Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. If you're one of those people who's lamenting the loss of a super-streamlined text editor in Windows 11 - now Microsoft has binned WordPad, and turned ...

Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer comes from an era at Microsoft when Notepad handled the simple stuff, and WordPad ...

Fed up with Microsoft bloating Notepad? An Ex-Microsoft engineer has shrunk it down to 2.5KB somehow.

Dave Plummer’s TinyRetroPad revives classic Notepad simplicity, stripping away AI, telemetry, and unnecessary modern clutter ...

Plummer is the man who claims to have created some major Windows features, including the original Task Manager application. Now, the YouTuber and retired developer shared ...

In brief: Notepad didn't change much in the first few decades following its debut in 1983. However, Microsoft has added several significant features to the cleartext editor in the years since Windows ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Simple text editors offer a way to edit or write plain text without fancy formatting or other features usually associated with word processors. Generally ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dave Plummer rebuilt Notepad in 2.5KB using only what Windows already ships, exposing how bloated Windows 11's own Notepad ...