Microsoft Introduces a New Version of Notepad for Windows

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In addition, Notepad also has a dark mode. According to Microsoft, this is one of the top feature requests it's received over the years.

Dark mode can be turned on manually or simply let Notepad align based on system settings. In other words when Windows 11 uses dark mode, Notepad also switches to the same mode.

Microsoft has also introduced a new find and replace experience, and Notepad now has a multiple undo feature as well. This is also a feature request that is mentioned by many users.

New Notepad has more exciting improvements

But of course, Microsoft does not want to stop here and in the latest announcement, the company said there will be many other improvements to support Windows 11 users in the near future.

Microsoft shares: "Productivity, performance, and reliability are paramount in Notepad. No matter how you incorporate Notepad into your workflow, we'll make sure Notepad continues to excel. In those areas. In the preview we're releasing today, there are several issues that we'll be addressing in future updates."

The company also mentions some issues related to entering text in different languages, and in certain cases, errors can occur when using Shift + clicking to select text or when scrolling. In addition, Microsoft is continuing to improve performance when opening large content files.

It is not clear when Microsoft will officially launch the new version of Notepad for Windows 11 users.