Metapad is an

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for

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9x/ NT/ XP/

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/ 7, developed by Alexander Davidson since 1999. The aim of Metapad is to provide a near drop-in replacement of

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in Windows. Metapad was distributed as

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for the first ten years of its existence. On March 20, 2009, the 10th anniversary of its initial release, the Metapad

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was released under GPL-3.0-or-later. Some of its key features include: *No file size limit under Windows 9x *

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support *Commit

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*Tab and

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search *

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support *Auto-indent mode *Block indent and unindent *

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button for always on top *Language plugin support (though English is

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-only) *Can replace Windows Notepad *A ‘portability mode’ to leave no traces in

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or export your Metapad settings to a new computer Metapad is programmed in pure

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with the

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API. There are two versions of Metapad: a full and LE (light edition) version. The full version uses the RichEdit control which boasts more features, while the LE version uses the faster Edit control.

Reception

Metapad received 3.5/5 score in a 2013 ''

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'' review.

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External links

* {{Official website, www.liquidninja.com/metapad/ Windows text editors Notepad replacements Windows-only free software Free text editors Formerly proprietary software 1999 software 2011 software Software using the GNU General Public License

Reception

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