WordPad is described as «simple word processor that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 onwards. It is the successor of Windows 3.1s Write. From Windows 7 Wordpad includes the ribbon user interface» and is a Word Processor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WordPad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Online / Web-based and iPhone. The best alternative is Notion. It»s not free, so if you»re looking for a free alternative, you could try LibreOffice — Writer or Google Docs. Other great apps like WordPad are Microsoft Word, Scrivener, FocusWriter and Apache OpenOffice Writer.WordPad alternatives are mainly Word Processors but may also be Note-taking Tools or Text Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WordPad.