WordPad

Simple text program

WordPad is a basic text editor included with Microsoft Windows, positioned between the minimal Notepad and full-featured word processors like Microsoft Word.

It handles simple formatting—fonts, bold, italics, bullet points—without the complexity of professional software: I drafted the letter in WordPad before copying it into an email.

software

text editor

Program for modifying plaintext

MicrosoftRedmond technology corporation
WindowsMicrosoft operating system
typingEntering text via keyboard

documents · RTF · formatting · basic · bundled · accessory · legacy · simple · lightweight · preinstalled

stationery

notebook

Blank pages for jottings

paperPressed pulp for writing
tabletFlat portable computing device
sheetsFlat expanses of material

lined · spiral · bound · jotter · notes · scribbling · desk · office · pen · pencil

Categories

softwaresoftware, app, apps, application, program
Office SoftwareMicrosoft Office, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, spreadsheet, presentation
software editorsTextEdit, vi, nano, Kate, pico
Windows Featuresdesktop, taskbar, Windows Update, Windows Defender, Windows Firewall

Opposites

software feature complexity

WordPadMicrosoft Word

Text document application

Microsoft Office · Google Docs · Microsoft 365 · Pages · desktop publishing

text editor minimalism

WordPadcode editor

Program for writing programs

Family

word, words, pad, wording, pads, padded, notepad, keypad, launchpad

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G