Microsoft has been betting big on AI, so Notepad’s expected AI integration doesn’t come as a complete surprise. The company has a $10 billion investment in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.

You might think that, as a generic text editor, Notepad would sit out Microsoft’s AI roadmap. Nope. And Microsoft is also testing shortcuts in which Copilot can be used to trigger often-used ...

Microsoft is testing AI-powered summaries in Notepad. In an update rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels, you’ll be able to summarize information in Notepad by ...

Microsoft's AI ambitions for Notepad first appeared just over a year ago. In November 2024, a "Rewrite" function turned up, with options to tweak text based on the tone, format, and length ...

Again, you can use all of the non-AI features of Notepad and Paint for free, just as always. But try to request a rewrite in Notepad or an image in Paint, and you'll be told that you need a ...

Even Microsoft’s Paint app is getting its own AI features called Generative Fill and Generative Erase. The new “fill” feature can edit and add visual features to your photos and drawings by ...

Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool "Draw & Hold" feature that helps draw perfect shapes.

Microsoft is adding an AI-powered Write feature to Notepad as part of Copilot Plus Write uses prompts to generate and refine text The update also enhances Paint with a sticker generator and the ...

AI tools have arrived in two of the most basic and long-serving Windows utilities. Here’s what they do and how you can turn them off if you prefer.

In the upper right-hand corner of Notepad, you should see a little “magic pen” icon. That’s the new Rewrite (preview) application. You may not see it if you don’t subscribe to Microsoft ...

Well, then the prompts to sign up for one of Microsoft 365’s AI plans started dropping, raising some serious questions and confusion about just how much you could use Notepad for free, as you ...

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature that will let you generate AI-powered summaries in Notepad. Drawing shapes is getting easier, too. Skip to main content ...