Subtext

Name: Subtext
Rating: 4.5 (73 reviews)
Author: Charcoal Design

by Charcoal Design

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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Developer Tools
Utilities

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

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Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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4.5 73 ratings · App Store

4/5Nice! But missing text size
The only crucial thing that needs to be added is the text size settings (without limits, please). Otherwise — an ideal text editor. There's an optional idea: kind of a 'distraction free writer' mode with serif fonts and centering all text in a ~60% with column, without line numbers or anything, just text. Then it would be even better than ideal.

lolwhoami · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Simple text editing
It has been unbelievably difficult trying to find a simple text editor that behaves well with voiceover and Voice control combined. I wish developers included details about how accessible their apps are. The only thing I can think of that would make this editor even better is including it in the share sheet so you can send files to the editor from the Files app. Update: Unfortunately, this app only recognizes a limited number of file extensions so it is not possible to edit .tex files without renaming them. For now, the search continues until this restriction is lifted.

WhiplashZamboniMan · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great app
This is an excellent app. I am a blind user, and this app is fully accessible with voice over. Other apps come with so much features, it nakes it hard for me to take notes, without pushing other buttons. Then there's problems saving things on ICloud drive. Some of the apps do not let you edit documents outside the iPhone. This app lets me save to my drive, and continue editing with my PC. I absolutely love this app. I hope it's always available.

ThreeTurtlesInTogas · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Picky about file names
Would be great, except it refuses to open or create many files based only on the file name. I don’t have the desire or time to constantly rename files before and after editing. A plain-text editor should open any file even if viewing it as character data results in a bunch of gobbledygook being displayed. File name extensions are a 40year old relic of DOS. In most other operating systems, before and since, the dot and extension are just arbitrary characters like the first part of the name and mainly used for filtering searches.

AhhlyOops · 31 Jul 2026
3/5You will lose your work
How am I supposed to review this? It is, in fact, the only .txt editor on the app store without an insane price tag, or clearly unneeded fluff added. But three times now, it has failed to save my work, and I’ve lost what I was working on. It’s not a crash, the app doesn’t close, it just randomly decides everything you typed in the last 20 minutes never happened. There’s no way to communicate with the developer, to try and figure out what’s happening, or how to fix it. So - my first review.

robotkarma · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0
1.0.1
Fixed share sheet crash on iPad
1.0.10
Fixed bug where cut text wasn't copied to clipboard Fixed crash when undoing a paste action Fixed crash when pasting text containing linebreaks Fixed various bugs with line number display Fixed bug where text could become tiny
1.0.11
Editor now auto-scrolls to typing position on long lines when line-wrap is disabled Fixed line numbers not updating correctly when pasting multiline text Fixed some line number and line-wrap regressions Fixed undo behavior after drag and drop
1.0.12
Fixed bug where text pasted into an empty document was invisible in dark mode Horizontal scrollbar is no longer obscured by keyboard Scroll position is now better preserved when rotating or toggling line-wrap Toggling line-wrap off when scrolled down no longer leaves the screen blank
1.0.2
Fixed undo/redo buttons on iOS 15 Show progress indicator when loading large files
1.0.3
Added support for opening plist files Improved scrolling performance Fixed vertical scrollbar position
1.0.4
Fixed bug where changes sometimes silently failed to save Reduced loading time for large documents Improved line number alignment in landscape mode
1.0.5
Fixed truncated text area on iOS 16 after rotating the screen
1.0.6
Enabled files to be opened in Subtext via the Share menu from within other apps Restored compatibility warning when first opening an RTF file Restored warning when opening binary property list (Plist) files Restored mixed line endings warning
1.0.7
Fixed bug where cursor would sometimes jump to start of document when editing a long line
1.0.8
You can now open multiple files at once on iPad using Split View Changes made to open documents in another app are now reflected live
1.0.9
New lines are now indented at current level Fixed stray line numbers left after deleting lines Fixed bug with edge insets on iPhone 14 Pro Improved undo/redo granularity Added print menu
1.1
- Added find and replace (requires iOS 16) - Autocorrect and autocapitalization are now enabled for plain text files - Fixed a number of bugs and crashes - Removed gutter background
1.1.1
- Temporarily disabled autocorrect due to iOS 17 compatibility issue - Fixed crash when using Windows line endings
1.2
- Cursor color now matches text for better legibility - Added Duplicate, Move and Rename menu - Added option to show invisible characters
1.2.1
- Fixed crash when showing the print or share sheets on some devices - Fixed duplicated text after using Writing Tools - Added support for dark and tinted home screen icons
1.2.2
- Fixed end of line being cut off after app returns from background - Fixed display of last line number in wrapped mode - Fixed blank document after disabling text wrap - Fixed non-lossy ASCII encoding - Improved undo behavior after changing text encoding - Various other bug fixes
1.2.3
- Inline math expression evaluation now works again - Typeface no longer changes when switching text encoding or line endings - Fixed input glitches when using Simplified Chinese keyboard
1.2.4 · 30 May 2026
- Updated for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass - Fixed crash when typing punctuation at the start of a document

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
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