SmallTextPad

A lightweight Java text editor with encryption and multi-language support.

Features

Simple text editing with undo/redo
File encryption (.sstp format)
Multi-language support (English, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese)
Cross-platform (Java 21+)
Print support
File history tracking

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Available Packages

Package	Platform	Size
SmallTextPad.jar	All (Java 21+)	2.03 MB
smalltextpad_1.5.1_amd64.snap	Linux (amd64)	130 MB
smalltextpad_1.5.1_arm64.snap	Linux (arm64)	130 MB
smalltextpad_1.5.1_amd64.deb	Debian/Ubuntu	2.92 MB
smalltextpad-1.5.1-3.fc42.noarch.rpm	Fedora/RHEL	2.93 MB
smalltextpad-1.5.1-3.fc42.src.rpm	Fedora source RPM	2 MB
SmallTextPad-x86_64-1.5.1-3.flatpak	Flatpak (x86_64)	41.3 MB
SmallTextPad-windows-appimage.zip	Windows (portable)	47 MB

Installation

Requirements

Java 21 or higher

Snap (Linux)

sudo snap install smalltextpad

DEB (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo dpkg -i smalltextpad_1.5.1_amd64.deb

RPM (Fedora/RHEL)

sudo rpm -ivh smalltextpad-1.5.1-3.fc42.noarch.rpm

Flatpak (Linux)

If you use Flatpak (Flathub) you can install the app from the remote (if published):

flatpak install flathub io.github.gcclinux.SmallTextPad

To install the provided local Flatpak bundle file (downloaded from the release page):

# install for the current user
flatpak install --user --reinstall ./SmallTextPad-x86_64-1.5.1-3.flatpak

# or system-wide (requires sudo)
sudo flatpak install --reinstall ./SmallTextPad-x86_64-1.5.1-3.flatpak

Run after install:

flatpak run io.github.gcclinux.SmallTextPad

JAR (All platforms)

java -jar SmallTextPad.jar

Build Documentation

Want to build SmallTextPad from source or create packages for distribution? Check out our comprehensive build guides:

📦 Package Build Guides

Format	Platform	Documentation
JAR	All Platforms	📄 JAR Build Guide
Snap	Linux Universal	📄 Snap Build Guide
Flatpak	Linux Universal	📄 Flatpak Build Guide
RPM	Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE	📄 RPM Build Guide
Windows	Windows	📄 Windows Build Guide