As a long-time Notepad user, I’m hearing some buzz about changes coming to the app in Windows 11, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Microsoft is letting people in the Windows Insider program – specifically those using the Canary and Dev Channels – try out a couple of new features right now. It’ll be interesting to see how these updates shake things up!
Microsoft announced the additions recently in a blog post.
Notepad is getting an update that lets you create tables directly within your notes. This feature is currently available for those testing out experimental versions of the app, allowing for better organization of text.
Notepad supports adding tables through a formatting toolbar or by using Markdown syntax.
Microsoft is continuing to improve Notepad’s formatting options, recently adding support for tables. This follows their May update which introduced features like bold, italics, hyperlinks, lists, and headings.
Notepad has also added some new, and potentially surprising, features. When you use its Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools, responses now appear faster thanks to a new streaming capability.
While making Notepad faster is usually a good thing, many users have expressed that they don’t want AI features included in the app, and the increased speed doesn’t change that.
Notepad backlash
Many have already complained about Microsoft adding more AI to Notepad.
I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion online, particularly on Reddit, about Notepad. One user, chobolicious88, really hit the nail on the head – people are frustrated that Microsoft doesn’t seem to be letting Notepad stay simple and fast. The sentiment is that Microsoft is adding unnecessary features instead of focusing on what makes Notepad great in the first place.
Similar sentiments were shared by several people in the same thread.
User FrozeGate expressed frustration with recent changes to Notepad, saying it’s become bloated with unwanted AI features and unnecessary additions. They feel it’s lost its simplicity and usefulness as a quick note-taking tool, suggesting that Microsoft might as well have everyone switch to Word.
People playfully pointed out that Microsoft seemed to discontinue WordPad, then slowly started incorporating its features into Notepad.
Honestly, I’m starting to get really tired of all this AI stuff. It feels like Microsoft and other big tech companies are just shoving AI into *everything*, even places where it doesn’t really need to be. The recent changes to Notepad are just the latest example, and a lot of us are starting to feel seriously frustrated with it all.
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