WhatPad

Developed as a means to significantly improve work in an office environment, the computer can now be used for a large variety of purposes. Writing is one of the most common, with specialized applications offering powerful editing, enhancement and creation tools. On the other hand, WhatPad keeps everything simple, providing a decent environment in which to write down ideas.

Truth be told, the application manages to make a poor first impression through its rough interface. The upper toolbar holds all functions the application comes equipped with, leaving a lot more to be desired, both in terms of design and variety of features.

Needless to say that the center area is your canvas, where most work is done. Text can be customized with any font you have installed on your computer, colored in different styles, adjusted in size, as well as more basic options. Amongst others, you can also arrange paragraph layout to carefully fit it in your page.

However, this is where functionality ends, the application literally keeping features simple. There are no indicators to get an idea regarding number of characters used, nor words and not even multiple pages, text automatically adding up in the same canvas.

What's more, in terms of file support, you can only import and export RTF files, and importing is limited to the integrated file explorer, because drag and drop is not supported. There is the possibility to directly print out documents on a sheet of paper, if you happen to have a printer connected to your computer.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that WhatPad is a poor choice when it comes to text editing applications, especially that the market is crowded with lightweight, but powerful alternatives. Functionality, as well as flexibility are poorly handled, with limited editing options and little support for text files other than rich text format.