AkelPad is an Open Source, lightweight, and speedy text editor designed specifically for plain text. It offers a range of features for efficient editing.

AkelPad is a versatile text editor that can handle extremely large files, even those with read-only attributes. It offers support for hotkeys, a built-in search engine, and automatic recognition and handling of multiple encodings. Additionally, it features transparency, printing capabilities, language modules, and the ability to support plugins for added functionality. A portable version is also available for download.

Despite its minimalist interface, this text editor is highly effective. It boasts a wide array of powerful features that enable users to efficiently complete any editing project.

AkelPad Features:

Single window mode (SDI), multi-window mode (MDI);

Editing of files whose size is more than 64K (generally speaking, size isn't theoretically limited);

Full support of Unicode strings on Unicode systems

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 the last search/replace strings;

Remember the last opened files;

Printing of a document;

Support of language modules;

Plugins support (syntax highlighting, auto-completion, script execution, keyboard macros, and much more).

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