WordPad, the stalwart middle-ground text editing app that has been a Windows staple for 28 years, has been deprecated by Microsoft.
In a bulletin about deprecated features, published Friday, Microsoft says that WordPad will no longer receive updates and will be unavailable in future versions of Windows.
For short documents with styled text, multiple fonts, picture inserts, and a sprinkling of other basic features, WordPad could handle it.
However, Microsoft limited the WordPad app’s crafting of .doc and .rtf files just enough to inspire users to upgrade to its paid-for Office Word software.
However, most apps target either plain text or fully-featured word processing, and the middle ground covered by WordPad is comparatively neglected.
When Microsoft announced it would deprecate Windows Paint with an OS update in mid-2017, it quickly became aware of a groundswell of popular support for the app.
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WordPad, the stalwart middle-ground text editing app that has been a Windows staple for 28 years, has been deprecated by Microsoft.
In a bulletin about deprecated features, published Friday, Microsoft says that WordPad will no longer receive updates and will be unavailable in future versions of Windows.
For short documents with styled text, multiple fonts, picture inserts, and a sprinkling of other basic features, WordPad could handle it.
However, Microsoft limited the WordPad app’s crafting of .doc and .rtf files just enough to inspire users to upgrade to its paid-for Office Word software.
However, most apps target either plain text or fully-featured word processing, and the middle ground covered by WordPad is comparatively neglected.
When Microsoft announced it would deprecate Windows Paint with an OS update in mid-2017, it quickly became aware of a groundswell of popular support for the app.
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