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Notepad's best feature is its simplicity — and I'm worried Microsoft is slowly taking it away

As time goes on, Microsoft keeps adding more and more features to Windows, and it can be a good thing just as much as it can be a bad thing. Some features you can't imagine living without, and others ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Notepad's spellcheck needs a major overhaul

To me, it seems like Notepad's spellcheck is more word-focused instead of trying to identify the context and figure out which ...
Indiatimes

Notepad app on Windows is finally getting this basic yet important feature

The Notepad app in Windows 11 has received an update with design changes, tabbed browsing, and a character count feature. The character count is displayed at the bottom left side of the app, similar ...
GIGAZINE

Windows Notepad finally gets spell check and autocorrect features

Notepad, which has been included with Microsoft's MS-DOS and Windows for over 40 years, will be getting spell checking and autocorrect features in Windows 11. https ...
GIGAZINE

Microsoft adds AI features to Paint and Notepad, allowing you to add objects to the canvas, erase objects, rephrase text, adjust tone, and change the length of content

On November 7, 2024, Microsoft announced new features that use generative AI for the standard Windows apps Paint and Notepad. Select an area in your image using the Rectangle or Freeform Selection ...
techtimes

Microsoft Notepad: Old App Tests out New Tab Features for Windows 11

There was a recent spotting of a new feature for the Windows Notepad from Microsoft, centering on adding tabs for multiple files to work on or open via the application. It is one of the most famous ...
Windows Central

What you need to know

Windows Notepad now supports autocorrect and spellcheck. The features entered testing among Windows Insiders in March 2024 and have since started rolling out to general users. Notepad remains largely ...
Gizmochina

Notepad finally gains a character count feature after years of waiting

The new feature arrives in the latest Canary channel test build of Windows 11. It adds a character count display to the bottom left corner of the Notepad window. This mimics the behavior of other text ...
The Verge

Microsoft employee accidentally announces Notepad is getting tabs in Windows 11

A Microsoft employee tweeted a photo of the Notepad tabs before quickly deleting it. Oops. A Microsoft employee tweeted a photo of the Notepad tabs before quickly ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 10 Notepad is Getting Updated with Modern Features

It is always a good thing when Microsoft decides to remember some of their tried and true applications and actually give them an upgrade. Such is the case with the Registry Editor when they added an ...
ZDNet

New Windows 10 19H1 test build adds more Notepad features, other tweaks

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 19H1 test build adds more new features to Notepad. It also includes other sign-in, File Explorer, touch keyboard and other updates. Microsoft released the latest Fast ...