Plus, a UWP version would really come in handy on all Windows 10 devices. Notepad remains one excellent lightweight text editor and there’s no reason not to have it aligned with today’s modern Windows operating system. Until now, approximately 60 people have already voted for this suggestion, so make sure that you check it out as well. Started to Google how to enable it for Notepad and every article is pointing out this 'gear' icon that is supposed to be sitting on the top right side of the toolbar. Went to my system settings, 'dark' is already my system theme, as my File Explorer currently displays in dark mode. on Friday calls for Microsoft to add a dark theme to Notepad, but also to release a universal app version of this classic program.Īnd truth be told, it really can’t be too difficult for Microsoft to create a universal app version of Notepad, especially because the feature lineup is kind of limited and not a lot of porting work would be required. Had just remembered that Notepad is supposed to have a dark mode I can enable. A Feedback Hub submission published by Vitor G. The Settings page will also allow users to set their font, including style and size, so users can also set those options to their liking. Microsoft is putting a lot of effort into offering its universal apps with both light and dark themes, but there are some traditional Windows apps that have more or less been left behind, including our beloved Notepad.īelieve it or not, there are still plenty of people who continue using Notepad, and we’re among them, as this little tool does exactly what we need when it comes to writing a short article and we’re in a rush.Īnd yet, because of Notepad being kind of abandoned, there’s no dark theme for it, but fortunately, there’s a way to change this. So select 'Dark' to ensure that the app retains its dark mode irrespective of the Windows system theme. Now click on 'App Theme' to select between three different display options: 'Light,' Dark' and 'Use system setting.' Each will come with a radio button next to it, and clicking on one will auto-save the selection. To do that, open Notepad and click on the Settings button (gear icon) at the top-right corner to open Notepad settings. Related: Microsoft Is Finally Letting You Set A Default Browser In Windows 11Īccording to a Microsoft blog post, Notepad will adapt to Windows' system theme preferences by default, but users can manually set it to dark mode. There's also an updated right-click menu and a combined interface for the Search and Find-and-Replace options, which used to have two different popups in earlier editions of Notepad.
This is a significant update over earlier app versions, which only allowed users to undo one action. Alongside dark mode, several other features were also rolled out to Notepad as part of the same update, including the addition of a multi-step 'undo' option that lets users go back multiple steps.
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