RectifyPad is a modern and unofficial replacement for WordPad, written in C#. It is free and open source, and aims to provide almost the same functionality as its predecessor, with a fresh and updated look.

Features

• Standard WordPad features, such as basic text operations and inserting various multimedia items.
• Modern Windows 11-style design, based on the new paint redesign.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following people for their contributions and inspiration:

• Jd for the initial concept and visual recreation of the lost application.
• WinEX from the Rectify11 Team for helping me with icon design and other aspects.

Getting started

To run RectifyPad, you will need the following prerequisites:

• A computer running Windows 11 21H1, build 22000 or newer (Windows 10 support will be coming soon).

• The latest version of Visual Studio (the free community edition is sufficient).

  • The "Universal Windows Platform Development" workload installed.
  • The latest Windows 11 SDK and Windows 10 SDKs installed.

• The source code of RectifyPad, which you can get by cloning this repository:

  git clone https://github.com/Lixkote/RectifyPad
  

• Open src\WordPad.sln in Visual Studio to build and run the RectifyPad app.

• To test the app, compile it and run it in debug mode.

Contributing

If you want to contribute to RectifyPad, please contact me on the official Rectify11 Discord.

Projects used

• TowPad for some of the mechanics.
• JD's lost WordPad Recreation for the initial idea.
• Ivirius Text Editor Free for the ruler code.
• Appxinstaller for converting appx into msi.
• Syncfusion Doc.IO UWP for docx and doc support.

TO-DO

• Improve functionality.
• Possibly Implement OLE (Object Inserting and Embedding).
• Improve stability.

RectifyPad is licensed under the MIT License.