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Why is Windows Notepad getting 'active development'?
Let's wind the clock back to ~2008. Microsoft's solutions for "word processing" were: Microsoft Word (you had to pay at least ~£80 for this generally speaking) Microsoft Works (often bundled free...
It’s funny how Notepad went from being the most ignored app in Windows to suddenly getting all this love. I think part of the reason is that plain text editing has made a comeback—devs, sysadmins, even casual users rely on it for quick edits, logs, configs, or just jotting down notes without Word bloat. With WordPad on the way out, Notepad is kind of being “promoted” as the lightweight editor that fills that gap. Tabs, dark mode, spellcheck, and now AI tie into Microsoft’s broader push to make every app AI-ready. Feels like Notepad is finally being treated as a first-class citizen after decades of neglect.