Notepad ā Text Editor is a fast editor for notes, text files and code on Android. No ads, no sign-up. It opens even 100 MB files that make other notepads freeze.
š Large files, no lag
⢠Logs, data dumps and exports up to 100 MB open in seconds: only the visible lines are drawn
⢠Smooth scrolling, whole-file search with progress, background saving ā typing never stalls
⢠Files with extremely long lines (minified JSON) open safely in view mode
⢠Unsaved text is kept even if the system closes the app
š» Code editor
⢠Syntax highlighting for JSON, HTML, XML, Markdown, Shell, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, C/C++, C#, Go, Rust, PHP, CSS, SQL, YAML and 15 more formats
⢠Ready-made highlighting palettes or your own color for every code element
⢠Line numbers, current line highlight, status bar: line, column, encoding, size, characters
⢠Hardware keyboard: Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+X / C / V, Ctrl+Delete, Home and End
āļø Comfortable editing
⢠Search highlights matches as you type; replace one by one or all at once
⢠Undo and redo with adjustable depth, undo with the Back button
⢠Cut / Copy / Paste / Select all bar, paste by tapping the cursor
⢠View mode lets you read without changing a file by accident
⢠Works correctly with Gboard, TalkBack, right-to-left text and complex scripts (Hindi, Bengali, Thai)
š Files and encodings
⢠Phone storage, SD card and cloud drives through the system file picker
⢠13 encodings: UTF-8, UTF-16, Windows-1251, Windows-1252, Shift_JIS, GB18030, Big5, EUC-KR and more; Windows, Linux and macOS line endings
⢠Save with any extension, file info, rename, share
⢠Print even large files with thousands of pages
⢠Default file or folder on launch, sorting, hidden files, image thumbnails
šØ Themes and design
⢠6 free themes: Classic, Negative, Matrix, Sky, Dracula, Light Green, plus 3 for project sponsors: Sunset, Ocean, AMOLED
⢠Your own background, text, panel and icon colors, background from your gallery, any font from a file
⢠Cursor thickness and blinking, current line color
⢠Comfortable layout on tablets and foldables
⢠Home screen widget: see a file's text at a glance and open it with one tap
š The interface is available in 73 languages.
Text Editor is made by one person. No ads, no tracking ā just your text. If the app helps you, you can support the project inside the app.
Latest Version
1.0.77Uploaded by
Carla Neal Bradbury
Requires Android
Android 6.0+
Category
Free Tools AppContent Rating
Everyone
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Flag as inappropriateLast updated on Nov 2, 2026
This release includes minor bug fixes and general improvements. Update to the latest version for the best experience.
