Microsoft Dumps AI Into Notepad

Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad

: A simple text editor that dates back to Windows 1.0 is getting smartified

Why does Windows Notepad need Copilot Gen AI? Microsoft explains

Microsoft Notepad has been around since the earlier days of the PC. 1983 to be precise. I’m older than it, but just about. The idea is to jot down a few notes in plain text. It doesn’t have to be perfect prose. It doesn’t have to be ready to publish. It can just be a stream of consciousness. Something to refer back to, you know. A bloody shopping list! So why in the name of everything that’s holy does Windows Notepad need generative AI writing …

Microsoft is now testing AI-generated text in Windows Notepad

Both Paint and Snipping Tool are also getting new AI features of their own.