"Microsoft is continuing to shovel AI functionality into its Notepad application, with Windows Insiders the first test subjects. The latest update makes AI features like Summarize, Write, and Rewrite available on Copilot+ PCs without requiring a subscription. Since the update, users with Copilot+ PCs will be able to dispense with the subscription requirement and choose to run local models rather than cloud-based ones. Those with non-Copilot+ PCs that want a piece of the AI action, accessed via a right-click in Notepad, will need to subscribe."
"Notepad was the simplest of text editors and has been a part of Windows for decades. In recent years, Microsoft has tinkered with the application, loading it with AI features that users did not demand but received anyway. Those features can be turned off in Notepad's settings. Away from Notepad, Microsoft has also added the ability to save project files to Paint and an opacity slider - again, overkill for something that started life as a bitmap botherer."
Microsoft has added AI capabilities to Notepad, rolling the changes out first to Windows Insiders. The update enables Summarize, Write, and Rewrite on Copilot+ PCs without a subscription and allows those devices to run local models rather than cloud-based ones. Users on non-Copilot+ hardware must subscribe to access AI via a right-click in Notepad. The new features remain optional and can be disabled in Notepad's settings. Microsoft also added project-file saving and an opacity slider to Paint and quick markup to the Snipping Tool. Questions remain about the necessity of AI-dependent features for essential apps.
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