Notepad update begins rolling out to Windows Insiders

[Donna Little]

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out updates for Notepad to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11.

Notepad (version 11.2510.6.0)​

In this update, we are introducing two new features—expanded formatting support with tables and streaming results for AI text features.

Tables​

We are expanding lightweight formatting in Notepad with support for tables! You can now easily insert tables in your document to help structure your notes. To get started, look for the new Table option in the formatting toolbar or by adding them using Markdown syntax directly. Once inserted, you can perform quick edits to add or remove rows and columns in the right-click context menu or from the Table menu in the toolbar. [caption id="attachment_178438" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Notepad open with table as part of formatted content with menu open to add new table in the formatting toolbar.[/caption]

Streaming Results for AI Text Features​

We are also improving the experience for Write, Rewrite, and Summarize with streaming result responses. Results will start to appear quicker without the need to wait for the full response, providing a preview sooner that you can interact with. [caption id="attachment_178439" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Notepad displaying generated summary appearing word by word.[/caption] Streaming support for Rewrite is limited to results generated locally on Copilot+ PCs at this time. To use Write, Rewrite, and Summarize in Notepad, you will need to sign in with your Microsoft account. FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Notepad. As always, we love getting feedback from the community and we will be looking out for your thoughts and suggestions on these updates! Thanks, Dave Grochocki, Principal Group Product Manager – Windows Inbox Apps

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[Sorrento]

Notepad is no longer a Notepad, a Notepad is what the original one was, (still living in system32 but near on impossible to use) its now becoming a fully fledged word processor, IF I want a word processor I will open one - Leave Notepad alone!

 

[Parkinsond]

Notepad is no longer a Notepad, a Notepad is what the original one was, (still living in system32 but near on impossible to use until MS remove it) its now becoming a fully fledged word processor, IF I want a word processor i will open one - Leave Notepad alone!

All I needed was a dark mode.

 

[deminimis]

Just bring back WordPad, and keep Notepad simple.