# GoCoEdit - Code & Text Editor

> Dropbox client & SSH shell

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id869346854](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id869346854)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id869346854`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Christoph Gogolin
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (122 ratings)
- **Version:** 24.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07
- **First published:** 2014-05-01
- **Size:** 63 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gocoedit-code-text-editor/id869346854)
- **Website:** [https://gocoedit.app](https://gocoedit.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/gogolith/gocoeditserver/blob/master/privacy.md](https://github.com/gogolith/gocoeditserver/blob/master/privacy.md)

## Description

GoCodeEditor is a Code Editor optimized for fast opening and editing local and remote files (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, FTP, SFTP/SSH) on your iOS Device.
 
FEATURES: 
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• Sublime like Code-Editor!

• Universal App (use it on your iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch)

• iPhone X (s/s Max) support

• Full iPad Pro support (including smart keyboard support, shortcuts, split-screen multitasking)

• iPadOS Mouse & Trackpad

• NEW! Multi-caret Editing

• NEW! Siri Shortcuts
  - create newfile / start shell / connect to shell / preview
  - more soon...

• Drag & Drop Support
  - Support for Drag & Drop files from the Files App
  - Support for Drag & Drop files / repos and folders from Working Copy App
  - Support for Dragging local files from GoCoEdit to other Apps

• Compatible with Apple Watch
  Start a ssh-shell from your wrist right now! 
  Run your self defined scripts with one tap.

• Extra keybar with swipe functions and trackball to precisely move the cursor and select text

• Syntax highlighting
  for many coding languages like: 
  (apache, arduino, asp/vb.net, c, c#, c++, ceylon,  clojure, coffeescript, css, dart, dockerfile, elixir, erlang, fortran, go, handlebars, haskel, html, jade, java, javascript (es6 support), jsx, kotlin, latex/stex, less, lisp, livescript, lua, markdown, mathematica, nginx, objective-c, pascal, perl, php, plist, powershell, pug, puppet, python, r, rss, ruby, rust, sass, scala, shader, shell, sql, squirrel, stylus, svelte, swift, typescript, verilog, vue(js), xml, yaml)

• Some comfort features: code folding, code hinting, auto indent, auto close brackets, line wrapping, smart indent, tag and bracket matching, find by regular expression, replace, replace all, symbolic/function search for many syntax modes

• Quick CMD-mode (keep your hands on the On-Screen-Keyboard)
- p.e. press cmd+c, cmd+v to copy and paste selected text
- over 15 shortcuts supported

• Different themes ( include solarized, monokai and many more ) and font-sizes

• Import / export / open files from icloud drive and other file providers

• Open entire folders or repositories from the Git client Working Copy or the Files App using the iOS document picker

• Extendable 
- Custom Syntax Modes -- create your own Syntax highlighting modes
   now you can write own modes and use it for your own file types
- Custom Themes -- create your own editor themes
- Snippets -- use short fragments of text again and again 
  ( with filed and placeholders support )

• Preview Browser with Javascript console
  ( in iPad version resizeable for preview iPad or iPhone layouts )

• Markdown Preview & HTML Export

• Connect to your servers via SFTP, FTP, DRIVE, G-DRIVE, ONEDRIVE or DROPBOX 
NEW! with OneDrive 365 and OneDrive for Business support

• NEW! File has changed detection
  ( GCE is now able to detect external file changes on local and remote files )

• Upload and Download files/folders or edit files directly on your server/dropbox/drive/onedrive without download

• Very fast reconnect and recover of open files after restart

• Edit your files directly on your server without download. 

• Integrated Shell (ssh) to perform background tasks like a Grunt, Gulp, npm or another shell job
  ( type direct or define scripts and run it with a single tap )

• Supporting advanced features like textselection by cursor, Splitview, Slide-Over and Drag & Drop

• 3D Touch support
- Show/move cursor by 3D touch the keyboard 
- Quick Actions (new file, start shell, connect shell to last server, show preview of last file)

• External/Bluetooth keyboard support 
  ( all iOS shot-cut keys are supported + lots of shortcuts available )

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If you want to support the project and increase the development speed become a patreon.
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## Rankings

- #127,265 — Overall
- #30 — text editor
- #32 — css editor
- #47 — code
- #55 — coding
- #55 — javascript

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