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WordPad

basic word processor included with Microsoft Windows
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WordPad

Summary

WordPad is a word processor[1]. WordPad ranks in the top 3% of word_processor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,332 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WordPad's instance of is recorded as word processor[3].
  • WordPad followed Microsoft Write[4].
  • WordPad's developer is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • WordPad's copyright license is recorded as Microsoft end-user license agreement[6].
  • WordPad's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[7].
  • August 24, 1995 marks the founding of WordPad[8].
  • WordPad was published on August 24, 1995[9].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as plain text[10].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as text file[11].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 0[12].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.0[13].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.1[14].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.2[15].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.3[16].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.4[17].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.5[18].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.6[19].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.7[20].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.8[21].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Rich Text Format, version 1.9[22].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, ECMA-376 1st Edition[23].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as WordPad Document[24].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as OpenDocument Text, version 1.0[25].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as OpenDocument Text, version 1.1[26].
  • WordPad's readable file format is recorded as OpenDocument Text, version 1.2[27].

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Publication

WordPad was released on August 24, 1995[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

WordPad followed Microsoft Write[4].

Why It Matters

WordPad ranks in the top 3% of word_processor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,332 views/month).[2] WordPad has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] WordPad is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Microsoft Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Charp238 · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Microsoft
    Copyright license → Microsoft end-user license agreement
    Instance of → word processor
    Readable file format → plain text, text file, Rich Text Format, version 0 +16
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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