SciteQt Text Editor Android

SciteQt Text Editor

SciteQt is a port of the SciTE text editor to Android.

Features & Capabilities

SciteQt is a port of the SciTE Text Editor for programmers (https://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html) to Android.

The SciteQt Text Editor uses the well known Scintilla text editor control (https://www.scintilla.org/) which is also used by many popular desktop text editors like Notepad++, Notepad2, Eric Python IDE, Code::Blocks, CodeLite and VisiScript.

The SciteQt Text Editor is a comfortable editor for programmers and supports syntax highlighting for many different programming languages like: C/C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Perl, Lua, Lisp, Scheme, Haskel, Erlang, Basic and many other file formats like: XML, JSON, Markdown, TeX.

The SciteQt Text Editor App gives the possibilty to execute scripts in different programming languages:
★ SciteQt has two built-in interpreters for Lua and JavaScript
★ SciteQt can also use the VisiScript and SciteQt Extensions App supporting:
--> minscript
--> Lua
--> Python
--> Scheme
--> Haskell
--> newLisp
★ Supporters of the SciteQt App get additional access to the fuel Lisp interpreter

You can become a supporter by purchasing a support level via an in-app purchase.

The homepage for the SciteQt App can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/mneuroth/SciTEQt

VisiScript and SciteQt Extensions can be found here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mneuroth.visiscriptextensions

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Michael M. Neuroth
Downloads:
10,995 58
Rating:
4.43
(54)
Version:
4.4.6 Last updated: 2021-02-28
Creation date:
2021-02-28
Publisher country:
DE DE
Email:
mi*****@googlemail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-13
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Michael M. Neuroth
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.scintilla.sciteqt
Email:
mi*****@googlemail.com
Website:
https://github.com/mneuroth/SciTEQt

User Reviews

User reviews for SciteQt Text Editor on Android are largely negative due to keyboard and input reliability problems, including backspace lag and random text insertions, plus copy/paste issues. Several reports mention the app being not usable, failing to open, or behaving unreliably with demo files. Editing UX glitches, such as text dragging changing words, compound the dissatisfaction. A few comments acknowledge the app’s concept, desire for mobile support, and Java compatibility, but recurring stability and input issues heavily outweigh the positives.
Pros
  • Mobile availability appreciated for SciteQt on Android (positive for users accustomed to desktop/Linux).
  • Good Java support.
  • Nice app.
  • Positive about the app's concept for mobile use.
Cons
  • Severe keyboard/input issues: backspace lag, random text insertion, and copy/paste problems.
  • App stability issues on Android: not opening, not usable, and odd demo-file behavior.
  • Text editing/UX glitches such as dragging text causing words to change.
  • Difficult to use due to lack of instructions or guidance.
Recent reviews
Not even opening in Android worst !!!
by It*****, 2024-02-10

Very bad experience.
by Kr*****, 2023-10-22
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