7.0
2026-01-31
Textastic 7.0 adds full support for macOS Tahoe 26 and the Liquid Glass design, with a refreshed user interface and an updated app icon.
New:
- macOS Tahoe: fully updated for compatibility with the latest version of macOS.
- Added images to menu items on macOS 26.
Fixed:
- Updated the HTML5 template and removed outdated HTML 4.01 and XHTML templates. The HTML5 template now matches what Emmet inserts when typing "!" and pressing Tab.
- Fixed an issue where closing a window with an edited, untitled file did not prompt the user to save the file.
- Fixed an issue where printing sometimes produced an unwanted additional page due to a rounding error.
- Improved file and folder name sort order in the sidebar to match Finder's behaviour and improve support for numbers in file and folder names.
- Fixed an issue with the cursor and text selection in Dark Mode on macOS 26.
- Resolved a bug where internal syntax definitions that were meant to be hidden could be selected if the syntax definition was not yet fully loaded (e.g., "Make Output", "Cargo Build Results", "PHP Source", "Swift Standard Library", etc.).
- Improved automatic closing of quotes: quotes are no longer closed after a backslash (e.g., when entering umlauts in LaTeX), and are now properly closed before semicolons and commas in CSS files.
- HTML script tag code completion no longer inserts the type and src attributes by default. The src attribute can be added manually or using the "script:src" Emmet abbreviation.
- Disabled auto-pairing of single quotes in LaTeX and TeX math environments.
- Other minor improvements.
6.0.2
2024-09-03
• Removed Microsoft App Center crash reporting because App Center is scheduled for retirement on March 31, 2025.
• Fixed: Bold, italicized text (e.g. in Markdown) was displayed either in bold or italics, but not both at the same time.
• Other minor improvements.
6.0.1
2024-03-08
• Reduced the width of the line number area when using proportional fonts.
• Fixed an issue that could lead to blurry text under certain conditions.
5.0
2021-01-06
Textastic 5.0 adds full support for macOS Big Sur with a refreshed user interface and an updated app icon. This release is a macOS Universal app, which can run natively on both Apple Silicon Macs and Intel-based Macs.
New:
• macOS Big Sur: fully updated for compatibility with the latest version of macOS.
• Universal app: runs natively on both Apple Silicon Macs and Intel-based Macs.
Fixed:
• Fixed "Open In…" performance problems on Macs with many CPU cores (e.g. Mac Pro).
• Improved declaration of supported file types so that it works better with other installed apps that can open the same kinds of files.
• Other minor fixes.
4.0.3
2020-03-10
• Added "Reload Customizations" and "Show Customization Folder" commands to the advanced preferences and to the main menu. This allows you to reload syntax definitions, themes, and code completions without quitting and restarting the app. All open files in the application support folder are automatically saved before reloading customizations.
• The tab bar is now shown in fullscreen mode.
• Improved handling of Emoji characters in the code editor.
• Fixed: Sometimes previously closed files were mistakenly reopened on application launch. I think I finally found the root cause for this issue.
• Fixed: Cmd-Z could undo changes in a different tab than the currently selected tab.
• Fixed problems with the version browser (File -> Revert To -> Browse All Versions…).
• Improved handling of certain .tmTheme files: Invalid scope styles are now ignored. The "gutter" and "gutterForeground" colors are now supported.
• Enabled the Hardened Runtime.
4.0.2
2020-03-06
• Added "Reload Customizations" and "Show Customization Folder" commands to the advanced preferences and to the main menu. This allows you to reload syntax definitions, themes, and code completions without quitting and restarting the app. All open files in the application support folder are automatically saved before reloading customizations.
• The tab bar is now shown in fullscreen mode.
• Improved handling of Emoji characters in the code editor.
• Fixed: Sometimes previously closed files were mistakenly reopened on application launch. I think I finally found the root cause for this issue.
• Fixed: Cmd-Z could undo changes in a different tab than the currently selected tab.
• Fixed problems with the version browser (File -> Revert To -> Browse All Version…).
• Improved handling of certain .tmTheme files: Invalid scope styles are now ignored. The "gutter" and "gutterForeground" colors are now supported.
4.0.1
2019-03-14
Fixed:
• Sometimes previously closed files were mistakenly reopened on application launch.
• Textastic could crash if an emoji was used in a Markdown header and the symbol list was generated.