# 0x7c13/Notepads

A modern, lightweight text editor with a minimalist design.

Repository: https://github.com/0x7c13/Notepads
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notepads
Homepage: https://www.NotepadsApp.com
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: fluent, notepad, texteditor, uwp, markdown, diff-viewer, windows, app
Last push: 2026-04-20T11:45:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2651, "days_push": 135, "days_rel": 523, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10226, forks 555 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.132650+00:00)

## What it is
Notepads is a modern, lightweight Windows text editor built as a Notepad replacement with a minimalist Fluent design. It features a tab system, Markdown live preview, a built-in diff viewer, and session snapshots.

## Use cases
- replace windows notepad with a modern lightweight editor
- quickly edit config files and notes
- preview markdown files live while editing
- compare file changes side by side with a diff viewer
- open text files in tabs with session restore
- launch a text editor from the command line

## When to choose
- you want a fast, minimalist notepad alternative on Windows 10/11
- you need built-in markdown preview and diff viewing without a heavy IDE
- you prefer a native UWP app with Fluent design

## When to avoid
- you need to edit large files over 1MB
- you need to save files to protected system folders due to UWP restrictions
- you need advanced IDE features like syntax-aware refactoring or plugin ecosystems

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown
- domain: text-editors, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: uwp, notepad-replacement, fluent-design, diff-viewer, markdown-preview, tabbed-editor, desktop

## Member repositories
- 0x7c13/Notepads (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.132650+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:19:29.416779+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0x7c13/Notepads (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.132650+00:00, sha 0e207962af23)
  - homepage: https://www.NotepadsApp.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:55.038729+00:00, sha 87bc0588f20d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.