The best replacement for notepad is wordpad.

The best alternatives to notepad are rated as following:
★★★★★  wordpad
★★★★  notepad++
★★  winpad
★★  akelpad
★★  dreamweaver
★★  notebook
★  tablet
★  notepad
★  textpad
★  text editor
★  note pad
  ultraedit
  notepad2
  microsoft word
  pspad
  text edit

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Speaking about notepad, one probably shouldn't forget about spell check.

Other search terms related to notepad and their ratings are:
★★★★★ spell check
★ folder
spell checker
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