
SimpleEdit 4+
A super simple text editor
James Froggatt
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
Screenshots
Description
A simple plain text editor built using SwiftUI.
Features:
• Open any text file or compatible data files as UTF8 encoded text from the Files app.
• Enter view-only mode for data detection (links, phone numbers, addresses, …).
• Rewind button to revert files to their original state.
• Supports dark mode, multiwindow, and state restoration.
• Customise font family & size used for editing.
• Select fonts using the system font picker, which shows fonts installed in the Settings app. (Settings → General → Fonts)
• Switch between native iOS keyboard types (default, number pad, phone pad, URL, web search, Twitter, …).
What’s New
Version 2.3.1
• Works around an iOS 18 toolbar regression which caused issues reopening files. (v2.2.5)
• Adds an About page.
• App updates require iOS 17+.
v2.3.1:
• Small fixes to the About page.
Ratings and Reviews
Used to be perfect.
This was a perfect text editor until the cursor started jumping to the last line while editing elsewhere. If this is a feature please make it optional. Also link to Support takes you to sign up for linked in (sorry not going to do it).
Developer Response ,
Thanks for the report. I’ve pushed a fix!
I’ve also updated the support link to point to my blog, which has a range of contact methods.
App will not recognize its own files
Do not use this app! The new revision of this app will not recognize its own files from previous versions- I have lost days of work due to lost data! It makes the files unrecognizable. 😫😤😡 Do not use this app! Plus this new version is importing files that it can’t even load or use; random photos and other app’s files! Also the developer is unreachable- his website linked here goes to LinkedIn and they won’t let you message him! Do not use this app! I will retract this if the bugs are fixed ASAP and I can access my old files- just go back to the original version- it’s better even with its minor bugs! I believe the app revision forces a new app files document to be created, overwriting the old one, which throws out all the old files- the only file I can access was one I accessed from another editing app. Days of work lost! Terrible! 😢
Simple perfect for editing text files
I use a lot of text files in the work that I do. This app is perfect with only one suggestion to include the ability to easily insert the current date and time.
The default in the iPad, iPhone system, is to convert text files to a pages format for editing. However, I use a lot of notes in text files because of their small size and most devices open them quickly. I like to use simple text files for a wide variety of tasks then transfer them to my computer for further editing.
This app performs that function very well.
App Privacy
The developer, James Froggatt, 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
- James Froggatt
- Size
- 26.8 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 17 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 17 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © James Froggatt
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Small Tip $0.99
- Medium Tip $3.99
- Generous Tip $9.99