Notepad on Windows 11 is finally getting a character count::Microsoft is finally adding a character count to Notepad on Windows 11. It’s in testing alongside the ability to hide the news feed in the widgets panel.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Microsoft has been gradually improving its built-in Notepad app on Windows 11 in recent years, and now, it’s finally getting a character count.
This is the latest addition in a line of changes to Notepad this year, with the app recently getting a new autosave option that lets you close it without seeing the pop-up save prompt every time.
Microsoft has also added tabs to Notepad, a dark mode, and even a virtual fidget spinner.
Alongside the Notepad changes in this latest Windows 11 test build, the widgets section of the OS is also getting some improvements.
I’m personally glad you’ll be able to hide this because it’s typically full of low-quality news articles and junk that I don’t want to see inside a built-in feature in Windows.
As always, these features are being tested, and it’s possible Microsoft might make some changes here and there, but I’d expect to see these changes appear for all Windows 11 users in early 2024.
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Then what is even Charactercountpad for?!
Wordpad is the step after Notepad, not Notepad again.
Just use VSCode ffs.
Also, yes I endorse VSCode wholeheartedly but do whatever works for you.
Notepad++ is fine for the vast majority of people.
I thought wordpad was going away.
You lost me with all the ads baked into the OS. You’re not gonna win me back with… checks notes Notepad.
Disgusting! I want my original Notepad with 65535 ASCII only character limit back!
