Notepad has become Microsoft's favourite text tool since WordPad was shut down and with new AI features and Copilot, this is a new app.

The problem with Notepad until fairly recently was that it was technically old-fashioned. It was a classic Win32 desktop app because it came out of an era in which that was a developer's only real ...

Microsoft’s Notepad on Windows, long recognised for its simplicity and utility as a tool for removing text formatting, is now receiving a significant update that introduces new formatting capabilities ...

Microsoft is updating Notepad again. The latest indignity for the veteran Windows text wrangler? Text formatting. I do not understand why Microsoft cannot leave well enough alone and just let Notepad ...

Notepad is getting light text formatting abilities in testing, in yet another move to extend the feature set of the app which has proved predictably divisive.

Microsoft is rolling out a long-anticipated update to Notepad, and it is one that many users have been hoping for. Starting Friday, Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels of Windows 11 can ...

Notepad also now supports hyperlinks and bullet-point lists. A toggle button in the status bar at the bottom of the window allows users to switch between formatted Markdown and raw Markdown syntax.

With Notepad now getting text formatting options like Bold, Italics and Markdown, it looks like the app may finally emerge as a viable WordPad alternative.

Microsoft is bringing rich formatting and Markdown support to Notepad, modernizing the app with bold, italics, lists, links, and headings.

Notepad is getting lightweight formatting support on Windows 11. It brings Markdown-style input with support for headers, lists, and hyperlinks.

Microsoft is adding text formatting support to Notepad. You’ll be able to use bold and italic options, alongside hyperlinks and Markdown support.