Microsoft rolls out Notepad with dark mode for Windows 11 Insiders

Microsoft is beta-testing a makeover of its venerable Notepad program, which includes dark mode, a better search / find and replace interface, improved undoing, and more. While the cosmetic upgrades are pleasant, such as the inclusion of dark mode, an improved right-click menu, and Windows' new theme-adopting material, the functional updates will likely be the most significant upgrade for anybody who uses Notepad.

The text search tool and the find and replace tool are two separate pop-up windows that are activated by two distinct keyboard keys in the current version of the program that arrives with Windows 11. Instead of looking like it's from the XP era, the makeover blends them into a single floating bar. Microsoft also announced the addition of multi-step undo, which would replace the prior version's one-step undo function.