Release Notes

Version 1.0.0 - December 26, 2025

Initial Release

Welcome to Legacy Notepad, the lightweight and blazing-fast alternative to Windows Notepad! This release marks the debut of a notepad app that's 50x faster and uses only 2MB of RAM compared to the bloated 50MB of the standard version.

Key Features

• Ultra-Fast Performance: Instant startup and minimal memory footprint.
• Multiple Encodings: Support for UTF-8, UTF-8 BOM, UTF-16 LE, UTF-16 BE, and ANSI.
• Customization Options:
  • Font selection and size adjustment.
  • Window transparency.
  • Background images with multiple positioning modes.
  • Maximize button support.
• Drag & Drop: Easily open files by dragging them into the window.
• Full Editing Suite: Undo/Redo, Cut/Copy/Paste, Select All, Word deletion, Find/Replace, Go to Line.
• Zoom Controls: Zoom in/out and reset.
• Date/Time Insertion: Quick insert with F5.