕯️🎶Sep 3, 2023
@alternativeto What about https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ !?
GNU Emacs - GNU Project

Show threadLordSep 3, 2023
@alternativeto “Hey ! You can use just use World™️ which you can buy for 159$ instead of using our free discontinued WordPad“ Thanks Microsoft.
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Show threadNicolaSep 3, 2023

@alternativeto Everyone keeps saying 'after 28 years', but wordpad is essentially a continuation of 'MS Write' (it even sits as write.exe these days), which has been a staple of windows since v1.0 in 1985

I'm not going to panic too much though, because it's not like MS are reaching into my win10 and removing it, if they remove it it'll be from win12 onwards, and I'll probably switch to 100% linux desktop before using win12

Show threadProotjeSep 3, 2023
@alternativeto Since working full time Ive wondered why Wordpad existed, it solved nothing. guess MS did the same.
Show threadCaptain of the SS El FaroSep 3, 2023
@alternativeto now what am I going to write in
Show threadmillionsofplayers Sep 3, 2023
@alternativeto @[email protected] I’m surprised they didn’t remove it when they moved Microsoft office to a subscription service