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

Microsoft is adding text formatting to its Windows Notepad app. The significant Notepad update is available for Canary and Dev Channel testers on Windows 11, and introduces bold and italic styling, ...

Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input. The feature is being introduced one year after Microsoft removed ...

Microsoft's veteran Notepad app is getting the generative AI treatment. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced a new feature for Notepad called Rewrite, which lets users edit their text using an AI model.

Windows 11 users now have a new Word-like spellcheck feature inside Notepad. Windows 11 users now have a new Word-like spellcheck feature inside Notepad. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...

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 ...

TL;DR: Microsoft Notepad for Windows 11 now supports table creation with an easy toolbar grid and enhanced AI-powered Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools for faster text generation. While these ...

Microsoft is one of the biggest names in the AI segment. The company has its own AI-powered assistant, Copilot, and has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT. The ...

Since the early days of Microsoft, Notepad has been known to be part of what Windows offers users, but it is only now that it has been upgraded to include new features to enjoy. Windows 11 users may ...

Users have spotted a new Cowriter feature in the latest build of Notepad. This Cowriter function could let you rewrite text, make text longer or shorter, and change the tone and format. Notepad’s ...

Get ready for a much more personal AI assistant from Microsoft. Get ready for a much more personal AI assistant from Microsoft. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all ...

Microsoft has temporarily suspended the automatic rollout of its Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices, as it reconsiders its AI integration strategy.