Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Textastic

Textastic is an advanced code editor for iPhone and iPad.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Textastic launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Textastic▲7

   Fast, native, no-frills text editor

   2017 · textasticapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   txt.edit▲109

   The missing text editor for iPhone & iPad

   2020 · txtedit.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swype for iOS▲115

   A faster and easier way to input text on any screen.

   2014 · swype.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Textcraft▲106

   Magic text transformations

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TextBuddy for macOS▲116

   A Swiss Army knife for plain text.

   2021 · retina.studio · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Coda for iOS by Panic▲136

   Incredibly powered text editor for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Grammarly Keyboard for iOS▲599

   Grammarly launches new iOS keyboard for better writing

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   WordBox▲60

   Beautiful iOS text editor with fleksy keyboard

   2014 · wordboxapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rough Draft for iPhone & iPad▲158

   The worst text editor -- because it doesn't let you edit

   2016 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ABBYY TextGrabber 6▲154

    Capture text in real time 🚀 action & translate 🗣

    2017 · support.abbyy.com · its alternatives →

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    Coda 2.5 by Panic▲130

    A fast, clean, and powerful text editor

    2014 · panic.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TextJam▲143

    The multi-player AI editor, for everyone who writes.

    2025 · textjam.com · its alternatives →

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    Textify – Replace gibberish in AI-generated images▲49

    2023 · textify.storia.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TextMate 2.0▲155

    Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac

    2019 · macromates.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Textlicious▲87

    Replace plain text with Styled text

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TextLab 2▲92

    Developer's Swiss army knife

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Medium Editor▲266

    The dead simple inline editor toolbar

    2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TextGrabber▲161

    Image to text, with translation

    2016 · abbyy.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Writer▲81

    Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Code for iOS▲6

    An incredible, powerful, and portable text editor.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Textify▲202

    macOS app to recognize text from your images/docs with OCR

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Word Flow 2.0▲80

    Blazing fast keyboard for iOS now with GIFs and more

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Texty.cc▲64

    Cool fonts & stylish text generator

    2023 · texty.cc · its alternatives →

24. 24
    McWig – A modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go▲152

    Hey! Check out my "toy" text editor which I use as my daily driver. Features LSP autocomplete, goto definition, hover info Tree-sitter support Color themes (borrowed from the Helix text editor) Lots of bugs Macro support Something like Emacs org-mode: Open test.txt, place the cursor at line 15, and press "Ctrl-C Ctrl-C". This project was written as a "speed run" — not for speed in terms of time, but rather as an exercise to explore the text editor problem space without overthinking or planning ahead. It’s a quick and "dirty" implementation, so to speak.…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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