# PlainForge

> Local text and code editor with tabs, search, and syntax highlighting

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jadervasque.plainforge](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jadervasque.plainforge)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.jadervasque.plainforge`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jáder Vasque
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 49
- **Version:** 0.9.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-14
- **First published:** 2026-06-14
- **Publisher country:** BR
- **Size:** 4.32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jadervasque.plainforge)
- **Website:** [https://plainforge.jadervasque.com/](https://plainforge.jadervasque.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://plainforge.jadervasque.com/privacy.html](https://plainforge.jadervasque.com/privacy.html)

## Description

<b>Edit text and code on your device</b><br><br>PlainForge is a lightweight Android editor built to open, create, edit, and save text and code files with clarity. It prioritizes a local, simple, and focused experience for notes, configuration files, scripts, and structured documents.<br><br><b>Main features</b><br><br>• Edit text and code files with multiple tabs<br>• Reopen recent files and mark favorites<br>• Browse folders authorized by you through Android&#39;s file picker<br>• Use find and replace with normal, extended, and regular expression modes<br>• Get syntax highlighting for Markdown, XML, HTML, JSON, Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, CSS, Python, YAML, INI, and logs<br>• Format JSON and XML quickly<br>• Adjust local editor preferences, including the app language<br><br><b>Secret vault</b><br><br>Create files inside a local encrypted vault protected by a PIN. Secret vault files remain on the device and cannot be recovered if the PIN is lost.<br><br><b>Local privacy</b><br><br>PlainForge does not declare internet permission. File access stays limited to the documents and folders that you explicitly choose through Android&#39;s file picker.

## Rankings

- #2,261,551 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.jadervasque.plainforge.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jadervasque.plainforge)