Microsoft has announced the rollout of new AI-powered features in Paint and Notepad for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. These updates introduce enhanced tools aimed at boosting creativity and productivity, with a particular focus on generative AI capabilities.

Hands-on with Paint AI’s Generative Fill and Erase features in Windows 11 that remove the need of a third-party app.

Microsoft will soon add a dose of artificial intelligence to two iconic Windows applications with very limited capabilities: Notepad and Paint.

Crave more AI in Windows 11? Paint and Notepad are getting updates with new AI features to do more of the creative heavy lifting for you.

The rewrite tool will generate three versions of your highlighted text at a time. In Paint, generative fill will let you add different objects or visual effects in a selected area.