Textastic Code Editor
Alexander Blach Developer Tools iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Textastic Code Editor is a free Developer Tools app for iPhone and iPad by Alexander Blach. Rated 4.7/5 from 2,568 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0.
- Rating
- 4.7
- 2.5K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 26 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 21
- 2026 · v10.9.10
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About Textastic Code Editor
Textastic is a comprehensive and versatile text and code editor for iPad and iPhone. It supports syntax highlighting for 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 for more than 80 languages, including 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), FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL), WebDAV, and Dropbox clients - SSH terminal connections - Code formatter for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON - 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 for easy file transfer between Textastic and your Mac or PC over Wi-Fi - Symbol list for quick navigation within a file - Full support for external keyboards, trackpads, and mice - Configurable keyboard shortcuts - Additional keys above the virtual keyboard for frequently used programming characters - Cursor navigation wheel for easy text selection - Move the cursor using swipe gestures - Split View and Slide Over multitasking on iPad - Open multiple files in tabs - Multiple windows on iPadOS - Dark Mode support - Support for common text encodings such as UTF-8, UTF-16, and ISO-8859-1 - Support for different tab widths and soft tabs (spaces instead of tabs) - Custom fonts - Find and Replace, including regular expression search - Find in multiple files - File information such as character and word counts - Local and remote web preview for HTML and Markdown files Pricing: Textastic requires a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. Each subscription includes a 7-day free trial with full access to all features. Privacy Policy: https://www.textasticapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & reviews
4.7
2.5K ratings
What’s new
Version 10.9.10 · Updated October 21, 2026
- Addressed an issue on iOS 27 where buttons in the bottom toolbar could briefly remain tappable after disappearing during navigation. Rapid taps could open duplicate screens or trigger unintended actions. - Updated the trusted root certificates used to verify TLS certificates for FTPS connections. This update also removes root certificates affected by the recent eMudhra security incident. - Improved purchase recognition in certain Family Sharing configurations.
App privacy
The developer, Alexander Blach, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| Textastic Code Editor | 4.7 / 5 (2,568 ratings) | Free | October 21, 2026 | |
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| Runestone Text Editor | 4.7 / 5 (2,101) | Free | Sep 10, 2026 | Compare |
| Pyto IDE | 3.7 / 5 (1,001) | Free | Jun 9, 2024 | Compare |
| Code Editor - Compiler & IDE | 3.1 / 5 (44) | Free | Feb 13, 2026 | Compare |
| Jayson | 4.5 / 5 (445) | Free | Sep 10, 2026 | Compare |
| Git client - Working Copy | 4.8 / 5 (3,791) | Free | Oct 29, 2026 | Compare |