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Basic Notepad vs rEFInd - Boot Manager

A side-by-side look at Basic Notepad and rEFInd - Boot Manager. 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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rEFInd - Boot Manager

rEFInd - Boot Manager

System & Hardware

rEFInd is an open source boot manager for computers that use the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). It automatically detects operating systems and allows the user to select which one to boot from a graphical menu.

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