Editing text on Windows 11 can be done in several ways: using Notepad, with OneNote, or with Word. But apparently, these options are still insufficient in Microsoft's eyes. The Redmond company has just unveiled a new text editor for Windows 11. Edit, that's its name, should be deployed very soon on the operating system.
A text editor in the Terminal
Edit is an open source project that Microsoft has apparently been working on for several weeks. The utility is a basic and ultra-lightweight text editor, which has a particularity. Rather than launching as a standalone application, it runs directly in the Windows 11 Terminal.
According to WindowsLatest, Microsoft plans to deploy Edit as the default text editor, but only in the Terminal. It is therefore not intended to replace Notepad.
Edit can already be manually downloaded from Github. You can, however, install it directly from the Terminal using the command winget install Microsoft.Edit. This last option is also the most practical since you won't have to copy the Edit binary file into the Windows Path.
Once the tool is installed on Windows 11, you can run it directly from the Command Prompt or from Windows PowerShell by simply typing edit and pressing Enter on the keyboard.
Edit will then automatically open in the Terminal window, with a very basic interface. You'll find a classic menu bar that lets you create a new file or open existing files. While there are no layout options, you can still search and replace content, or go directly to a specific line, which can be useful for large files.
Source: Windows Latest
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