# Windows 11’s Notepad app is getting new formatting tricks that are already proving controversial

> Notepad is getting light text formatting abilities but only in testing These allow you to use bold and italics, headings, and lists Some folks appreciate those formatting extras, while others see them as further bloat –…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11s-notepad-app-is-getting-new-formatting-tricks-that-are-already-proving-controversial?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=683d99fc3a347c810dea8834)
- **Published:** 2025-06-02
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #microsoft #formatting #notepad #getting #windows #abilities #already #controversial
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