# Looking for a good Android App similar to Windows Word Pad.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-app-similar-to-windows-word-pad/853253>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 6, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-app-similar-to-windows-word-pad/853253 "2020-05-06T05:27:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-app-similar-to-windows-word-pad/853253/1 "2020-05-06T05:27:53Z")

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I’ve used Windows Word Pad for over 20 years. It’s easy to use and provides the basic features I need. Great little program for memos or email.

desired features  
Font size, Text Formatting (underline, bold, italics, color)  
Hyperlink - click and you open a web page  
Text can be copied/pasted into Email or a PDF editor without messing up the layout.

I was very disappointed Wordpad is not in the Android App Store.

Have you found a similar program with these features?

I’ve tried a couple Apps.  
**Fast Notepad** is easy to use. It creates hyperlinks. Just paste the URL. Sadly it doesn’t support Font Size or text formatting.

I tried selecting the text and pasting into GMail and FoxIt, my PDF App. My layout was trashed. It was a long stream of words.

I can’t access the the Fast Notepad file to use as a email attachment.

Fast Notepad organizes the docs in it’s own folder.

What do you use to write short documents?

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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-app-similar-to-windows-word-pad/853253/2 "2020-05-06T05:39:24Z")

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look for the android version of google docs

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-app-similar-to-windows-word-pad/853253/3 "2020-05-06T06:24:22Z")

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😃

That’s exactly what I needed.

I quickly typed my letter and saved.  
Print to PDF

Now I can attach the PDF in email.

Worked great.

I just uninstalled FoxIt and Fast Notepad. Don’t need them!

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-app-similar-to-windows-word-pad/853253/4 "2020-05-06T06:53:11Z")

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youre welcome … funny tho ive never used it tho i just know a lot of people thinks its better than anything ms makes