Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool "Draw & Hold" feature that helps draw perfect shapes.

Following the deprecation of WordPad, Microsoft has been adding a lot of features to Notepad, which has led to criticism from users who prefer Notepad for its no-frills simplicity. If you’re ...

Microsoft has started testing AI-powered Notepad text rewriting and Paint image generation tools four decades after the two programs were released in the 1980s.

Microsoft has given one of its workhorse applications a long-needed update in Windows 11. In a recent update, Microsoft has finally added spellcheck and autocorrect to Notepad, the operating ...

But for regular users of Windows Notepad, the wait might have been far longer than they bargained for. Microsoft is finally going to add autocorrect and spell check to the app, 41 years after it ...

In another big AI push, Microsoft is adding the ability to summarize articles in Notepad in the Windows 11's Insider program. The feature is likely to be locked behind a paywall. You'll also be ...

Notepad will additionally have a pair of registry keys: To control whether end of line characters are modified when text is pasted; and whether Windows line endings are forced when the enter key ...

Microsoft has announced that on May 30, 2025, it will provide a notepad with basic formatting such as bold, italics, and hyperlinks, as well as support for the lightweight markup language ...

So if Microsoft does deem this tabbed Notepad version ready for release, we won't need to wait for 2023's big update to get it. Related Stories How to get Doom running in Windows’ notepad.exe ...