WordPad

WordPad
	The Logo of WordPad
	WordPad running on Windows 11
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	August 24, 1995
Stable release	23H2 (10.0.22631.3672) (May 29, 2024) [±]
Repository	WordPad Sample: MFC WordPad Application (early version)
Written in	C++
Operating system	Windows 95 and higher
Platform	IA-32, x86-64, and ARM
Predecessor	Microsoft Write
Successor	Microsoft Word or Windows Notepad (suggested)
Type	Word processor

WordPad is a word processor included with Windows 95 and later. Similarly to its predecessor Microsoft Write, it is a basic word processor, positioned as more advanced than the Notepad text editor by supporting rich text editing, but with a subset of the functionality of Microsoft Word.

Earlier versions primarily supported a subset of the Rich Text Format (RTF, .rtf) and Microsoft Word 6.0 formats, although current versions are also capable of saving Office Open XML (OOXML, .docx) and OpenDocument Text (.odt) files.

In 2023, Microsoft announced that it plans to remove WordPad from future versions of Windows. In January 2024, WordPad was no longer auto-installed with the release of the Windows 11 Build 26020 and it was announced that it will not be available for reinstallation. Microsoft suggests Word or Notepad as a replacement. There will be no successor.^[2]

^ "May 29, 2024—KB5037853 (OS Builds 22621.3672 and 22631.3672) Preview". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
^ mestew (9 February 2024). "Deprecated features in the Windows client - What's new in Windows". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[1] "May 29, 2024—KB5037853 (OS Builds 22621.3672 and 22631.3672) Preview". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.

[2] stew (9 February 2024). "Deprecated features in the Windows client - What's new in Windows". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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