YotePad is a fully functional Notepad replacement for Windows 11. It preserves all the legacy features you depend on while removing the modern noise and complexity.
Written in C#. The cold start is the slowest part of the app while the .NET environment initializes. After that initial launch, it is fast.
The Philosophy
No AI: No generative text or distractions.
No Tabs: Classic single-window workflow.
No Telemetry: Your data stays on your machine.
No OneDrive: No forced cloud syncing.
Key Features
Clean Auto Recovery: Background protection that maintains a single, active snapshot. This only triggers in the event of a crash. Under normal operation, the engine is self-cleaning and deletes all temporary traces immediately upon a standard save or exit.
Interactive Status Bar: Toggle CRLF/LF/CR and Encodings (UTF-8/ANSI) with one click. File encoding is automatically detected by YotePad upon opening.
The .LOG Feature: Classic timestamp appending.
Visual Overtype: Insert key toggles a retro block cursor.
Theme Sync: Automatically matches Windows Light and Dark mode preferences.
