For years, we've been able to freely use all the features in Windows apps like Notepad and Paint. But those days seem to be gone. Yes, the core features are still freely accessible, but the latest AI ...

Microsoft announced "lightweight" formatting for Notepad earlier this month, and it’s now rolling out to Windows Insiders. Thankfully, users can opt out of the new formatting if they prefer the ...

Microsoft is also improving its widgets section in Windows 11 with the option to disable the feed of news. Microsoft is also improving its widgets section in Windows 11 with the option to disable the ...

Microsoft continues to improve Notepad with useful features in Windows 11. Microsoft continues to improve Notepad with useful features in Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool "Draw & Hold" feature that helps draw perfect shapes. Dubbed "Summarize," the new and highly-requested ...

Microsoft keeps improving and adding more features to the Windows 11 Notepad application, the latest being a built-in character counter. Until now, users who needed a quick way to count characters in ...

For years, Notepad has existed as a bare-bones text editor. No longer. Microsoft keeps adding to it, including a new update that includes capabilities that you might have expected in another Windows ...

In context: Microsoft is going in some very wild directions with Windows development, with Notepad being one of the most outstanding guinea pigs in AI and design experimentations. Notepad now has the ...

After more than four decades, Windows Notepad is getting a significant update. First released in 1983 in MS-DOS, the simple text editor predates Windows itself and has been available in every version ...