Artificial intelligence coming to Windows Notepad very soon

Window is about to integrate artificial intelligence into one of its oldest applications. The report shows that Notepad will add a feature known as Cowriter. (co-author), who will work on generative artificial intelligence. This feature will be implemented gradually through software updates.

In accordance with publication PhantomOcean3, a well-known source of information about Windows, Notepad will get its dose of artificial intelligence. Microsoft will follow in Paint’s footsteps by adding new features to its classic app.

The co-author could enlarge or reduce texts, change the tone or format in which they are written. This feature uses a credits system similar to what we see in the Bing image creator, where one (or more coins) is deducted when you use it. Notepad also includes additional feature called “Explain it with Copilot”“, which is activated when you highlight text and right-click on it.

It is currently unknown when this option will be available. Other user found clues in XML files which are included in the installation folder, which assumes that Microsoft will activate the waitlist before releasing it to the general public. Also included is an image from Cowriter showing the tool in action.

AI version of Notepad Cowriter available in build Latest Windows Insider from the Canary Channel. This feature is disabled and requires additional steps to display in the user interface. There’s not much point in downloading it at this point since you’ll need to subscribe to the alpha phase to use it.

Windows will integrate AI into almost all of its applications

Thanks to integration Collaborator in Windows NotepadMicrosoft is making it more than clear that it won’t stop until it embeds generative AI across all of its apps and services. A few months ago, he did the same thing by adding a Magic Paint button to the Paint interface. This function activates a sidebar where we can create images from text instructions.

Other desktop Windows applications will also receive changes. On the one side, Photos will use artificial intelligence to identify people and objects in imagesand Snipping recognizes text when you take a screenshot thanks to OCR support.

Microsoft has focused its strategy on CopilotAI-powered assistant coming to Windows 11 and Microsoft 365. The tech giant wants to recoup its millions in investment in OpenAI, so it won’t hesitate to add generative AI capabilities wherever it can.

While a collaborator’s suggestion for Notepad is not unreasonable, it would be more useful to take advantage of development resources. an application capable of identifying and eliminating errors that cause the Blue Screen of Death in Windows. Or at least an AI that would catalog all errors and display a window with instructions on how to perform actions.