Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny ...

Notepad recently gained new formatting capabilities, including support for tables. Redmond developers described table support as an expansion of the editor's "lightweight" formatting features. Users ...

Microsoft is again beefing up Notepad in Windows 11, giving the increasingly not-so-lightweight editor a fresh power in terms ...

Artificial intelligence is steadily moving into the most unexpected corners of our digital lives. While most conversations around AI are dominated by large language models and futuristic agents, ...

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A new version of Notepad for Windows 11 was released with support for Markdown, the popular markup language for all kinds of text. The update adds support for subheadings, italics and bold text, ...

What if the humble Notepad, a tool synonymous with simplicity, suddenly became your most powerful writing assistant? With the integration of Copilot, Microsoft has transformed this classic text editor ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is ushering in a lightweight text editor for Windows 11 called Edit, which it says pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor experience, but with a suitably modern interface. It's ...

Microsoft has started rolling out an update to Notepad for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. The updated version 11.2504.50.0 brings lightweight formatting options to the ...

Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad. They're open to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11, though some require ...

Writer's block is no match for Microsoft's latest AI infusion for its Notepad app. The long-neglected Notepad now has the ability to write custom content based on any prompt you feed it, so long as ...

For the first time ever, you'll need a paid subscription to access some features in Microsoft apps Notepad and Paint. Newer artificial intelligence capabilities have been added to these apps, such as ...