Features:

Single-window mode (SDI), multi-window mode (MDI)
Editing files larger than 64K (in general, the size of the edited file is theoretically unlimited)
Full Unicode string support on Unicode systems (NT/2000/XP/2003)
Working with Unicode encodings (UTF-16 little endian, UTF-16 big endian, UTF-8)
Working with any code page installed in the system
Working with DOS/Windows and Unix line feed formats (including saving)
File opening preview
Correct display of pseudographics
Editing files with the "Read Only" attribute;
Warning when trying to open a binary file
Multilevel rollback of actions
Search/replace text strings, escape sequences, as well as hexadecimal code search/replacement
Memorizing file encoding
Memorizing the carriage position in a file
List of last search/replace lines
List of recently opened files
Plugin support
Language module support
Printing

Changes:

Changed: significant window redrawing optimizations to reduce flickering.
Added: the ability to call the plugin's method s directly from /If(). For example:
/If(`AkelPad.Constants._X64 == 1`, `/Quit`, ``)Added: the ability to use /*comment*/ in the parameters of command line methods.
Fixed: Tab size control buttons (MDI) did not work.
Fixed: flashing of the main window on Win7.
Fixed: using variables in the "Execute" clause.
Fixed: the "Close all but active" command" (PMDI).
Fixed: selecting a line from the list in the search/replace dialog did not restore the item "From the beginning".