Textastic Code Editor10.9.3
Publisher Description
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/- Create file or folder: You can now press Return to confirm creation.
- Deleting files in “Local Files”, “iCloud”, or external iCloud Drive folders now moves them to “Recently Deleted” in the Files app, where they can be restored if needed.
- Fixed incorrect formatting of PHP code inside script tags in PHP files.
- Other minor improvements.
About Textastic Code Editor
The company that develops Textastic Code Editor is Alexander Blach. The latest version released by its developer is 10.9.3. This app was rated by 9 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.2.
To install Textastic Code Editor on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-02-24 and was downloaded 1,065 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Textastic Code Editor as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Textastic Code Editor on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Textastic Code Editor is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After Textastic Code Editor is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
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Version History
version 10.9.3
posted on 2026-02-24
- Create file or folder: You can now press Return to confirm creation.
- Deleting files in “Local Files”, “iCloud”, or external iCloud Drive folders now moves them to “Recently Deleted” in the Files app, where they can be restored if needed.
- Fixed incorrect formatting of PHP code inside script tags in PHP files.
- Other minor improvements.
version 10.9.2
posted on 2026-02-12
- Added syntax definitions for TOML, Kotlin, and Jsonnet.
- Improved automatic syntax detection for files like “Makefile”, “Cargo.lock”, and “Gemfile”: If no match is found by file extension, the full file name is used as a fallback.
version 10.7.5
posted on 2025-09-06
Sep 6, 2025
Version 10.7.5
- Added support for “Use Selection for Find” (Cmd-E) to quickly search for the selected text or the word at the insertion point.
- Added full support for the new menu bar in upcoming iPadOS versions.
- Updated some keyboard shortcuts (like “Show Sidebar”) to match system defaults. You can customize keyboard shortcuts in Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Fixed layout issues with the on-screen keyboard on the upcoming iPadOS version.
- Other minor improvements.
version 10.7.2
posted on 2025-07-25
Jul 25, 2025
Version 10.7.2
- Fixed a flickering issue that could occur when scrolling with automatic word wrap disabled. (Present since the previous version.)
- Fixed an issue where the second-to-last tab could sometimes disappear on certain iPhone models.
version 10.6.4
posted on 2025-05-19
May 19, 2025
Version 10.6.4
- Fixed an issue where uploading folders to FTP/FTPS servers could fail if remote folders did not already exist.
- Fixed a rare crash that could occur when closing certain very large files.
version 10.6.3
posted on 2025-05-07
May 7, 2025
Version 10.6.3
- Improved automatic closing of quotes: quotes are no longer closed after a backslash (e.g., when entering umlauts in LaTeX), and they are now properly closed before semicolons and commas in CSS files.
- SSH Terminal: Added support for the Delete key (forward delete) on external keyboards.
- Updated the HTML5 template and removed outdated HTML 4.01 and XHTML templates. The HTML5 template now matches what's Emmet inserts when typing "!" and hitting Tab.
- HTML script tag code completion: no longer inserts the type and src attributes by default. The src attribute can be added manually or using the "script:src" Emmet abbreviation.
version 10.6.2
posted on 2025-04-18
Apr 18, 2025
Version 10.6.2
This update includes the following minor improvements:
- Disabled Writing Tools when entering text in the SSH terminal.
- Fixed an issue where “Manage Subscription” was not shown in settings when a monthly subscription was active.
version 10.6.1
posted on 2025-04-09
Apr 9, 2025
Version 10.6.1
- The on-screen keyboard can now be dismissed by scrolling down in the code editor. This setting is enabled by default on iPhone and disabled on iPad. You can change it in Settings -> Code Editor -> Dismiss on Scroll.
- The edit menu (with actions such as Cut, Copy, and Paste) is now shown when selecting lines by tapping a line number, when choosing Select or Select All, and when using the cursor navigation wheel on iPad.
- The edit menu now appears faster and more reliably when tapping the same text location twice.
version 10.6
posted on 2025-04-03
Apr 3, 2025
Version 10.6
Textastic is now free to download with a one-week free trial.
To start the trial, new customers can choose a yearly or monthly Textastic Pro subscription.
You can also unlock all features with a one-time purchase instead of subscribing.
Anyone who previously purchased the app retains full access to all current features at no extra cost.
Also in this update:
- Added an option to disable Writing Tools (available on devices with Apple Intelligence enabled only).
- Improved keyboard behavior when creating a new file on iPhone.
- Fixed an issue with “Open with Encoding…” where the save alert didn’t appear on iPhone.
- Other minor fixes.
version 10.5.4
posted on 2025-03-11
Mar 11, 2025
Version 10.5.4
Improved integration of external folders provided by the FTP Files, S3 Files, and Source Files apps:
- Pull-to-refresh in external folder files lists now reliably causes those apps to fetch the latest directory contents from servers.
- When switching tabs, Textastic now notifies the file provider of these apps that a file was accessed, allowing it to check for updates on the server.
- Fixed an issue where external folders were not refreshed after closing and reopening Textastic.
Other improvements:
- Removed unnecessary animations when reordering tabs via drag and drop.
- Fixed an incorrect scroll indicator position when switching tabs after showing or hiding the keyboard.
- Improved behavior when the app moves to the background while the on-screen keyboard is displayed.
- Fixed an issue on iPad where the current file wasn't always selected in the file list when switching tabs.