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EditPlus vs TextPad: catalog facts
EditPlus	TextPad
Paid Paid license, with a download available from the official site.	Paid Paid licence with a free trial download.
Windows	Windows
Built-in FTP, FTPS and SFTP uploading HTML preview in a built-in browser	Familiar Windows-style interface with little to learn No adverts and no usage statistics collected
Windows only Requires a paid license	Windows only Requires a paid licence after the trial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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