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Microsoft WordPad News: After nearly three decades of journey, Microsoft is killing its WordPad, the feature-deficient version of the company's paid service - Microsoft Word. Sharing an update in the recent Windows Insider Blog, the company said that WordPad will no longer be installed after a user performs a clean installation of the operating system (starting with the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build 26020 Canary channel). Plus, Microsoft noted that the service "will be removed on upgrade".

For the unversed, the company shared the first update about the deprecation of WordPad in September and said the text editor will no longer be updated. It recommended users shift to Microsoft Word for rich text document formatting. However, a noteworthy point is that the service is not free. So, here are three alternative apps you can download from the Microsoft Store to fill the vacuum of WordPad's exit.

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WPS Office

WPS Office Document Editor (Image:Microsoft Store)

The "All-in-one" office app to edit Word, Excel, PPT and PDF (limited functionality in free) files. According to the Microsoft Store description, WPS Office (developed by Kingsoft Office Software Corp.) supports multiple word file formats such as ".wps, .wpt, .doc, .dot, .docx, .dotx, .docm and .dotm". The app supports 14 languages and offers multiple templates to choose and edit based on a user's needs. It has the "capability to repair file damages" and can sync data across devices.

Trio Office

Trio Office UI (Image:Microsoft Store)

Developed by GT Office PDF Studio, Trio Office can deal with text documents. It can open file formats such as .docx, .doc, .dot, .docm, .dotx, .dotm, .rtf, .txt, .csv, .wps, .html, .xml, .pages, .pdb, .psw and more. Users can edit these files similar to what they can do on WordPad. The app also supports other file editing such as spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, images and others. You can check out the paid version to remove ads, insert pictures, tables and shapes, add templates, export PDFs and more.

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OfficeSuite

OfficeSuite Personal Office Pack and PDF Editor by MobiSystems can be another capable app to edit documents. The 5-in-1 office pack can deal with documents, excel sheets, slides, PDFs and more. Speaking of docs, it supports .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm, .doc, .dot, .Pages, .ODT, .rft, .txt and more files. It offers a range of templates, options to track changes and more features.

Apart from these apps, you can also check out Google Docs or Microsoft Office online for editing documents. These web utilities offer a wide scope to edit document files.