Windows 11 Notepad is getting Tables, streaming AI results

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Microsoft is testing two new features in Windows 11's Notepad. The text editor is getting support for Tables and more AI features.

Notepad has gained a lot of features in the past few years, and while option like tabs, auto-save, spell check have been welcomed by users, some features have been viewed as bloat. In July 2025, the Redmond company added support for Markdown syntax formatting in the text editor app.

Now, it is bringing support for Tables. Microsoft says that a new option to add Tables is available on the formatting toolbar, it's the grid icon, users can click on it to view a grid and select the number of rows and columns. E.g. The screenshot below shows a 3 by 2 table. That's similar to how you insert Tables in Microsoft Word.


(Image courtesy: Microsoft)

But, you can also add tables using Markdown syntax. Users will be able to edit the table to add or remove rows and columns from the Table menu, or simply by right-clicking on the table.

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