After 40 Years, Microsoft Finally Did It

Notepad has been updated.

Olha Bahaieva
UX Designers Club
Published in
1 min readJul 8, 2024

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There is nothing simpler than a Notepad. Whether you use Mac or Windows, this is your friend for quick notes and works with text.

Notepad appeared in 1983 and has basic functionality that doesn’t require many updates. This was how I was thinking about this tool.

Luckily, I was wrong, and Microsoft has an excellent update for this program.

The company will introduce the spellcheck functionality for Windows soon.

With updated functionality, Notepad will highlight word errors and provide ideas for improving them. Is it a little Grammarly’s brother? I don’t think so, but I like Microsoft’s path for Notepad.

Tools that simplify our lives and speed the workflow are valuable on the market, and I like the approach Microsoft takes with their product.

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Olha Bahaieva
UX Designers Club

Lead UX/UI Designer, Mentor, UXDC Founder • UX/UI Design • Get 100+ UX/UI design tools collection: https://olhabahaieva.ck.page/52893cef89