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The Notepad that knew too much: Humble text editor gets unnecessary AI infusion

Copilot+ PC users can run the AI models locally. Others may need a subscription. Microsoft is continuing to shovel AI ...
PC Magazine

Windows AI Updates Will Rewrite Text in Notepad, Edit Images in Paint

The rewrite tool will generate three versions of your highlighted text at a time. In Paint, generative fill will let you add different objects or visual effects in a selected area. Microsoft is adding ...
Windows Report

Microsoft adds local AI writing tools in Notepad

Notepad gets Copilot-powered AI features like Summarize, Write, and Rewrite, with local model support in version 11.2508.28.0 ...
PC World

Windows 11 killed WordPad, but Notepad is absorbing its formatting skills

For years, Notepad has existed as a bare-bones text editor. No longer. Microsoft keeps adding to it, including a new update that includes capabilities that you might have expected in another Windows ...

Windows 11 Notepad will soon let you generate text using on-device AI models — no subscription required

Microsoft has announced that an upcoming update to Windows Notepad will enable support for generating and summarizing text ...

Notepad's AI writing features will soon run locally on Copilot+ PCs

CoPilot+ PC owners have a new perk in the pipeline. Your AI PC will soon perform Notepad's AI writing features on-device — no ...