Is Notepad getting too bloated these days? If you're of that opinion, you won't like what Microsoft has planned next.

If you thought Windows' humble, no-frills text editor would remain untouched by Microsoft's never-ending quest to monetize things, think again. The company dropped AI features for Notepad a few months ...

Notepad has quietly evolved over the past few years, and image support could mark its biggest shift yet, especially after Microsoft removed WordPad from Windows and left a gap for richer editing. The ...

Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool "Draw & Hold" feature that helps draw perfect shapes. Dubbed "Summarize," the new and highly-requested ...

Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.

In March, Microsoft started testing an update to the venerable Notepad app that added spellcheck and autocorrect to the app’s limited but slowly growing set of capabilities. The update that adds these ...

Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...

Microsoft has patched a severe security vulnerability tied to Notepad's Markdown feature. Here's what you need to know to ...

The Snipping Tool is also getting a handy way to draw straight lines. The Snipping Tool is also getting a handy way to draw straight lines. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to ...

Microsoft confirms CVE-2026-20841, a Remote Code Execution flaw in Windows 11 Notepad via Markdown links. Patch now rolling ...