When comparing DroidEdit vs Code Editor, the Slant community recommends DroidEdit for most people. In the question“What are the best code editors for Android?” DroidEdit is ranked 1st while Code Editor is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose DroidEdit is:
C, C++, C#, CSS, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Lua, LaTex, Python, Ruby, and SQL.
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Pros
Pro Supports a lot of languages
C, C++, C#, CSS, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Lua, LaTex, Python, Ruby, and SQL.
Pro Syntax highlighting and customizable themes
Pro Auto or block indentation
Pro Works very well on tablet with keyboard
Good use of screen space in landscape mode and no switching into portrait mode. Good for writing just text files and coding stuff.
Pro Dark theme
Pro Lots of keyboard shortcuts when using physical keyboard
Pro Special characters keyboard add on
Pro Support all common programming languages
It supports all programming languages like c/c++, php, java, javascript, html, css, etc
Pro Work Space
Open multiple files and folder and edit all opened files simultaneously.
Pro Preview your HTML code
You can preview your HTML code, load images, music etc. This works perfectly.
Pro JavaScript interactive console
Debug JavaScript code and you web app when you preview your website. The console is interactive so you can execute code right from the console.
Cons
Con Looks incredibly outdated
Con No longer supported
Last update: September 30, 2017!
Con Does not fully support Android 12
Can't save files on Dropbox.