Microsoft keeps improving and adding more features to the Windows 11 Notepad application, the latest being a built-in character counter.

There is one method that you can use to launch Notepad in a truly maximized state, and that is with a specially configured shortcut.

As part of its efforts to add AI everywhere, Microsoft is now bringing AI features to the popular Paint and Notepad apps on Windows 11.

Notepad won't require a Microsoft account to use, despite the initial impression. The sign-in prompt is actually for Copilot, not Notepad itself. Impending worry about future app requirements ...

Microsoft has added bold, italic, and Markdown support to Notepad for Windows 11, updating the famously simple text editor with formatting tools.