For another notepad replacement that has recieved accolades from code-writing readers here, check out Notepad++. Programmer's Notepad is freeware, Windows only.

Notepad’s history also contains some interesting tidbits. The Windows XP source code leak revealed unused status bar codes meant to show file info.

Most code editors are similar to notepad.exe in that they are "text editors", but unlike notepad.exe they have functionality built into them to send the code into the compiler.

XML Notepad 2007 is themed around the same kind of just-the-text-ma'am simplicity of Windows' Notepad, but does add relevant features for markup language hacking.

Traditionally, Notepad has only supported text files which use Windows End of Line characters, and if these are missing – Unix, Linux and macOS text files don’t use them – then everything ...

Microsoft is bringing tabbed Notepad to more users and has a new option to copy 2FA codes from notification toasts.

A code discovery in Google’s latest Camera app for Pixel phones seem to confirm that Notepad foldable phone development hasn’t stopped.

The Notepad app is a handy tool; it allows you to create text files, store temporary texts, edit batch files, or sometimes even write codes. And usually, you don’t encounter any issues with this ...