Textastic

What is Textastic?

Textastic is a versatile code editor designed for iPad, iPhone, and Mac devices. It offers robust support for syntax highlighting, allowing users to work with a wide range of programming languages, including HTML, XML, Markdown, Objective-C, C++, PHP, Perl, Python, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, and shell scripts. The app is compatible with TextMate syntax definitions and themes, providing users with a familiar and customizable editing experience Textastic's feature set includes code completion for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP functions, enabling efficient code writing. It also provides FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL), SFTP (SSH connection), WebDAV, and Dropbox integration, allowing users to seamlessly access and manage their files across various cloud storage platforms. The app offers iCloud support and a built-in WebDAV server, expanding its file management capabilities To enhance productivity, Textastic includes a symbol list for quick navigation within files, full external keyboard support, and swipe gestures for easy cursor movement. It supports a wide range of character encodings, including UTF-8, ISO-8859-1, CP 1251, and MacRoman, and allows for the customization of tab width and the use of soft tabs (spaces instead of tabs) Other notable features include undo and redo functions, find and replace capabilities, file information such as character and word count, the ability to send files by email, and local and remote web previews for HTML and Markdown files. Additionally, Textastic integrates with TextExpander touch, enabling users to leverage snippet expansions for enhanced productivity

Highlights

• Supports syntax highlighting for over 80 programming languages
• Provides code completion for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP functions
• Integrates with various cloud storage services, including FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, and Dropbox
• Includes a symbol list for quick file navigation and external keyboard support
• Offers customization options for tab width, font, and font size
• Supports a wide range of character encodings
• Provides undo, redo, find and replace, and file information capabilities
• Enables local and remote web previews for HTML and Markdown files
• Integrates with TextExpander touch