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https://github.com/stefankueng/bowpad

A simple and fast text editor with a ribbon UI
https://github.com/stefankueng/bowpad

editor notepad windows

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A simple and fast text editor with a ribbon UI

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/stefankueng/bowpad
Owner: stefankueng
License: gpl-3.0
Created: 2018-03-09T17:47:37.000Z (over 6 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-11-01T14:13:18.000Z (6 days ago)
Last Synced: 2024-11-01T14:31:40.290Z (6 days ago)
Topics: editor, notepad, windows
Language: C++
Homepage: http://tools.stefankueng.com/BowPad.html
Size: 26.2 MB
Stars: 644
Watchers: 34
Forks: 84
Open Issues: 27
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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README

        # BowPad

A simple and fast text editor with a ribbon UI

[![Build](https://github.com/stefankueng/BowPad/actions/workflows/msbuild.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stefankueng/BowPad/actions/workflows/msbuild.yml)

A few notable features of BowPad:

- syntax highlighting for over 100 file types and languages

- handling of many different encodings, including UTF-8, UTF-16 and even UTF-32

- easy ribbon user interface

- navigation hints in the vertical scrollbar

- coloring of open tabs according to their path

- can open files bigger than 2GB

- extendable with [plugins](https://tools.stefankueng.com/BowPad_plugins.html) written in JScript or VBScript

[![BowPad with default color theme](https://github.com/stefankueng/tools/raw/main/www/source/img/bowpad/BowPadDefaultTheme-small.png)](https://github.com/stefankueng/tools/raw/main/www/source/img/bowpad/BowPadDefaultTheme.png)

[![BowPad with dark color theme](https://github.com/stefankueng/tools/raw/main/www/source/img/bowpad/BowPadDarkTheme-small.png)](https://github.com/stefankueng/tools/raw/main/www/source/img/bowpad/BowPadDarkTheme.png)

And before you ask: the name BowPad comes from the fact that it uses the ribbon user interface.

Ribbon → **Bow**, Editor → Note**Pad**= **BowPad**.

And of course we all know that [Bowties are cool!](https://www.doctorwho.tv/)

Please visit the [homepage](https://tools.stefankueng.com/BowPad.html) of BowPad for more information.