Notepad++ AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Editors for iPhone

Notepad++ is not available for iPhone but there are a few alternatives with similar functionality. The best iPhone Text Editor alternative is Textastic. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Runestone or iText. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Notepad++ and four of them are Text Editors available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement.

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Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.

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Notepad++ alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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  1. Textastic icon
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    Textastic

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    Textastic is an advanced code editor for iOS and macOS with support for syntax highlighting, remote file transfer, and SSH.

    67 Textastic alternatives
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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Sync with iCloud
    5. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    6.  Support for SFTP
    7.  Local Storage
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    It's the same as Notepad++ but for iPad

    Positive comment •Sep 14, 2015
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    • Most users think Textastic is a great Notepad++ alternative.

    • Textastic is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Notepad++.

    • Textastic is Paid and ProprietaryNotepad++ is Free and Open Source
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    Runestone

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    A performant, lightweight, and simple plain text editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, search and replace, page guide, and much more.

    54 Runestone alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
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  4. Koder Code Editor icon
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    Koder Code Editor

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    Koder is a code editor for iPad and iPhone. It does have many features including syntax highlighting, snippet manager, tabbed editing, find and replace code, editor theme, remote and local files connections, and many more.

    19 Koder Code Editor alternatives
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    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Koder Code Editor Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Completion
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Snippets Manager
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    iText

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    iText is an intuitive and refined text editor with word processing completely rewritten in Cocoa (so works with Afloat), and is suitable for both Power PC and Intel Macs. iText provides the simplest way to make gorgeous manuscripts on your Mac!

    91 iText alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    iText Features

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