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Screenshot of the Windows 11 Notepad app with two tabs open
Upcoming Windows 11 Notepad feature will help you write with confidence

Microsoft's upcoming spell-checking tool for Notepad will help you express your ideas without worrying about spelling mistakes.

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From gaining Copilot support to promising to help users write text with different tones and lengths with "Cowriter", Microsoft's Notepad app in Windows 11 was in the news in the last couple of months for all the good reasons. In addition, Microsoft has another feature planned for Notepad to save you from typos.

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Latest Windows 11 betas introduces tabs in the Notepad app

Windows Insiders running the Beta channel version of Windows 11 can now enjoy tabs in the Notepad app, a feature once only Dev Channel insiders had.

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Microsoft has released two beta channel Windows 11 builds. There is build 22623.1255 for those with new features rolling out and also build 22621.1255 for those with new features off by default. Both are small releases, but the treat that'll come with these builds is the new tabbed interface in the Notepad app, which was once only available for Windows Insiders in the Dev channel.

Windows 11 is getting a new Notepad with dark mode support

Microsoft is rolling out a enw version of Notepad for Insiders testing Windows 11 in the Dev channel, adding dark mode support and more.

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Microsoft is rolling out a new version of the classic Notepad to Windows Insiders trying out Windows 11 in the Dev channel. As you might expect, the new app brings Notepad much more in line with the design language of Windows 11, including things like the Mica transparency effect and new iconography. Perhaps most importantly, the new app supports dark mode.