Textastic Code Editor

I was very fond of this app as a writing tool but the recent update ruined a few things. I created a new text document on iCloud and at first couldn’t find it. (It was there in the Files app but couldn’t be opened from there.) Eventually I did find it, but I don’t know how. More importantly, the word count, the most useful item on the File Properties screen, now falls off the bottom of the screen. And it *was* working so well!

Very happy with this app, it is intuitive and fast, easy to get the hang of, I chose it over the rest as it is not sore on resources, down to it not having gimmicks or bloatware features that don’t belong in a txt editor. I like how it has ftp, iCloud WebDAV and google drive access, these are the main contenders in my work, Textastic fits my needs perfectly, it costs, but it doesn’t cost like trying to work with inferior buggy offerings does, that’s what I paid to avoid.

Fantastic app. Great user interface, preview in app or with Safari, and a really stable ftp client to boot. It also works really well on iPhone as well as on iPad. Great work and well worth the paltry sum they charge for it!

I cannot praise this app highly enough. It is absolutely invaluable if you are a web developer or a coder on the go. Indispensable.

I’m not a programmer or a web designer, I write stuff. Out of all the apps I tried that claim to be perfect writers’ apps, this is the one that has worked best for me. I love the fact that I can organise my texts on my devices as well as in the cloud in a clear folder structure which I can see on the left, and I absolutely love that it is future-proof and compatible, using txt format that can be opened in other apps for further processing if necessary.

Really nice, featureful app. Unfortunately the Dropbox sync is manual, so you have to explicitly upload and download locally edited copies of your shared files. This can lead to remote changes being accidentally overwritten. Other apps get this right...

When using an iPad Pro as a laptop this app comes in handy. Great for coding with its integration with other Git applications and even for saving plain text files to share between devices. The ability to connect to and edit files over SSH is something you won’t find in a typical text editor. Great for developers and everyday users alike. Been using it on all my iOS and iPadOS devices for years now.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but JESUS CHRIST is coding easier than I thought on mobile. I’ve been working on the huge project (literally every wakening second of my life) and being able to work on my phone is a godsend. I bought Textastic with the impression of “oh, god…”, but I instead got “yay!” Even transferring files between my Mac and my phone was easy. I thought I would have to lug a flash drive with me, but—nope—Textastic has WebDAV ‘n’ stuff built in. The only negative thing I can come up with is that there isn’t syntax error detection, but considering I did a lot of my coding in TextEdit, I’m used to that already. Thank you!

I spent a long time looking for a good SSH client and text editor for the iPad and was resigned to using sub-par products until I found Textastic. I use it mostly with an iPad Pro, external keyboard, and mouse and it's easier to do coding via SSH on my iPad now than my desktop. I love that I can write markdown, HTML, CSS, Python, or YAML and Textastic handles them all. Even when I don't have my keyboard with me, I am not left without essential keys (hello, esc anyone?) that can be hard to find on the built-in virtual keyboard. Plus function keys!!! OMG. I even use it to write files to Obsidian (markdown) when I'm working and don't want to switch apps. Textastic is super versatile and the developer keeps on making improvements, so it's just getting better. Plus, it's not a subscription and they don't track you or invade your privacy. This is the best text editor on the iPad BAR NONE.

Still true. You can't beat it. Provides everything you need. Absolutely the best kind of software.