Text

A text editor for Chrome OS and Chrome.

Text: A Simple and Fast Text Editor for Chrome and Chrome OS

Text is a Chrome extension designed to serve as a basic, but efficient text editor for Chrome OS and Chrome. It provides its users with several useful features such as ability to open multiple files at once, syntax highlighting and saving to Google Drive on Chrome OS. It's a fast and efficient tool, regularly updated with new features and bug fixes, with a focus on improved user interaction through keyboard navigation and support for various languages.
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Extension stats

By: text.app
Users: N/A
Rating: 4.01
(1,335)
Version: 0.8.4 (Last updated: 2023-11-30)
Creation date: 2019-11-19
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • app.window.alwaysOnTop
  • {"fileSystem":["write","retainEntries"]}
  • storage
Size: 552.96K

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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Text.app is a simple text editor for Chrome OS and Chrome. It's fast, lets you open multiple files at once, has syntax highlighting, and saves to Google Drive on Chrome OS.

File bugs: https://github.com/GoogleChrome/text-app/issues

Version 0.8.4:

  • Fixed performance of "Find" feature

Version 0.8.3:

  • Fix cursor type when hovering
  • Fix showing drop location when dragging text
  • Increase undo history size

Version 0.8

  • Upgraded the editor from CodeMirror v5.39.0 to v6
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User reviews

by Martin Zurisadais, 2024-12-08

よい
by 國重千夏, 2024-12-03

by Tang Vinh, 2024-11-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Text does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Text has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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