How to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11

Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

OpenAI picks up pace against Claude Code with new Codex desktop app

By launching a desktop app, OpenAI is catching up to Anthropic’s popular Claude Code, which already offered a macOS version.
TweakTown

Notepad++ hack detailed - and what to do if you think you might be affected

State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.

I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works

I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works ...
The Hacker News

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...
PCMag

Chinese Hackers Hit Notepad++ to Serve Malicious Update

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...
American Hospital Association

Open-source text program Notepad++ impacted by critical vulnerability

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Feb. 2 published details on a critical vulnerability that impacted Notepad++, a free, open-source text and source code program widely used by several ...