It's getting a bit too WordPad-y for my tastes.

Microsoft announced in a Windows Insiders blog post that its lightweight text editor Notepad is currently testing extended formatting capabilities with support for tables. The idea is to allow users ...

Were you thinking Microsoft has added AI to virtually its entire software lineup except for Notepad? Well, here comes an update to prove you wrong. Now rolling out to Windows Insiders in Windows 11 is ...

Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. Currently, this change is being rolled out to Windows 11 Insiders in the ...

Microsoft has finally released a spell check and autocorrect feature in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, forty-one years after the program was introduced in 1983. The new features have been tested by ...

If you thought Windows' humble, no-frills text editor would remain untouched by Microsoft's never-ending quest to monetize things, think again. The company dropped AI features for Notepad a few months ...

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 ...

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories, including updates for Windows Update, new features for Notepad, big Windows 11 updates, and more, in this Microsoft Weekly news recap. This week's ...

Windows' built-in apps often feel like they were included just to check a box. They get the job done, but barely. Thankfully, there are tons of lightweight alternatives that'll make your life much ...

Microsoft is continuing to refine the functionality of its built-in Notepad application in Windows 11. A significant update recently rolled out to members of the Windows Insider program, introducing a ...