Microsoft Adds AI Features to Paint and Notepad on Windows 11
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Jess Weatherbed
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Microsoft is adding new AI capabilities to its Paint and Notepad apps on Windows 11, including a 'Coloring book' feature in Paint that generates blank coloring templates from text prompts, and AI text improvements in Notepad. These updates are currently available to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels.
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· 3 pulledMicrosoft is giving its Paint and Notepad apps on Windows new AI capabilities for editing text and making digital illustrations.
The updates are currently rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Windows 11 Canary and Dev channels, and include features that feel oddly niche or advanced for such simplified apps.
The latter feature is aptly called 'Coloring book,' and lets you make blank coloring templates in version 11.2512.191.0 of Paint based on a text prompt.
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