Features
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Popularity:
#23 in Word Processing Software (out of 1911 products)
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License:
Free; Paid upgrade available
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
98,873
- Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
August 20, 2008
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Previous Versions:
Publisher's description of Jarte
Jarte is a free, tabbed word processor based on the Microsoft WordPad word-processing engine built into Windows. Like WordPad, Jarte is fast, easy to use, reliable, requires little screen space, and creates documents perfectly compatible with Word. But Jarte reveals the WordPad engine's true hidden power by adding many features Microsoft never made available in the WordPad program. Jarte can even be run directly from a USB flash drive.
Version 3.3 adds a "Hot Connect" feature, which makes it easy to use Jarte for writing or spell checking in other text windows.
Editor's review of Jarte
5.0 stars
- "Jarte melds style and utility"
The first thing users of this freeware WordPad/Notepad replacement will notice is the unusual interface. Jarte actually uses a simple layout, with a default brushed-metal skin and mouse-over icons that reveal standard Menu bar drop-down menus, but this isn't your basic 1990s UI. Just the mere fact of having something different to look at is appealing, and generally it works well. The icons are a bit small, and there's a fair bit of empty space around them so they look somewhat bereft of context.
It turns out Jarte has two other interface schemes. One is an expanded "classic" layout, while the other is a minimalist and familiar Menubar. Behind these different approaches lies many familiar writing and note-taking tools bolstered by small tweaks that make Jarte's appeal obvious. A mouse-over chart icon gives you word, character, page, and line counts. Table, special character, and equation support make Jarte a good, lightweight editor, but the built-in scalable screen-capping utility push it towards greatness. The included spell-checker was adequate, but not great, although the clipboard can hold 25 items at once. DOC, RTF and TXT formats are supported, and there's an Export tool that converts documents into PDFs and HTML. Like other Notepad replacements, Jarte offers tabs for keeping multiple files open at once.
The stability issues and function failures of previous versions were non-existent in our latest test of Jarte. The clickless, mouse-over-based navigation may sound a bit intimidating, but it makes getting around in the app noticeably fast. If you're in the market for a Notepad or WordPad alternative, Jarte's mix of style and utility is about as different from the mainstream as you can get.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 54 votes
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Version: Jarte 3.3
"I finally have room for Jarte again on my new computer."
Pros: I love the fonts and the ability to save things and send them. Dresses up my email.
Cons: There is nothing I don't like about it. I had it before and I'm glad to be back.
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Version: Jarte 3.3
Pros: Very user friendly, does what it's supposed to, haven't had a single problem.
Cons: None that I can think of.
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Version: Jarte 3.3
Pros: Sure MS Word is better, but look how much you pay for it. This product is FREE and easy to use. MS Word 2007 will even convert Jarte's documents if you send a Jarte file to someone. Once you learn Jarte's buttons, this product is a snap!!!!
Cons: I have yet to encounter any. I only use word processors for simple things like letters or other small projects and this does them all for me.
Summary: Easy to use, FREE, Easy Installation, Spyware Free!
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Version: Jarte 3.3
Pros: Super interface and easy to use
Cons: There are other products out there, that offer more .
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Version: Jarte 3.3
Pros: There is not much I do not like.
Cons: But I have to agree with the above comment that there are others that offfer for free what you need to purchase the pro edition for with Jarte.
Summary: It's a good solid product, just not the best.
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