Online Text Editor

About the online text editor

Free online text editor with VSCode keyboard shortcuts, multi-cursor editing, syntax highlighting for 14+ languages, tabs, search & replace, and auto-save. No sign-up, works offline in your browser.

What you can do

Every capability in this tool, in plain language.

• Type like you do in VS Code

  VSCode keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+D selects the next match, Alt+Click adds a cursor, Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down adds a cursor on the line above or below, Shift+Alt+Down duplicates a line, Alt+Up/Down moves a line, Ctrl+/ toggles comments, Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y undo and redo.

• Colors for your code

  Syntax highlighting for JavaScript, TypeScript (JSX/TSX), HTML, CSS, JSON, Python, Markdown, XML, SQL, Java, C and C++, PHP, YAML, and plain text. The language is detected from the file name, or you pick it yourself.

• Write HTML faster with Emmet

  Emmet abbreviations expand on Tab in HTML, CSS, JSX/TSX, XML, and Markdown. Type div.container>ul>li*3 or lorem5 and press Tab to expand it.

• Insert dummy text

  Insert Lorem Ipsum from the command palette as a sentence, a paragraph, or 50 words — in any language mode, not only HTML.

• Several files at once

  Multiple tabs so you can work on several files at once. Rename a tab, close it, or add a new one with the + button.

• Find and replace

  Search and replace with Ctrl+F and Ctrl+H. See a match count, use regular expressions, and match case or whole words.

• Change case and tidy lines

  Built-in text transforms from the Ctrl+Shift+P command palette: UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, Sentence case, camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case, kebab-case; sort A→Z, Z→A, or by length; reverse or shuffle lines; remove duplicates, unique-duplicates, empty lines, and trailing spaces.

• Encode and decode text

  Base64 encode and decode, URL encode and decode, and HTML escape / unescape — all from the command palette, without leaving the editor.

• Pretty-print your code

  Format code with Prettier (Shift+Alt+F) for JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, Markdown, and YAML.

• Check and shrink files

  Validate syntax for JSON, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Markdown, YAML, and XML. Minify JSON, CSS, HTML, and XML when you need a smaller file.

• See Markdown as you write

  Live Markdown preview with a one-click toggle so you can check headings, lists, and links without exporting.

• Open files, save a ZIP

  Drag and drop files onto the editor to open them. Download the active tab, or download every open tab as a ZIP.

• Your work stays in the browser

  Automatic saving to your browser. Close the tab and your work is still there when you come back — nothing is uploaded.

• Open from your computer

  Use Open to load one or more text files from your device, and Download to save the active tab back as a file.

• Comfortable to look at

  Dark and light themes, adjustable font size, word wrap, and a distraction-free fullscreen mode.

• Editor helpers

  Code folding, bracket matching, auto-closing brackets, and smart indentation — the same comforts as a desktop editor.

• One command box for everything

  The Ctrl+Shift+P command palette reaches transforms, language, format, validate, minify, find, wrap, fullscreen, preview, font size, lorem text, copy, paste, open, and download.

How to use it

1. 1

   Start typing in the editor — your work is saved automatically in your browser.

2. 2

   Pick a language from the toolbar (or open a file) to get syntax highlighting.

3. 3

   Use VSCode shortcuts you already know: Ctrl+D, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+/, Alt+Up/Down and more.

4. 4

   In HTML or CSS, type an Emmet abbreviation (like ul>li*3) and press Tab to expand it.

5. 5

   Press Ctrl+Shift+P to format, convert case, sort lines, or insert lorem text.

6. 6

   Add tabs with the + button to work on multiple files side by side.

7. 7

   Click Download to save the active tab, or download every tab as a ZIP.

Frequently asked questions