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Safe Text

Safe Text is a free and open source plain text editor for Windows. It provides a minimal interface for quickly creating and editing text documents without formatting.

What is Safe Text?

Safe Text is a free and open source plain text editor for Windows. It provides a clean and simple interface for creating and editing text documents without any formatting or distractions.

Some key features of Safe Text include:

  • Minimalist design to focus on text content
  • Customizable interface with multiple themes
  • Fast and lightweight even with large documents
  • Keyboard shortcuts for improved efficiency
  • Supports major text encodings like UTF-8 and Unicode
  • Portable app that can run from USB drives
  • Open source software with community support

If you need a no-frills writing environment to create notes, code, writing drafts or other plain text documents quickly, Safe Text is an excellent free choice for Windows users looking for a lightweight alternative to bloated word processors.

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Telegram

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Signal

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Matrix.org

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Tox

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Zulip

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Keybase

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RetroShare

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