Text Editor
Text and code file editor for Google Drive
What is Text Editor?
The 'Text Editor' is a Chrome extension that empowers users to create, open, and make changes to text and code files on Google Drive. It supports all standard text editor features like syntax highlighting, font size, word wrap, keyboard shortcuts, etc. The users can select a file from their computer or Google Drive, make the required edits, and save them back to Drive or download the file. The Text Editor works with plain text files and an array of web and code files.
Stats
Users:
100,000+
Rating:
3.46
(1,427)
Creation date:
2020-02-07
Risk impact:
Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Size:
69.04K
Email:
in*****@texteditor.co
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
#
1891
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Summary
Text Editor is a free app that allows you to create, open, and edit text files on your computer and Google Drive.
All standard text editor features are supported, including syntax highlighting, font size, word wrap, tabs and spaces, printing, undo/redo, keyboard shortcuts, and more.
How to use Text Editor
- First, select a text file from your computer, Google Drive, or GMail attachment.
- The text file will be read and you will be shown the files contained inside.
- From there, you can view the file and make and changes or edits.
- After edits are made, press the "Save to Drive" button to save the edited file back to Google Drive.
- You can also download a copy of the text file to your computer or device using the "Download" button.
About Text Editor
- This app will open a text file of your choice, letting you make changes and save back them to Google Drive or your computer.
- Text Editor works with plain text files; web files such as HTML, XML, and CSS files; data files such as CSV and JSON; and code files such as C++, Java, Python, and JSON.
- Standard text editor features are supported including syntax highlighting, word wrap, themes, and keyboard shortcuts.
- Text Editor is a pure Javascript web app. All processing is done locally in your web browser and on your computer.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Works on editing various file types
- High input conversion ability in Japanese
Cons
- Authorization errors and issues
- Does not work with Google Drive
- No search and replace with regular expressions
- Too much white space and advertisement
Most mentioned
- Authorization errors
- Does not work with Google Drive
- No search and replace with regular expressions
- Does not load files
Recent reviews
I was looking for an app that would be a note taking app within google drive and this was not what the description made it sound like it would be
doesn't pass authentication
Same problem as everybody has: shows connected but does not authorize. Tried removing it and reconnecting but nothing works.
Safety
Risk impact
Text Editor is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Text Editor has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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