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Windows notepad. Permanently pinned to my taskbar. Opens instantly, nothing better for jotting something down quickly

• codesections 6y ago
  Is Windows Notepad really "finished", though? I'm not a Windows user, but my impression was that it's still being updated with new versions of Windows. A quick search turned up a post[0] listing many new features added as recently as 2018, which indicates it was in active development pretty recently at the very least. [0]: https://www.howtogeek.com/359042/everything-new-in-notepad-in-windows-10-redstone-5/ https://www.howtogeek.com/359042/everything-new-in-notepad-i...
  • llimos 6y ago
    According to Wikipedia[1] there was one update in Windows XP 17 years ago, then that one two years ago... that seems pretty much like 'done' to me [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Notepad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Notepad
    • codesections 6y ago
      > According to Wikipedia[1] there was one update in Windows XP 17 years ago, then that one two years ago... that seems pretty much like 'done' to me That's not really how I read the linked Wikipedia article. It says: > Notepad was added to the Microsoft Store in August 2019… [and will be] receiving updates through the Microsoft Store. This will allow updates to the app to be delivered more frequently. I read that as indicating that development is ongoing.
      • llimos 6y ago
        > I read that as indicating that development is ongoing. Shame. I hope they don't ruin it...
        • joelvalleroy 6y ago
          Notepad is discontinued, please use NotepadVR instead.
          • llimos 6y ago
            It was bad enough when they replaced Solitaire and Minesweeper with more 'fancy' versions
            • smegcicle 6y ago
              and freecell with one you couldn't play with the numpad
• huhtenberg 6y ago
  Notepad is a thin wrapper of the "Edit" common control, which is still being changed and improved with every Windows update.
  • criddell 6y ago
    By that standard, no Windows software is ever done because pretty much all Windows software pulls in stuff from system dlls and those libraries are always being worked on.
    • huhtenberg 6y ago
      Well, not exactly. Notepad _is_ just a common control and very little else.