Software can be expensive, but free programs have been a mainstay of the desktop experience for decades, and today's offerings are more powerful than ever. To keep things free, software developers ...

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Copilot Vision on Windows now supports text input, letting Insiders chat and get visual insights without using voice.

Before getting started, you'll need AI credits to perform certain actions. Microsoft charges you a credit each time you use the AI in Windows and Office. You receive a certain number each month, ...

AI investments at Microsoft are reshaping the company. AI investments at Microsoft are reshaping the company. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, ...

A new version of Notepad for Windows 11 was released with support for Markdown, the popular markup language for all kinds of text. The update adds support for subheadings, italics and bold text, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Windows Insiders can generate AI stickers in Paint and text in Notepad by entering prompts. Based in London, Will is passionate about the intersection of tech and human lives, with bylines in BBC News ...

Writer's block is no match for Microsoft's latest AI infusion for its Notepad app. The long-neglected Notepad now has the ability to write custom content based on any prompt you feed it, so long as ...