Accessible app to make textediting, open and saving txt-files for iPadOS

By BlindFlem, 18 May, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi! Since I often use my iPad to write-down notes, I sometimes need a program that can both open, edit text, and save TXT files. I have spent some time searching for a voiceover-accessible program, but without succes. Does anyone know about an accessible app that open both TXT files but also saves in the TXT format? Christian F. Jensen

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By Maldalain on Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 07:57

Search for Notepad in the App Store, you will get ones that are free and that can do the job just fine.

By Maldalain on Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 07:58

I remember Pages supports Saving and opening TXT files.

By WellF on Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 11:15

It's pretty good and I think it saves to txt if you want.

By Manuel on Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 11:51

Subtext seems to be exactly what you want. The app is nothing more than a simple plain text editor without any distractions. You can create a new document or open one, the app uses the native files views for this.

By BlindFlem on Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 12:32

Thanks!

I will deffently try NotePad and Subtext,.

Best regards

By TheBlindGuy07 on Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 14:47

Thanks I'll try subtext, joplin is good but it does more than I'd ever need.

By mr grieves on Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 15:33

I was also looking for something like this, so have installed subtext - thank you for the recommendation.

One other thing I wanted to do was to have it use this when I double tap a file in the Files app, instead of opening Easy Reader as it does now. Not sure if this is the right way to do it, but in the Files app I went to a text file, then selected Share. I had to go to More half way down, then Edit. I scrolled right down the list and had something like "insert subtext". So I double tapped that, and now it seems to have done the trick.

Just in case anyone else was wondering the same thing. Hopefully no side-effects of doing this!