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Windows Notepad's text formatting is now rolling out, whether you asked for it or not

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 ...
Ars Technica

Windows Notepad’s midlife renaissance continues with spellcheck and autocorrect

Whatever else you can say about Windows 11—and whatever you think about its pushy tendencies and the Copilot feature that has been rolled out to pretty much everyone despite being labeled a ...
PC World

41 years later, Windows Notepad finally gets spell check

Though it’s intentionally simple and there are some excellent alternatives, Microsoft’s humble Notepad text editor has gained a massive following through sheer ubiquity. Today it finally gets a ...
BGR

You Have To Pay For Windows Notepad If You Want To Use AI

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 ...
TweakTown

Microsoft silently adds spellchecking, autocorrect to Windows Notepad... only took 41 years

After initially upgrading Notepad with the new and enhanced features back in March 2024 for insiders, the upgraded Notepad app is now official in Windows 11... very quietly, we might add. If you're ...
The Verge

Not even Notepad is safe from Microsoft’s big AI push in Windows

It’s the year of the AI PC, after all. It’s the year of the AI PC, after all. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.
Bleeping Computer

Windows Notepad to get AI text summarization in Windows 11

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 ...
PC World

I told Windows Notepad’s new AI to turn Nvidia’s fail into poetry

Windows 11 has quietly added a new feature to your PC: AI-powered editing to the Windows 11 Notepad app, called Rewrite. In November, Microsoft began testing the addition of AI rewrite capabilities in ...
ZDNet

Windows Notepad gets spellcheck and autocorrect, after 41 years

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techtimes

Windows 11’s New Notepad Gets Dark Mode Support, and MORE—Here’s How to Try it Now

Windows 11's new Notepad app is getting a significant modern design change with the introduction of dark mode, among other new handy features. UKRAINE - 2021/06/24: In this photo illustration a ...
Windows Central

Microsoft looks to be bringing tabs to the Notepad app on Windows 11

A screenshot of an internal build of Windows Notepad has appeared online The screenshot reveals a version of the app with tabs Notepad will be the latest app, after File Explorer, to receive tabs on ...