Textastic for iOS Manual

Welcome to the documentation of Textastic, the powerful and fast code editor for iPad and iPhone.

The table of contents below and in the sidebar let you easily access the documentation for your topic of interest. You can also use the search function in the top left corner.

• Managing Files
  • Local Files, iCloud, External Folders
  • Adding New Files, Folders, and Images
  • Sorting and Searching in File Lists
  • Moving, Copying, and Renaming Files and Folders
  • Recently Opened Files
• Connecting to Remote Servers
  • Remote File Transfer Screen
  • SFTP, FTPS, and FTP connections
  • Dropbox Connections
  • Google Drive Connections
  • WebDAV Connections
  • Uploading and Downloading Files
  • Quickly Uploading and Downloading Files
  • SSH Terminal Connections
• Integration with Other Apps
  • External Files and Folders
  • Git Client Working Copy
  • X-Callback-URL and Other URL Schemes
• Viewing and Editing Files
  • Managing Multiple Open Files Using the Tab Bar
  • Web and Markdown Preview
  • Symbol List
  • Searching Within a File
  • File Properties
  • Additional Row of Keys Above the Standard Keyboard
  • External Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Cursor Navigation Wheel
  • Opening a File with a Different Character Encoding
  • Supported File Types
• Customization
  • Settings
  • Adding Custom Syntax Definitions, Themes, and Templates
• Connecting via Wi-Fi / built-in WebDAV server
  • Starting the WebDAV Server
  • Connection Requirements
  • Connecting to Textastic with Finder
  • Connecting to Textastic with Windows Explorer
• Getting Help
  • Feedback Forum
  • Email Support

Textastic supports syntax highlighting of over 80 programming and markup languages, remote connections (including (S)FTP, Dropbox, Google Drive, WebDAV, and SSH), search and replace (supporting regular expressions), web preview (including Markdown preview and a JavaScript console) and many more features to make coding on iOS easy and comfortable.