# Kodex

> A powerful code editor

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1038574481](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1038574481)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1038574481`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bruno Philipe Resende Silva
- **Category:** Developer Tools
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (207 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-01
- **First published:** 2018-03-19
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kodex/id1038574481)
- **Website:** [https://kodex.app](https://kodex.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://kodex.app/privacy](https://kodex.app/privacy)

## Description

Kodex is an advanced code editor designed for iPad and iPhone, bringing desktop-class editing features to mobile devices. It supports multi-caret editing, regex search/replace with templates, a minimap for quick navigation, and syntax highlighting for 150+ languages. It also offers multiple windows, trackpad gestures to add cursors, and seamless integration with the Files app.

In addition, Kodex provides HTML auto-complete, customizable key bindings, themes and fonts, configurable tab sizes, visible-character hints, and the ability to preserve open documents between launches. It is optimized for external keyboards and light/dark modes, and is not a compiler; think of it as a Sublime/Notepad++-style editor for mobile devices.

## Rankings

- #106,898 — Overall
- #23 — source code
- #53 — css editor
- #57 — cursors
- #57 — text editor
- #61 — javascript

## Review summary

Codex is a powerful, beloved code editor for iOS/iPadOS, praised for rich syntax highlighting and strong Files app integration. Users value its long history and ability to handle real coding tasks with features like QuickEdit and wide file-system access. However, reviews converge on major downsides: frequent crashes and instability, especially when opening or saving files; indications that the app is abandoned or unmaintained with no updates for years; compatibility issues on iOS/iPadOS 17; missing essential features (word wrap toggle, redo, find/replace); and some UI quirks that complicate keyboard workflows. Overall, excellent when it works, but risky to rely on.

### Pros

- Powerful, feature-rich code editor with extensive syntax highlighting.
- Excellent on iOS/iPadOS; regarded as one of the best editors when it works.
- Strong iPadOS integration: works from the Files app, QuickEdit mode, and broad file-system access.
- Supports keyboard-focused workflows (line numbers and coding-oriented UI).
- Long-standing, trusted editor with a decade of use.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability, including crashes when opening, creating, or saving files.
- App appears abandoned or unmaintained, with no updates for years.
- Compatibility issues on iOS/iPadOS 17 (crashes or failing to open files).
- Missing essential editing features (word wrap toggle, redo, find/replace).
- UI/UX quirks such as a floating line-number indicator when using a keyboard accessory.

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