The interface is wonderfully uneventful, which is exactly how I like my text editors.

How did Notepad become bloated?

Writer's block is no match for Microsoft's latest AI infusion for its Notepad app. The long-neglected Notepad now has the ability to write custom content based on any prompt you feed it, so long as ...

In November, Microsoft began testing an update that allowed users to rewrite or summarize text in Notepad using generative AI. Another preview update today takes it one step further, allowing you to ...

Since last year, it has been possible to summarize texts and adjust the tone of your writing in Notepad, using Microsoft’s AI tool Copilot. In the latest beta version of Notepad (11.2504.46.0), it is ...

Damn you Microsoft! I am a notepad addict. If you look at my taskbar at any time and you will see at least 5 notepads, usually a lot more running at one time. Why? Because it is fast and small I use ...

Newly discovered code in a test version of Microsoft's Notepad seems to indicate that the simple text program will soon add a generative AI feature to help people write in the app. Microsoft has made ...

Ben Smith is a writer based in Los Angeles, California who has been covering consumer tech for at least five years. He's written thousands of articles for various sites about laptops, tablets, and ...