Microsoft revives DOS-era Edit in a modern shell

Microsoft brings the MS-DOS text editor back from the dead, sort of

Microsoft is reviving the classic MS-DOS Edit utility with a new open-source text editor built for Windows 11. Microsoft developers designed it to provide a native command-line...

Microsoft revives DOS-era Edit in a modern shell

Build: Fast, compact, useful? Who are you, and what did you do with Windows?

Microsoft has decided to surprise developers with a tool that combines nostalgia and modern functionality. During its annual Build 2025 conference, the company presented Edit, a new command-line text editor, completely open source, which promises to be the ideal companion for quick editing tasks without the need for heavy graphical interfaces. Why Edit and why now If you have ever worked with UNIX or Linux systems, surely you know Vim, Nano or E…