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 seven of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to gedit are Squircle IDE, Jota+ Text Editor, Xed Editor and Jota Text Editor.

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Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

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gedit alternatives page was last updated Jul 15, 2024
  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:

    173 GNU Emacs alternatives
    Beyond just being able to edit plain text files, Emacs includes special features to help you write in many different human languages and programming/markup languages

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Snapcraft
    • Debian
    • MacPorts

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensibility
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Org-mode
    4.  Self-documenting
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Multi OS
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  IDE All Languages
    12.  Works Offline
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    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to gedit.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open Sourcegedit is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is Customizablegedit is not according to our users
  2. Squircle IDE icon
     9 likes

    Squircle IDE currently supports coding in the following programming languages: ActionScript, C, C++, C#, Groovy, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Json, Julia, Kotlin, Lisp, Lua, Markdown, PHP, Python, Ruby, Shell, Smali, SQL, Toml, TypeScript, Visual Basic, XML and YAML.

    68 Squircle IDE alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion
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    • Squircle IDE is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to gedit.

    • Squircle IDE is Free and Open Sourcegedit is also Free and Open Source
    • Squircle IDE is Lightweightgedit is not according to our users
  3. Jota+ Text Editor icon
     3 likes

    Powerful text editor for Android.

    31 Jota+ Text Editor alternatives
    Jota+ Text Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Jota+ Text Editor Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
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  4. Xed Editor icon
     2 likes

    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.

    52 Xed Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Xed Editor Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
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  5. Jota Text Editor icon
     19 likes

    Jota, pronouced as "i-o-ta", is a text editor designed for a long text file.

    48 Jota Text Editor alternatives
    Jota Text Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Jota Text Editor Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Text to Speech
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Spell Checking
    5.  Word counter
    Discontinued

    Last update was 2018-07-29

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  6. dte icon
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    A small and easy to use console text editor.

    30 dte alternatives
    dte screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Termux
    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Search and Replace
    9.  Key binding
    10.  Console-based
    11.  Color Palette
    12.  Support for regular expressions
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  7. Editor icon
     4 likes

    Simple Android text editor.

    74 Editor alternatives
    Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
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