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How to edit text files directly from Command Prompt and PowerShell

On Windows 11, you can use the Microsoft Edit tool to work with text files while in Command Prompt or PowerShell without having to switch applications, and in this guide, I'll show you everything you ...
Virtualization Review

Finally, an Official Command-Line Editor for Windows

At the Microsoft Build conference this year, the company announced it will include a command-line text editor with Windows! This was followed up in a Windows blog post. We are introducing a ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s Edit on Windows is a new command-line text editor

Edit on Windows is part of new improvements to the dev experience. Edit on Windows is part of new improvements to the dev experience. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft open sources a command-line text editor and more at Build

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit. Open source software may not earn the company direct ...