Microsoft Is Adding a Simpler Text Editor than Notepad to Windows 11 Soon

Microsoft is adding a simpler text editor than Notepad to Windows 11 soon

Following the deprecation of WordPad, Microsoft has been adding a lot of features to Notepad, which has led to criticism from users who prefer Notepad for its no-frills simplicity. If you’re such a user, you might be interested to know that Microsoft is bringing a new minimalist text editor to Windows 11—one that runs in the Command Prompt. It’s called Edit and it “pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor, but with a modern interface and input c…

Microsoft says Windows 11 will soon ship with "Edit" text editor by default

Windows 11 already has a Notepad or OneNote/Word if you pay for Microsoft 365, but all of these apps are getting bloated with new features. If you just want to simply edit texts, there’s a new app by Microsoft, and it’s called “Edit,” which is a command-line-based text editor. It’ll ship on Windows 11 soon, according to Microsoft. Microsoft has been working on a new command-line text editor called Edit, which is available on GitHub to everyone n…