Notepad is a useful app for Microsoft that has become important after shutting down WordPad but does it need the big AI push?

Microsoft is integrating more AI features into its Notepad app, a move that has left users questioning the necessity and impact on the app's simplicity.

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny ...

By adding formatting, toolbars, and especially mandatory sign-ins for AI functionality, Microsoft is turning the app into a bloated mess. In fact, it looks so much more like WordPad, which Microsoft ...

Microsoft is shoveling yet more features into the venerable Windows Notepad. This time it's support for tables, with some AI enhancements lathered on top.

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Notepad recently gained new formatting capabilities, including support for tables. Redmond developers described table support as an expansion of the editor's "lightweight" formatting features. Users ...

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