Open source got five job interviews and Microsoft still won two of them.

FerrisPad handles massive text files without bogging down my PC.

Among the decades-old Windows apps to get renewed attention from Microsoft during the Windows 11 era is Notepad, the basic built-in text editor that was much the same in early 2021 as it had been in ...

I was sorely disappointed to learn that Jobs in his infinite wisdom decided to drop Notepad from the standard OS X application line-up when the PB was finally released. I used that application every ...

Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input. The feature is being introduced one year after Microsoft removed ...

Microsoft keeps improving and adding more features to the Windows 11 Notepad application, the latest being a built-in character counter. Until now, users who needed a quick way to count characters in ...

It looks like Notepad has been completely redesigned as it looks more attractive and modern on the outside. Note that users, if necessary, will be able to switch between classic and modern editing ...

Ever since Microsoft killed WordPad last year, the company has been shoving all kinds of new features into its once-minimal Notepad app, hoping to turn it into some kind of AI-laden WordPad successor.

The workaround here is pretty simple, thanks to Microsoft. They have now made apps like Notepad, Wordpad, and Paint Optional features on Windows. This means they can be uninstalled and reinstalled as ...