If you love the new ribbon UI available in Microsoft Office and other MS products, you'll definitely love this small but excellent Notepad for Windows.
"SalvoG92" @ DA has developed a cool Notepad "FluentNotepad" for Windows which comes with Office 2010 look-like ribbon UI.

It supports all basic Notepad functions and also allows you to minimize ribbons and put Quick Access toolbar below the ribbons similar to Office applications.
Its a wonderful work IMO. Its also portable so you don't need to install it. Simply extract the ZIP file and run the EXE file to launch it.
You can download it using following link:
You must install .NET Framework 4.0 to be able to run the app.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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Olli
VG: is it possible to translate this program ?
VG
^^ You should ask the developer about it. :)
EGA
VG : it doesn't work though I had install net frame work 4 :(
it say : "unable to find a version of runtime to run this application"
Tangmeister
*stares at the cute puppy eyes of the notepad thing*
:) I really think this app looks great. Totally using it.
Someone
Cool...
aatkco
The best thing about Notepad that it loads very fast, using this with a better GUI will take more time to load.
@simplePrashant
Will it show transparency in xp either?
MuTz777
Nice...but .NET v4 is needed...
Mike
nice alternative but takes a 'little' longer to load apart from that it's good.
it did lock my system on a couple of occasions though..Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Scripterkid
Pretty awesome. I'm so downloading it. :)