# SimpleTextEditor (open-source notes app)

> SimpleTextEditor is a free, open-source notes app for Android. This is simple text editor that can help you with editing text files. It has 218 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

This is simple text editor that can help you with editing text files. This editor mostly used by me for small text notes, write down ideas while I have a break. Supports only plain text files at the moment. The code is open so can review code, send pull requests, new features, translations and so on. Any suggestions for this project are welcomed. Thank you!

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/maxistar/TextPad |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 218 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.maxistar.textpad/ (package com.maxistar.textpad) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxistar.textpad |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://simpleditor.org/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Notes & to-do |
| Latest release | v1.31.2 (Oct 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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