Textastic Code Editor 4+
Text, Coding, SFTP Client, SSH
Alexander Blach
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- $12.99
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Description
Textastic is a comprehensive and versatile text and code editor for iPad and iPhone. It supports syntax highlighting of more than 80 programming and markup languages. Connect to SFTP, FTP, and WebDAV servers or to your Dropbox account. Use the built-in SSH terminal to work directly on your server.
FEATURES:
• Syntax highlighting of more than 80 languages: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, C++, Swift, Objective-C, Rust, XML, Markdown, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, YAML, JSON, SQL, shell scripts and many more (full list available on the website)
• Compatible with Sublime Text 3 and TextMate 1 syntax definitions and themes
• Code completion for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C, Objective-C, and PHP
• SFTP (SSH connection), FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL), WebDAV and Dropbox clients
• SSH terminal connections
• Git repositories from the Git client app Working Copy can be opened as external folders in Textastic
• Emmet support
• JavaScript console
• iCloud Drive file synchronization
• WebDAV server to easily transfer files from your Mac or PC over Wi-Fi.
• Symbol list to quickly navigate in a file
• Full support for external keyboards, trackpads, and mice
• Configurable keyboard shortcuts
• Displays additional keys over the virtual keyboard to make it easy to type characters often used for programming
• Cursor navigation wheel for easy text selection
• Easily move the cursor using swipe gestures
• Split View and Slide Over multitasking on iPad
• Open multiple files in tabs
• Multiple Windows on iPadOS
• Support for Dark Mode
• Supports most encodings like UTF-8, UTF-16, and ISO-8859-1
• Supports different tab widths and soft tabs (spaces instead of tabs)
• Custom fonts
• Find & Replace (including regular expression search)
• Find in multiple files
• File information like character count and word count
• Local and remote web preview for HTML and Markdown files
Don't hesitate to tell me the features you want to see in the next version!
https://feedback.textasticapp.com/
What’s New
Version 10.5.3
- Fixed an issue where debug log entries were written for (S)FTP connections even when the debug log setting for that connection was not enabled.
- Resolved an issue with entering Japanese characters on iOS 18 when using an external keyboard.
Ratings and Reviews
Excellent
By far the best text editor and development tool on iOS. This is a truly professional tool that has improved at a steady pace over the years. It really should cost more than it does — we need to support these kinds of apps because iOS (especially iPadOS) desperately needs them.
Text navigation broken
UPDATE: My mistake. It looks like the problem may be in iOS18 as other apps exhibit similar behavior. Top marks to the developer for his excellent support.
The latest version has broken text navigation using an external keyboard. I am using an iPhone with voiceover enabled.
Developer Response ,
I haven't changed anything regarding text navigation with an external keyboard in the latest update. Please try if a restart of your iPhone fixes the issue or contact support by email with more details so we can figure this out.
Makes Developing Software From an iPhone Possible
Update: Textastic is even better on the iPad I just installed it on.
I’ve tried a few code editor apps, and I stuck with Textastic because it makes writing code on an iPhone significantly easier than all the rest. I still prefer multiple full sized screens with a keyboard and mouse, but I’ve had to use my phone for work lately, and Textastic makes that possible for me. Most of its limitations are due to the physical attributes of the device, or the constraints of iOS (thanks a lot Apple). I also really like the straightforward single up front purchase. The other app that makes software development on a phone possible for me is Secure Shellfish. With these two apps and a home Linux server, I can do almost everything I need to do for work, with the exception of needing a proper web browser to debug websites (thanks again Apple). Shellfish’s pricing is less straightforward, but I appreciate that it also has an option to pay only once.
App Privacy
The developer, Alexander Blach, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Alexander Blach
- Size
- 22.9 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, German
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2010-2025 Alexander Blach
- Price
- $12.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.