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- Installer (MSI) Novapad is a modern, feature-rich Notepad alternative for Windows, built with Rust. It extends traditional text editing with multi-format document support, advanced accessibility features, and Text-to-Speech (TTS) capabilities.
It also includes an integrated MP3 audiobook player, a bookmark system for both text and audio, and the ability to create audiobooks directly from text using Microsoft voices (Edge Neural) and SAPI5, plus podcast recording from microphone and system audio.
⚠️ License Notice This project is source-available but NOT open source. Commercial use, redistribution, and derivative works are strictly prohibited.
- Native Windows UI Built directly on the Windows API for maximum performance and accessibility.
- Multi-Format Support
- Plain text files
- PDF documents (text extraction)
- Microsoft Word (DOCX)
- Spreadsheets (Excel / ODS via
calamine) - EPUB e-books
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) & Audiobook Creation
- Read documents aloud using Microsoft voices (Edge Neural) and SAPI5 (including OneCore)
- Create MP3 audiobooks directly from text
- Split audiobooks by fixed parts or by marker text (case sensitive, line start). Example: with "Chapter" it creates one part per chapter; it includes author/introduction in the first part up to the first Chapter. Other options: 2, 4, 6, 8 parts
- Supports both Microsoft voices and SAPI5/OneCore for playback and audiobook saving
- Add voices to favorites and switch quickly during reading
- Dictionary with user-defined word replacements applied during reading and audiobook creation
- MP3 Audiobook Player
- Open and play MP3 files
- Seek forward/backward using arrow keys
- Play/Pause with the Space bar
- Volume up/down using arrow keys
- Bookmarks
- Create and manage bookmarks for both text files and MP3 playback
- Quickly jump to saved positions in documents or audio
- Podcast Recording
- Record from microphone and/or system audio (File menu, Ctrl+Shift+R)
- Accessibility-Focused Designed to work correctly with screen readers such as NVDA and JAWS.
- Accessible Terminal
- Dedicated terminal window with stable output for screen readers
- Shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+P, Alt+I (input), Alt+O (output)
- Options: auto-scroll, strip ANSI, beep on idle, prevent sleep; choose cmd/PowerShell/Codex CLI
- RSS / Articles Reader
- Browse and import articles from RSS feeds
- Readable UI Options
- Text color and text size controls for better readability, including light/dark colors and larger sizes
- Editing tools
- Find in Files, Strip Markdown Tags, Normalize Whitespace, Hard Line Break
- Voice Tuning Options
- Set pitch, speed, and volume for voices (Microsoft and SAPI5), applied to reading and audiobook creation
- Modern Tech Stack Written in Rust for safety, performance, and reliability.
- YouTube Transcript Import
- Import YouTube captions with language selection and optional timestamps.
- Localization
- English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.
Ensure you have the Rust toolchain installed.
Formatting is enforced with cargo fmt --check.
Clippy runs in CI as advisory (Windows/TTS glue still emits warnings).
Core text logic is the target for stricter linting/tests.
git clone https://github.com/Ambro86/Novapad.git
cd Novapad
cargo build --releaseRun the application:
cargo run --releaseThis repository is published for transparency, evaluation, and personal use only.
- View and study the source code
- Build and run the software for personal or evaluation purposes
- Use the software for commercial purposes
- Redistribute the source code or binaries
- Fork this repository for redistribution
- Include this software in other products or projects
- Create or distribute derivative works without written permission
Text-to-Speech features may rely on Microsoft voices and are subject to Microsoft Terms of Service. Commercial usage is explicitly prohibited.
Refer to the LICENSE file for full terms.
Ambrogio Riili
