Simpletext

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Nice app but what would make it perfect is if you could do custom file name of the text file

Once there was a thing called 'WriteRoom', which was a wonderful, simple, text creation tool. Then there was another thing with the same name which was somehow less simple. Then its author just gave up on it because, well, who knows why, actually? For a while somebody else tried to keep a version of it alive but it was always buggy. And I moved on, to Ulysses (wonderful, but not the same) and Textastic (wonderful in different ways, also not the same). Now there is Simpletext: an old story, retold. And its great. It gives you, once more, that space where you can just write text, with no worry about formatting or other annoyances. And it comes with a promise that its author won't just abandon it: that itself is worth the small cost of this thing. It is nearly perfect: an angel, made again. I would like one and a half things. - A default nameless space (not a file, just a bit of text you are working on), like the original WriteRoom had, except shared across iCloud. This would make it perfect. - And it would be nice if the file browser shared the colours of the app.

Aesthetically, this is a very nicely focused app with a beautiful full-screen view. Still, what could be a bit distracting, is that there is no support for highlighting a piece of text, which could be very useful, if done minimally using the markdown syntax of double colons ::some highlighted text:: .

Works as advertised and is a pleasure to use. I would feel safer with iCloud, however, and a sync between pad and phone, too. If so, would happily give five stars but until then four. Update: Now it has iCloud, the extra star is achieved.

If you just want to write something and save a digital copy, this is your app. The developer does admit that you should not expect to care what it looks like. If you want to do anything else with it, forget it. I got the app because I wanted to paste some text and print it from my iPad. Lo and behold there is no print function. I wanted something simple, but not something that looks like a homework project in an introductory app development project, especially for 10 bucks.

Thank you for this gorgeous app. It's really hard to find a minimal plain text editor for iOS that has native integration with the file system, beautiful design, and user experience. And this editor checks all the boxes.

I have been using Byword since 2017 for my day-to-day stuff on my iPhone, but recently noticed that it had not been updated for three years, which helped explain why it looked kinda wonky on my phone. So after spending way too long looking for an alternative, I finally found Simpletext, and I am very much in love with it. I even put it on my Mac, even tho I usually use Nisus on my Mac for text because of GREP. On my Mac, iPhone & iPad, the simpletext interface is clean with lovely typefaces. The responsiveness on screen on my new M2 macbook and my iPhone has that lovely relaxed, somehow cushioned, pace you have always seen on Macs vs Windows machines. I do miss in-line markdown formatting in simpletext, but I can live with that and it’s hardly fatal to my use case.

I used WriteRoom for years, but his hasn't been updated and has a few glitches. I have tried many of the "simple" distraction-free editors over the years, and never found one with the simplicity of WriteRoom. Indeed, the distraction free editors are now competing with each other by adding features which are, well, distracting. Well, I think I now have found the best true distraction-free text editor. Simpletext is great. Only comment is that it took a bit of tweaking to get the font size and colors right. White text on pure black background is a bit jarring, the text width is weirdly narrow, and the default font is verrryyyy small. But don't let these defaults put you off -- these can be adjusted. I am using the apple colors aluminum on lead, I think, with a readable font size. Memorize fn-F for full screen and you are off. Tweaking of defaults needed, but highly recommended.

I've tried a few distraction-free editors in the past couple weeks, trying to find one that clicked with me, but to no avail. They either tried to do too much (and thus counter-intuitively adding distractions) or they were saddled with hefty subscription fees that rival that of Office 365. Simpletext, on the other hand, does exactly what it says on the tin and is a one-time purchase of US$5 for all of the major Apple devices. There aren't many features there, but that's not to say that zero thought went into it. Every time I use it I'm floored by how the editor gets out of my way and *stays* out of my way. In the age of constant notifications, extreme feature creep, aggressive auto-updates, and constant pointless UI/UX refreshes, this feels like a breath of fresh air. Typewriter mode also deserves a huge round of applause. It's one of those features that I didn't know I needed until I used it. The best part about it is that unlike the old DOS editors, you can just as easily flip back to your desktop if you need to look something up, pop on some tunes, or send a quick message. Simpletext also does a fantastic job at leveraging the built-in macOS/iOS services. Unsure about the spelling of a word? You can use the OS level spellchecker with a quick ⌘;. Want to make sure you're using the right word? Right-click and "look up" or just tap ^⌘D. The truly best part about Simpletext is that its compiled code (which, mind you, supports two different CPU architectures) and its bundled fonts can fit on a high density floppy disk with room to spare. Simply magnificent. I think the only thing I'd like to see at some point are a couple more "line width" options. With the font size I like to use wide doesn't feel quite wide enough (particularly on smaller devices like my iPad). EDIT (2022-05-15): As promised in this review's initial response, Yeow Jin added additional line length and spacing settings. The "Ultra Wide" width setting works perfectly across all my devices when using my preferred font settings. Thank you! 😁