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 and the ...

If you’re such a user, you might be interested to know that Microsoft is bringing a new minimalist text editor to Windows 11—one that runs in the Command Prompt.

Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input.

Jun 02, 2025 10:50:00 Windows 11 Notepad finally supports formatting and Markdown, and you can switch back to the original Notepad in Settings ...

Want to enable dark mode in Notepad++ on Windows 10 or 11? Follow this quick guide to switch to a darker, eye-friendly theme easily.

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

The Notepad update has brought in the ability to use Rewrite, which is a Copilot feature that gets the AI to redraft any selected text (an ability seen in testing with Windows 11 late last year).

You likely already use Notepad regularly to jot down quick notes, but there are some alternatives to the popular Windows app that may offer you more features.

Microsoft is bringing AI capabilities to its simplistic Notepad app, which is known for its plain text functions, such as saving in .txt files. The new feature, called Rewrite will allow you to ...

You can make Text files open directly in Notepad++ instead of Notepad in Windows 11/10. Learn how to make Notepad++ as the default Text Editor.

Fortunately, Notepad++, a popular text editor for Windows, offers a robust solution through its Compare plugin.