--- title: Rust based pure Notepad alternative and its genuinely ... description: A Rust-based Notepad replacement for Windows with features including tab management with vertical layout, system fonts, zoom controls, file persistence,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/rust-based-pure-notepad-alternative-and-its-genuinely-good--l2llavmji twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Rust based pure Notepad alternative and its genuinely good !! | daily.dev og:description: A Rust-based Notepad replacement for Windows with features including tab management with vertical layout, system fonts, zoom controls, file persistence,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/rust-based-pure-notepad-alternative-and-its-genuinely-good--l2llavmji og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/L2LLaVMJI.png og:image:alt: Rust based pure Notepad alternative and its genuinely good !! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Rust based pure Notepad alternative and its genuinely good !! **[Avinash Prajapati](https://daily.dev/sources/rxiaskcadid0wqarmwz5l)** · [@avinashprajapati](https://daily.dev/avinashprajapati) · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Rust-based Notepad replacement for Windows with features including tab management with vertical layout, system fonts, zoom controls, file persistence, bookmark manager, recent opens manager, line numbers, and 5 custom themes. The app is described as ultra-fast. Source code is available for purchase at $89 with commercial use rights, while pre-built executables (.exe/.msi) are available for $15 for personal use only. ## Content - It has tab manager with vertical layout support - System Fonts - zoom in, zoom out, reset zoom - opened file persistence - open with support - Ultra fast - with 5 custom theme, you will love it - Plus bookmark manager - recent opens manager - line number for the text editor ----  Currently, i create only windows based as i have windows system. - source code can be purchased with commercial use just 89 Dollars. - .exe and .msi executable only just for 15$ personal, no commercial distribution. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Sick of AI Slop, Former Microsoft Engineer Built a New, AI-less Notepad](https://daily.dev/posts/sick-of-ai-slop-former-microsoft-engineer-built-a-new-ai-less-notepad-y2dpgwk2z) · It's Foss · 3 upvotes · 1 comments - [A former Microsoft engineer has rebuilt Notepad, and it's 2.5KB in size and has zero AI bloat](https://daily.dev/posts/a-former-microsoft-engineer-has-rebuilt-notepad-and-it-s-2-5kb-in-size-and-has-zero-ai-bloat-mwyj3yzvc) · XDA Developers · 44 upvotes · 17 comments - [Writing my own text editor, and daily-driving it](https://daily.dev/posts/writing-my-own-text-editor-and-daily-driving-it-5hnkcdhhx) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Fast, Rust-Based Zed Code Editor Finally Arrives on Windows](https://daily.dev/posts/fast-rust-based-zed-code-editor-finally-arrives-on-windows-itehcr2p4) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/rust-based-pure-notepad-alternative-and-its-genuinely-good--l2llavmji) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/rust-based-pure-notepad-alternative-and-its-genuinely-good--l2llavmji","headline":"Rust based pure Notepad alternative and its genuinely good !!","text":"A Rust-based Notepad replacement for Windows with features including tab management with vertical layout, system fonts, zoom controls, file persistence, bookmark manager, recent opens manager, line numbers, and 5 custom themes. 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