Notepad spellcheck finally added after 41 years, satisfying long-time user demand for essential feature. Limited by lack of major text editing options, Notepad remains useful for unmodified text input ...

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 ...

After first rolling out Notepad spell-check to select Windows Insiders in March, Microsoft is now releasing it to all Windows 11 users. UPDATE 7/8: Microsoft is now fully rolling out spell-check and ...

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 ...

You might think that, as a generic text editor, Notepad would sit out Microsoft’s AI roadmap. Nope. And Microsoft is also testing shortcuts in which Copilot can be used to trigger often-used actions, ...

Microsoft is releasing a new preview version of Notepad. It includes a brand new UI and a dark mode (finally!) It's available now for Insiders in the Dev Channel. Notepad is an app that has been part ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2024, Microsoft officially removed WordPad from Windows 11, in a blow to longtime users of the app. WordPad was a useful tool for many, offering a middle-ground between the simplicity of Notepad ...