AkelPad is a plain text editor focused on speed and a small size. The program includes unicode support, available single-document and tabbed interfaces, unlimited file size, and multi-level undo, etc.
Support plugins.
Alternatively, AkelPad Portable portablizes recent files and search history and has both the 32- and 64-bit versions together and chooses the right one. X-AkelPad is also available.
Application folder
BSD
- Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
- In AkelPad.exe folder, use a Unicode-aware editor to create AkelPad.ini the following four lines:
[Options]
SaveSettings=2
RecentFiles=0
SearchStrings=0 - Save AkelPad.ini as a Unicode-encoded file
- Launch AkelPad.exe
Notepad++, EditPad Lite
- Changed: during codepage recognition character “\xF1” now refers to 1251.
- Changed: codepage recognition in “Recode” dialog in case of failure by
values of “Ñodepage recognition” settings, tries to recognize by
all encodings from the user list. - Changed: restoring selection when reopening the current file.
- Changed: improved compatibility with Windows 11.
- Added: possibility to save recent files and search history in ini file.
Now program can be completely portable. - Added: possibility to use x86 and x64 version with the same settings. For this:
– 64-bit AkelPad.exe rename to AkelPad64.exe. This name is used by AkelUpdater
to update 64-bit version.
– 32-bit AkelPad.exe and 64-bit AkelPad64.exe are in the same folder.
– create a folder “[AkelPad]\AkelFiles\Langs64\” for 64-bit dll files.
– create a folder “[AkelPad]\AkelFiles\Plugs64\” for 64-bit dll files.
Settings of all plugins will continue to be stored in “[AkelPad]\AkelFiles\Plugs”.
– 64-bit AkelAdmin.exe rename to AkelAdmin64.exe. - Added: possibility to set ini file in command line.
- Added: manual parameter “CreateFile” and flag 1 – use FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH flag
when writing file. May be a solution if there is a risk of data loss due to
power problems. - Added: manual parameter “MScrollSpeed” – scrolling speed after middle mouse click.
- Added: opening a recent file with holding Shift, opens it in a new window (SDI).
- Added: “Settings…” dialog now resizable.
- Added: possibility to set negative line gap.
- Added: manual flag 268435456 in the parameter “TabOptionsMDI” – close modified tabs first
on exit. - Added: manual flag 16 in the parameter “CaretOptions” – caret horizontal indent isn’t
recovered after pressing Up, Down, Page Up, Page Down keys. - Added: optional parameter for command 4321:
1 – close all modified tabs. - Added: optional parameter for commands 4153,4154:
1 – cut/copy word under caret, if no selection;
2 – cut/copy line under caret, if no selection;
4 – cut/copy unwrapped line under caret, if no selection. - Added: optional parameter that specifies the new line format for commands 4153,4154,4155.
- Fixed: reopening file with BOM, which has been deleted in third-party program.
- Fixed: file symbolic link opening with “Watch file change” option.
- Fixed: command line parameter /MainClass ignored option “Don’t open a program twice”.