Many downloadable ZIP archives have DIZ and NFO files included within them. GetDiz is a freeware Notepad replacement which can display ASCII art correctly while maintaining an incredible speed, ease of use and small size.

FileSee is a powerful All-In-One file viewer. It is a mixtinite of Text viewer, image viewer, flash player, mp3 player, midi player, hex editor, html viewer, rm player and Zip decompresser.

GWD Text Editor English is an excellent professional editor designed so that programmers can write their own source code. GWD Text Editor English comes equipped to be able to write code in C, C++, Java and also Javascript (including autocorrection).

Pad is the world's first powerful text and HTML editor to include both an image viewer and a word processing function. The new text editor provides syntax highlighting, unlimited undo and a powerful search and replace engine with regular expressions.

CDBF is a powerful database viewer and editor that lets individuals and business users access databases directly without programming via the familiar Windows interface. This small and handy utility offers everything you need for working with database

Notepad Mobile, by Orneta is a simple and easy to use text editor and viewer for Windows Mobile based devices. You can create, view and edit simple or complex documents with ease. Notepad Mobile supports any type of text file.

CDBF for DOS is a powerful database viewer and editor that lets individuals and business users access databases directly without programming via the text interface. The program can repair corrupt database file headers.

Windows file manager with dual directory display, built-in file viewer, text editor, and zip support. Copy, move, delete, wipe, rename, compare, split, join, execute, sort, print, and search files. Set datestamps and attributes.

A professional hex editor for manipulating binary files, disk drives, and system processes, particularly helpful in the areas of hex-byte editing, byte-pattern analysis, for example: IT security.

PDF-XChange Viewer is a free alternative viewer for PDF documents, which lets you see how to make notes on them.