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Notepad on Windows 11 is finally getting a character count
(www.theverge.com)
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It has already become bloated, I wouldn't be surprised if crashes and hangs come next.
Old Notepad vs New:
Those stats are hardly concerning without context IMHO.
I use notepad almost daily and I haven't noticed any crashing or slow downs. Not all increases in size are bloated I find many of the features they added to be extremely useful and 3MB is hardly consequential