Jota Text Editor

Spec sheet

Purpose

Jota is a text editor designed for long text files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Intended users

The maker says Jota can be used as an SL4A editor.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · sites.google.com

Support

The maker asks users seeking help to contact the developer by email rather than post in the Android Market review section.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Headquarters

Kunitachi, Tokyo, JapanRead 19 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

App integrations

The editor supports text sharing and Android ACTION_SEND, ACTION_SEARCH, and ACTION_VIEW intents.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Character encoding

It can detect and change multiple character encodings, including UTF-8, UTF-16, Shift_JIS, Big5, and GB18030.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Dropbox workflow

The FAQ describes sharing a saved file with Dropbox to upload it.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Editing features

Features include regular-expression search, undo and redo, auto indent, auto save, word wrap controls, line numbers, and a word counter.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

File management

Jota does not include a function to remove or rename files; the FAQ recommends using a file manager application.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

File size

The editor supports files up to 1 million characters.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Large-file handling

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · sites.google.com

Notable limits

The maker says RTL-language and bidirectional text are not supported, and the FAQ says Jota opens only text files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Open source and price

The maker says Jota is open source under the Apache License, forever free, and has no ads; donations are welcome.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Supported devices

The page says Jota supports Android OS 1.6 or later and both touchscreen and QWERTY-keyboard devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Supported platforms

AndroidRead 21 Sep 2026 · sites.google.com

Syntax highlighting

Users can customize syntax definition files, and the maker describes syntax highlighting as being in beta testing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sites.google.com

Plans and prices

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