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Microsoft's New Text Editor Is a Vim and Nano Alternative

Microsoft just released ‘Edit’ as a new command-line text editor, which will soon be a built-in Windows application. It’s inspired by the MS-DOS Edit program from the 1990s, and it’s already ...
PC World

Microsoft is adding a simpler text editor than Notepad to Windows 11 soon

Following the deprecation of WordPad, Microsoft has been adding a lot of features to Notepad, which has led to criticism from users who prefer Notepad for its no-frills simplicity. If you’re such a ...
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I replaced Google Docs with this free, open-source collaborative editor, and I think I'll stick with it

For years, Google Docs was my go-to tool for writing, editing, and collaborating. It’s hard to argue with the convenience of its cloud-based platform and its suite of powerful features. But recently, ...
TechSpot

Microsoft brings the MS-DOS text editor back from the dead, sort of

Editor's take: Back in the DOS days, real PC users wrote their textual tomes in the official MS-DOS Editor – I certainly did. These days, developers offer a confusing array of text editors, so ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s Edit on Windows is a new command-line text editor

Edit on Windows is part of new improvements to the dev experience. Edit on Windows is part of new improvements to the dev experience. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering ...