Text Editor

A free, highly customizable text and code editor extension for your browser.
What is Text Editor?
"Text Editor" is a full-featured text and code editor Chrome extension. It's built on the famous CodeMirror open-source JavaScript library. It supports three key-maps and over 100 coding languages. The extension uses the new file system access API to open and save files.

Extension stats

By: Sevina
Users: 30,000+
Rating: 3.87 (23)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2024-07-01)
Creation date: 2019-12-01
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 1.67M

Other platforms

Text Editor (v0.1.7)
4.00 (6) 432
Text Editor (v0.2.0)
3.50 (2) 3,497+
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Extension summary

Text Editor is a full-featured text & code editor add-on for your browser.

This add-on has plenty of options to adjust and is built on top of the famous CodeMirror open-source JavaScript library (https://codemirror.net/). Once you open the add-on for the first time, you will see a sidebar at the left and an empty text editor at the right. The left sidebar includes file I/O buttons. For example, a button to open file(s) or settings. There is also a right sidebar that includes all the options for this app.

Note 1: This extension uses the new file system access API (https://web.dev/file-system-access/) to open and save files to disk. But, if your browser does not support this new API, it uses the - downloads - API instead to save files to disk in the default download folder (asks for downloads permission when opening the interface).

Note 2: Currently, Text Editor supports three key-maps for famous text editors (i.e. sublime). Moreover, it supports more than 100 coding languages (i.e. JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc.)

If you have a feature request or found a bug to report, please fill the bug report form in the add-on's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/text-editor.html).

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use and better than Dreamweaver
  • Works well on Chromebook and for web development
  • Good alternative to outdated editors like Caret
  • Allows opening and creating text files from local drive
  • Unique themes like the matrix theme
Cons
  • Cannot open in a browser tab, only as a pop-up window
  • Does not auto-save or prompt for unsaved changes
  • Issues with saving content properly on Windows 10
  • Limited functionality compared to traditional IDEs (e.g., lacks code folding)
  • Cannot resize the window or open files easily
Most mentioned
  • Wants to open in a tab instead of a pop-up
  • Issues with saving files and lost content
  • Requires more functionality like auto-save and code folding
Recent reviews
I didn't find an option that allows the editor to open inside the browser tab. It opens as a pop-up window. To me being able to open inside the browser with the ability to store either in the local or remote drive is essential. I would like the app to open the editor in a manner similar to another chrome plugin called Papier Without this ability, I find the app simply not useful.
by Ramesh Errabolu, 2024-07-13

Wow! Better and easier than screwing around with Dreamweaver. Brilliant.
by Frederique Lesne, 2024-04-07

Der Tabwechsel bzw. der Wechsel zischen den geöffneten Dateien funktioniert nicht.
by Mario Fritsch, 2024-04-05
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Text Editor does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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