FREE EDITOR APPS FOR IPAD

Code Editing and Development Tools Available for The iPad

Here's our list! In alphabetic order, and their advantages and disadvantages. The apps I list here were selected based on searching iTunes and other research. (Unattributed quotes within the app write-ups come from the app's iTunes webpage.)

This overview should help you get started at the task of finding an iPad text editor that works for your needs, especially since iTunes makes it hard to do really focused searches.

I downloaded and installed each of these iPad text editors, and herein I share my poked-at-it experience. I'm not a developer, so I can’t give a full-on review for suitability to task, but I like to think that my research can save you several hours. At these prices – you can grab everything covered in this article for less than a hundred bucks – you can afford to check out a few and see which meet your needs.

Here's our list! In alphabetic order, and their advantages and disadvantages. The apps I list here were selected based on searching iTunes and other research. (Unattributed quotes within the app write-ups come from the app's iTunes webpage.)

This overview should help you get started at the task of finding an iPad text editor that works for your needs, especially since iTunes makes it hard to do really focused searches.

I downloaded and installed each of these iPad text editors, and herein I share my poked-at-it experience. I'm not a developer, so I can’t give a full-on review for suitability to task, but I like to think that my research can save you several hours. At these prices – you can grab everything covered in this article for less than a hundred bucks – you can afford to check out a few and see which meet your needs.

COFFEESCRIPT AT ONCE

Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (third generation), iPod touch (fourth generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

CoffeeScript At Once bills itself as a "minimal web development environment," and was originally meant for the iPhone, with goals including reducing the amount of typing you have to do.

Features:

• Editing HTML, CSS, JavaScript (only one file per project)
• Allows external libraries like jQuery
• Custom keyboard for input symbols
• Preview by internal browser
• View generated html source
• Downloading HTML, CSS, JavaScript and libraries
• Can send email and post to Gist (Github).

Price: Free 

Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (third generation), iPod touch (fourth generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

CoffeeScript At Once bills itself as a "minimal web development environment," and was originally meant for the iPhone, with goals including reducing the amount of typing you have to do.

Features:

• Editing HTML, CSS, JavaScript (only one file per project)
• Allows external libraries like jQuery
• Custom keyboard for input symbols
• Preview by internal browser
• View generated html source
• Downloading HTML, CSS, JavaScript and libraries
• Can send email and post to Gist (Github).

Price: Free

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Edhita: Text Editor

Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later.

Edhita is an open source text editor. Features include:

• Create, rename directories and files
• Download files via HTTP or FTP, upload via FTP
• View files in built-in browser
• Send files via email.

Edhita can pop up a row of special keyboard characters at the bottom of the screen. To enter FTP info and other configuration, you have to go to the Edhita entry in the iOS' settings.

Price: Free