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 Notepad on Windows 11 | |
| Original author(s) | Richard Brodie |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release | 1983 (as Multi-Tool Notepad) |
| Stable release | 11.2302.16.0
/ February 24, 2023 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64, and ARM (historically Itanium, DEC Alpha, MIPS, and PowerPC) |
| Predecessor | MS-DOS Editor |
| Type | Text editor |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | apps |
Windows Notepad is a simple text editor for Windows; it creates and edits plain text documents. It was first released in 1983 to commercialize the computer mouse in MS-DOS.