AbiWord TEXT: Editor: Word Processor
All-Purpose Spell Checker (APSC) TEXT: Spellchecker
AllChars TEXT: Extended Characters; Form Filler
Atlantis Nova TEXT: Editor: Word Processor
Clipomatic TEXT: Clipboard utility
ConText TEXT: Editor: Code
Crypt Edit TEXT: Editor: Word Processor
eCleaner TEXT: Text Tool: Email Stripper
EditPad Lite TEXT: Editor: Code
Extended Character Map TEXT: Extended Characters
HTMSTRIP TEXT: Convert: HTML To Text And Tables
Jarte TEXT: Word processor for RTF and Plain Text
MetaPad TEXT: Editor
NoteTab Light TEXT: Editor
PDFCreator TEXT: Convert Text To PDF
Pdftk - the PDF Toolkit TEXT: PDF Tool
Programmer's File Editor (PFE) TEXT: Editor
PSPad TEXT: Editor: Code
SciTE TEXT: Editor: Code
TDiff (TextDiff) TEXT: Compare Text In
The Font Thing TEXT: Font Manager
Visual Thought TEXT: Organiser
Yankee Clipper III TEXT: Clipboard: Extender
NotePad[]
This is the ubiquitous text editor that comes with all versions of Windows. It is excellent for writing short notes. If you haven't done so already, I recommend putting a shortcut to NotePad in your Windows\SendTo or DocumentsAndSettings\username\SendTo folder. This makes it easy to see the content of some files that have no associated program.
NotePad Replacements[]
The following programs are often recommended due to additional functionality and/or customization.