gedit Alternatives for Android

gedit is not available for Android but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is GNU Emacs, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to gedit and nine of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to gedit are Squircle CE, Xed Editor, Jota+ Text Editor and dte.

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  1. GNU Emacs icon
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    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    185 GNU Emacs alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
  2. Squircle CE icon
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    Squircle CE is a fast, lightweight code editor and file manager with support for over 30 programming languages, remote file access via SFTP/FTP(S) and Git VCS integration. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional developer, Squircle CE lets you write, manage, and...

    74 Squircle CE alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Xed Editor icon
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    Xed Editor is a versatile text and code editor designed specifically for Android devices, offering users the ability to create, edit, and manage their text and code files with ease on their mobile devices.

    54 Xed Editor alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  4. dte icon
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    A small and easy to use console text editor.

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Termux
    • Android
     
  5. Jota, pronouced as "i-o-ta", is a text editor designed for a long text file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Rustroid icon
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    A Rust IDE for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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