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Microsoft drops Copilot branding in Notepad for Windows 11 for everyone, but it’s really just a rename
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That's Notepad in the screenshot? I haven't used Windows in years, but I remember Notepad being the one that didn't do rich text. Did they just fold Wordpad into Notepad and add Copilot?
Basically yes
So now notepad is the worst of both worlds. It doesn't do rich text formatting but it does support some random markdown features. But only some, not all. So it's useless as a markdown editor.
Oh and it has tabs now and saves on exit, which fortunately you can turn off.
What they did to notepad was the final straw for me.
Yep.
They paywalled basic-ass Wordpad a few years ago. Yet another reason why I started using LibreOffice.
It doesn't do rtf. You can change the typeface but it applies to the whole document.
Wordpad is still available free, it's just not a default install.
Not really. WordPad supported rtf and things like embedded images. It has been obsoleted by MS.
Notepad doesn't do rtf, but they did add markdown support. Which I think is an ok feature. The bad part is the application now also includes AI and other unnecessary features and doesn't feel as snappy and fast as the old one.