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The Notepad upgrade, cheaper YouTube TV, and Nova Launcher's new owner: News roundup

The tech news you may have missed this week.

Microsoft Paint Can Now Create AI-Generated Colouring Books, Notepad Updated With New Markdown Features

Microsoft said Colouring Book in Paint is an AI-powered feature that lets users create colouring book pages from a prompt.

Microsoft Notepad and Paint are getting new AI features, for some reason

Notepad and Paint for Windows 11 are getting yet more updates, but Microsoft should really be focusing on other in-box ...

Microsoft adds more AI features to Notepad in latest preview update

Microsoft emphasizes that these AI features are entirely optional and can be turned off in Notepad’s settings. This Windows ...
Make Tech Easier

Modern Windows Apps Are Too Heavy: 10 Lightweight Alternatives I Use Instead

The new crop of default Windows apps is too resource-hungry and inefficient — ditch them for these lightweight alternatives ...
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Microsoft Updates Notepad with Markdown Support and AI Features for Paint

Microsoft has released Notepad 11.2512.10.0 with expanded Markdown support and AI streaming, plus Paint 11.2512.191.0 with AI ...

Microsoft unveils wave of new Windows 11 features in Paint and Notepad — with better Markdown support and a new AI Color Book mode coming soon

Microsoft has unveiled a selection of new features coming to Paint and Notepad on Windows 11 soon that bring new AI ...
GitHub

Notepatch - a small (200 KB) and simple clone of Windows Notepad with a few fixes and enhancements

Notepatch tries to slightly enhance and fix some flaws of classic Notepad, but following the KISS principle. It's neither Notepad2 nor Notepad++, but still just a small and simple single-document (non ...