Simpletext 5.4 - App Store

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About Simpletext

The Simplest Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone There are many writing apps for you to choose from today, so why bother with yet another one? Because Simpletext is simpler. Its single-minded commitment to simplicity...

The Simplest Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone There are many writing apps for you to choose from today, so why bother with yet another one? Because Simpletext is simpler. Its single-minded commitment to simplicity means you’ll get a no-frills writing app that works well and looks great, forever. Simpletext started as a passion project because I couldn’t find what I was looking for. Most apps were trying to do too much and ended up bloated with features I never needed. So I built Simpletext based on a simple premise - what if there’s an app that refuses to do more, choosing instead to do just one thing, and do it well? For Simpletext, that one thing is writing. Why Simpletext? Most people would say Simpletext is lacking in features, and they’re right. In fact, Simpletext began the opposite way - by listing down everything I didn’t want in a writing app. The goal is to create a dumbed-down writing app that inspires you to do nothing else but write. In order to achieve this, I designed Simpletext around four cornerstone principles: 1. Zero Clutter Simpletext is unobtrusive. It provides a blank canvas to write with absolutely nothing to distract you from writing. There’s no visual clutter - the intent is to create a quiet space that helps you connect with your voice, get into the flow, and simply write. With zero clutter, Simpletext lets your words take centre stage. 2. Beautiful Typography Simpletext comes with three professional fonts for you to choose from, handpicked to provide the finest writing experience. They are: (1) Akkurat Mono by Lineto (Monospaced); (2) Graphik by Commercial Type (Sans Serif); and (3) Tiempos Text by Klim Type Foundry (Serif). And if you have a personal favourite font, you can use it in Simpletext too. 3. Plain Text Only Simpletext supports only plain text, which is fast, lightweight and platform-independent. It will never have formatting options, so your files will never be filled with unnecessary attributes. Plain text also ensures your files are always accessible on any device, now and in the future. 4. Fully Native Simpletext is a fully native app developed in Swift and runs natively on Apple silicon. It uses only Apple’s framework and UI components, just as they were intended to be used without any custom workarounds. This approach results in less code, less bugs and better overall performance. Here's What Others Have to Say “I just wanted to thank you for developing Simpletext. It’s perfect. I’ve enjoyed its simplicity and smoothness for quite some time, but now that I can use my favourite font in it (Sina Nova, free on Fontspring) it has truly become not just the best app to write in, but my favourite app period. Thank you for creating and maintaining it.” - Bart “This app does everything it says on the tin. It is not meant to do a lot, but what it does it does very well. It is well designed and suits well those who want to focus on writing and avoid dealing with formatting, proprietary file types and hidden saving locations. It produces and edits .txt files, which will probably be around for as long as there are computers, and saves them in plain sight. Five stars.” - Fernando “I’ve tried all sorts of writing apps but Simpletext is definitely the best of all. So grateful for your dedication and those productivity tips in the blog post are so good. Simpletext is such a joy to use.” - LWL Art Studio “A writing app that is as simple as stated, beautiful to write with and opens and closes wherever you want. Simple tweaks are easily accessible, if required, and only add to the minimalistic perfection. Good job.” - Tuntle Get Back to Basics In a world full of feature-rich, subscription-based apps, I wanted to create something that goes back to basics. Simpletext is intentionally simple, yet it has everything you need. It’s an app I use every single day. I hope you will too. Best wishes, Yeow Jin P.S. Simpletext comes with a promise - find out more at simpletext.app/promise

Version History This update introduces a new setting for text justification. When enabled, your text will be evenly aligned along both the left and right edges for a cleaner look. 5.4 Feb 22 This update provides a more granular setting for line length to create the perfect writing space. 5.3 Jan 25 Minor fixes and performance improvements. 5.2.1 Jan 16 Updated to support Liquid Glass design in iOS 26. 5.2 09/16/2025 New Auto-Hide Caret setting lets you write without the blinking cursor for a truly distraction-free experience. 5.1 07/28/2025 Minor bug fixes and enhancements. 5.0.2 01/26/2025 Fixed an issue where custom installed fonts were not appearing in the font picker. 5.0.1 10/27/2024 Simpletext 5 is completely rebuilt from the ground up using the latest Apple frameworks: - Powered by TextKit 2 for better performance and forward compatibility - Fully compatible with iOS 18, including support for the new Dark look and the ability to lock and hide the app for privacy - An all-new Serif typeface, Tiempos Text, for a more inspiring writing experience Happy writing! 5.0 10/12/2024 Minor fixes and performance improvements. 4.5.2 09/17/2023 Minor fixes and performance improvements. 4.5.1 06/26/2023 This update provides a more granular setting for line spacing so you can create the perfect writing space. 4.5 02/05/2023 This update includes a minor enhancement, where the filename now adopts the same theme color to match. 4.4.3 01/11/2023 Minor bug fixes and performance improvements. 4.4.2 12/13/2022 Version 4.4 supports the latest features of iOS 16, including a new File menu, a redesigned Find and Replace experience, as well as various other improvements under the hood for better performance. This update removes the inline rename feature introduced in Version 4.4 due to an intermittent error when renaming files stored in cloud storage. It will be reintroduced once the issue is fully resolved. Apologies! 4.4.1 09/18/2022 Updated to support the latest features of iOS 16, including a new File menu, a redesigned Find and Replace experience, as well as various other improvements under the hood for better performance. 4.4 09/16/2022 You can now use your personal favourite font in Simpletext! This update adds support for custom typeface, as well as a new setting to toggle automatic full screen. 4.3 06/19/2022 This update adds two new settings: (1) Wide line spacing; and (2) Ultra wide line length for larger screen sizes. 4.2 05/04/2022 This update includes a new setting for compact line spacing so you can display more text on the screen, as well as other minor enhancements. 4.1 01/25/2022 Simpletext V4 is an all-new version rebuilt from the ground up with an even leaner codebase. It has subtle refinements across the entire app, including a new setting to create your own theme, and a modern new app icon to match! 4.0 12/06/2021 This update brings the search feature to Simpletext! Just tap on the Search menu and type the text you’re looking for in the search bar. This release also includes a setting to turn hyphenation on or off. 3.4 06/13/2021 Fixed an issue where the word count is sometimes not vertically centered on the keyboard bar. 3.3.1 05/04/2021 This update introduces and all-new Sans Serif typeface — Graphik by Commercial Type. Designed by Christian Schwartz in 2009, Graphik has an elegant plainness that’s perfectly suited for long text. I hope you’ll enjoy writing with it. 3.3 03/21/2021 Introducing themes for Simpletext! You can now pick from three beautiful themes to suit your mood — Monotone, Lo-Fi and Solarized. 3.2 01/13/2021 - Added a setting to change the line length on iPad. - Added a Preferences shortcut menu to give you quick access to Settings. 3.1.1 12/28/2020 Version 3 brings design updates with an all-new app icon and typeface, as well as various improvements under the hood to make the app snappier and more efficient. 3.0 10/28/2020

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Simpletext since it was posted on our website on 2023-09-07 08:51:02. The latest version is 5.4 and it was updated on 2026-06-24 14:21:49. See below the changes in each version.

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