Microsoft is distributing new preview versions of the rudimentary text editor Notepad in the Insider channels. It now learns advanced text formatting and also allows Markdown-style input.

Microsoft Paint and Notepad are getting new AI features that can add and remove images from photos and offer rewrites of text.

Microsoft's Notepad is getting a major update with new text formatting options like bold, italic, and hyperlinks. Users can also use generative AI for writing assistance. The update is currently ...

Windows 11 Notepad finally supports formatting and Markdown, and you can switch back to the original Notepad in Settings This article, originally posted in Japanese on 10:50 Jun 02, 2025, may ...

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.

Microsoft has added bold, italics, lists, hyperlinks, and even Markdown to the Windows Notepad app, making it look more and more like the now-defunct WordPad.

Windows Notepad is getting a new AI 'Rewrite' tool that will let you highlight text and tap into generative AI to rewrite and change it.