by Simon B. Støvring
Perfect for: Developers and technical writers needing mobile code editing capabilities
Track Runestone Text Editor's performance in Developer Tools over the last 30 days
Current Rank
#26
+4 from last week
Best Rank
#26
All-time high
Average Rank
#29
30-day average
Runestone Text Editor is a top choice for coding on an iPad due to its extensive customization options and user-friendly interface. It allows you to a...
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A very neat lightweight minimalistic text / code editor with a user friendly interface and an intuitive settings menu. It even has syntax highlighting in some of my all time favorite themes (such as Dracula & Solarized Dark). Thank you dev! PS. I’m contemplating an upgrade to the Premium version, but it’s a bit pricey for me at this time. Just what I needed! A very neat lightweight minimalistic text / code editor with a user friendly interface and an intuitive settings menu. It even has syntax highlighting in some of my all time favorite themes (such as Dracula & Solarized Dark).Thank you dev!PS. I’m contemplating an upgrade to the Premium version, but it’s a bit pricey for me at this time.
I originally installed Runestone some time ago in my quest to find an editor to use on my iPad. The editor works well overall. The only thing I wish it provided was an explicit save option for files. Many times I open a file, code or other, just to review something, and perhaps noodle around an idea. Without an explicit save action, I just need to remember to undo changes. Despite this need, there are many times when I want to take content stored in the default Notes app, and bring it to another system. Runestone does this for me well. Ultimately Useful for My Needs I originally installed Runestone some time ago in my quest to find an editor to use on my iPad. The editor works well overall. The only thing I wish it provided was an explicit save option for files. Many times I open a file, code or other, just to review something, and perhaps noodle around an idea. Without an explicit save action, I just need to remember to undo changes. Despite this need, there are many times when I want to take content stored in the default Notes app, and bring it to another system. Runestone does this for me well.
I am a long time coder. I have been coding since the late 1980s. A large part of my programming has been done using text editors. With the advent of and convenience of the iPad and the iPadOS I have been looking for a useable text editor. Notepad is good, but it is not really for plain text. None of the others I have tried have come close to my go to Mac text editor of Bare Bones. But Runestone is about as close as I am going to get on the iPad. So it was and is worth the premium. An excellent job done on a solid app. Best I have found for iPadOS so far I am a long time coder. I have been coding since the late 1980s. A large part of my programming has been done using text editors. With the advent of and convenience of the iPad and the iPadOS I have been looking for a useable text editor. Notepad is good, but it is not really for plain text. None of the others I have tried have come close to my go to Mac text editor of Bare Bones. But Runestone is about as close as I am going to get on the iPad. So it was and is worth the premium. An excellent job done on a solid app.
I really like Runstone, but I noticed that there is no support for macOS in the compatibility section. Currently, I haven't found a suitable and visually appealing code editor for macOS. Are there plans to support macOS? Add support for macOS? I really like Runstone, but I noticed that there is no support for macOS in the compatibility section. Currently, I haven't found a suitable and visually appealing code editor for macOS. Are there plans to support macOS?
Simon B. Støvring
10/7/2025