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The secure notepad tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about encrypted text editors for Windows, focusing on open-source, lightweight tools that use standard encryption like AES. Users seek alternatives to password managers like KeePass when data is free-form rather than structured. Common requirements include a single executable, no heavy frameworks like Java or .NET, password confirmation to prevent typos, and active development. The tag reflects a need for secure, portable notepad solutions that can be decrypted with other tools such as 7-Zip or GnuPG, often in the context of protecting passwords or sensitive text from hacking.
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    [SOLVED] Secure notepad?

    Hello, In case my computer gets hacked, I want to keep passwords safe into an encrypted file. Since the data I have is free-flow, KeePass won't do since it expects data to be in neat columns (logon, password, etc.) After checking several apps, I came up with the following requirements: 1...
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