# Simple Text Editor

> This is simple text editor that can help you with editing text files.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.maxistar.textpad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.maxistar.textpad)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.maxistar.textpad`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** maxistar
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 1,404,923
- **Rating:** 4.01 / 5 (5,722 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.31.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-16
- **First published:** 2013-01-01
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 2.75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxistar.textpad)
- **Website:** [https://texteditor.maxistar.me/](https://texteditor.maxistar.me/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://simpleditor.org/legal/privatepolicy/](https://simpleditor.org/legal/privatepolicy/)

## Description

Simple Text Editor is a lightweight Chrome extension designed for easy and efficient editing of plain text files. Ideal for jotting down small notes or quickly writing down ideas during your break, this editor focuses on simplicity and speed without any distractions.

The extension supports only plain text files to keep the editing straightforward. It is an open-source project available on GitHub, inviting contributions, feature requests, and translations from the community. Whether you're a casual user or developer, its clean interface makes text editing hassle-free and accessible.

## Rankings

- #55,890 — Overall
- #1 — text editor

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.maxistar.textpad.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

People praise Simple Text Editor for being fast, lightweight and ad free with solid plain text and UTF-8 support. However reliability varies: there are reports of crashes and loss of edits, autosave off by default and saving sometimes failing, plus features like word wrap and some keyboard interactions can be quirky. On some devices it may not behave well with newer Android versions. Overall it is a great minimal Notepad style editor, but users should back up important work.

### Pros

- Lightweight, fast, and no frills; it just works.
- Plain-text focused with a readable fixed-width font and UTF-8 support.
- Opens and edits plaintext from many file formats for a Notepad like experience.
- Ad free and unobtrusive with a simple UI.

### Cons

- Crashes and instability that can cause loss of edits.
- Autosave is off by default and saving can be unreliable.
- Incompatible with some newer Android versions.
- Word wrap is unreliable and there are keyboard input quirks.

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