The line can most simply be drawn with the fact that Notepad is Microsoft’s built-in text editing application while Notepad++ is a third-party app i.e., you have to download it separately.

But is it good enough to replace Grammarly? I use both Editor and Grammarly when working with text documents, and hereâ s how Microsoft's offering fares against the popular grammar checker.

Microsoft Editor has most of the same features as Grammarly ... and clarity tips show up with a purple one. It also has a Text Predictions feature that guesses what you’re going to type next ...