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Basic Notepad vs Microsoft Reader

A side-by-side look at Basic Notepad and Microsoft Reader. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Basic Notepad

Basic Notepad

Office & Productivity

Basic Notepad is a simple text editor for Windows that allows users to open, edit, and save plain text documents. It has basic formatting functions like font and text size changes. Useful for quickly taking notes or writing short documents.

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Microsoft Reader

Microsoft Reader

News & Books

Microsoft Reader is an e-book reader software developed by Microsoft. It allowed users to read e-books in .lit format which supported highlighting and taking notes. It was discontinued in 2012.

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