Before I dove headfirst into the self-hosting rabbit hole, PDF manipulation tools were the bane of my existence. Between ...

The classic FPS Doom has been ported to just about everything you can think of. This ranges from other appliances, to inside PDF files and the humble Notepad. Now, it can also serve as your screen ...

OneNote has its own issues - it stores your data in opaque formats and offers very little transparency or portability, so ...

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny pocket of simplicity isn’t safe from the AI wave sweeping through Microsoft ...

The latest update for Notepad adds the ability to create and paste in tables, giving the text editor some expanded functionality for handling data. Microsoft is also upgrading Notepad's AI ...

Artificial intelligence is steadily moving into the most unexpected corners of our digital lives. While most conversations around AI are dominated by large language models and futuristic agents, ...

In this post, we are going to talk about what is an LRC file and how you can create LRC files in Windows 11/10. LRC is a short form for LyRiCs; it is a standard file format that stores lyrics and lets ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to ...

What if the humble Notepad, a tool synonymous with simplicity, suddenly became your most powerful writing assistant? With the integration of Copilot, Microsoft has transformed this classic text editor ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is ushering in a lightweight text editor for Windows 11 called Edit, which it says pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor experience, but with a suitably modern interface. It's ...

Microsoft has started rolling out an update to Notepad for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. The updated version 11.2504.50.0 brings lightweight formatting options to the ...

Recap: Since Windows 11 launched in 2021, Notepad has received some of the most significant updates in its 42-year history. While the plaintext editor has traditionally served as a lightweight ...