Sublime Text Alternatives for iPad

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

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  1. Textastic icon
     17 likes

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

    76 Textastic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. A native editor for Markdown, notes, and code across macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Minimal by design. Quick edits, fast file access, no IDE bloat.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. Runestone icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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