Never Lose a File Again: Google Drive Sync and Custom Themes in Simple Text Editor
Simple Text Editor backs up your files to Google Drive, remembers what you had open, and lets you personalize the editor with custom themes and text colors. Here's how sync, recent files, and read-only locking work together to keep your work safe.
A text editor is only as useful as the files it doesn't lose. Simple Text Editor pairs its core editing features with Google Drive sync, recent-file tracking, and read-only locking — plus enough personalization that it doesn't feel like a bare-bones utility.
Backing Up to Google Drive
Google Drive Sync backs up your files so a lost or reset phone doesn't mean lost work. Files sync to your own Drive account — there's no separate Techpuram cloud account to create or manage.
Picking Up Where You Left Off
Recent Files History keeps track of what you've opened recently, so jumping back into a file you were editing yesterday doesn't mean hunting through a file manager to find it again.
Protecting a File While You Review It
Read-only lock mode prevents accidental edits while you're reviewing a file — someone else's config, a sensitive document, or a script you don't want to risk changing with a stray keystroke. Unlock it when you're actually ready to make changes.
Making the Editor Feel Like Yours
Custom background and text colors let you personalize the editing screen itself — this styling is purely visual and editor-level, so it never touches the actual content or formatting of the underlying file.
Offline-First, With Sync as a Backstop
Core editing, saving, and file management all work fully offline — Drive sync runs in the background when you have a connection, rather than being a requirement to use the app at all. If you're offline, you can keep working; your files sync up the next time you're connected.
Privacy Alongside Convenience
Files are stored locally on the device by default, and Drive sync is something you opt into rather than a forced cloud requirement. There's no data collection without user interaction.
Why This Matters More Than It Sounds
Losing a half-finished script or a set of notes because a phone died, got reset, or ran out of storage is one of the most common ways mobile editing goes wrong. Sync and recent-file tracking solve that problem quietly, in the background, without adding extra steps to your normal editing workflow.
Getting Started
Install Simple Text Editor (SwiftWrite) from the Play Store, connect your Google account from Settings to enable Drive sync, and pick a background theme that suits how you like to work.
Simple Text Editor
Google Drive sync, recent files, read-only locking, and custom themes — built into a lightweight Android text editor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Simple Text Editor back up files to the cloud?
Yes. Google Drive Sync backs up your files to your own Google Drive account in the background, so a lost or reset device doesn't mean lost work.
Is Google Drive sync required to use the app?
No. Core editing, saving, and file management work fully offline. Drive sync is optional and runs in the background when you're connected.
Can I customize how the editor looks?
Yes. You can set custom background and text colors for the editing screen. This styling is editor-level only and doesn't affect the original file's content or formatting.