Microsoft updates Notepad with more formatting tools, Paint gets more AI

Microsoft is adding more stuff to some of Windows 11's inbox apps. This time, Notepad and Paint get new features, including ...

Microsoft adds more AI features to Notepad in latest preview update

Microsoft emphasizes that these AI features are entirely optional and can be turned off in Notepad’s settings. This Windows ...
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Microsoft says Notepad on Windows 11 is now “elevated”, as it adds new AI features (completely optional)

"Your essential text editor, elevated," says Microsoft when you open one of the world's once simplest text editors, Notepad, ...
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Microsoft Updates Notepad with Markdown Support and AI Features for Paint

Microsoft has released Notepad 11.2512.10.0 with expanded Markdown support and AI streaming, plus Paint 11.2512.191.0 with AI ...
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Microsoft Is Turbocharging Notepad And Paint With New Generative AI Tools

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) tools, companies are leaving no stone unturned. Even Notepad, the humble little text editor in Windows, is getting a generative AI upgrade. Same goes for ...
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Windows 11 January Update Breaks Notepad, Snipping Tool and Other Apps

Microsoft's January 2026 security update has broken Windows 11 apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, introducing dual bugs ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Notepad and Paint, of All Apps, to Get AI Writing and Generative Fill Tools

Microsoft has started testing the integration of AI into two of its longstanding Windows applications, Paint and Notepad. These new AI-powered tools are currently available for Windows 11 Insiders in ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Notepad to get AI-powered rewriting tool on Windows 11

Microsoft has started testing AI-powered Notepad text rewriting and Paint image generation tools four decades after the two programs were released in the 1980s. These AI "experiences" (as the company ...