Drafting: Plain Text Editor

Djonny Stevens Abenz

About this app

📢 From the developer of Typing Hero, the most powerful Text Expander for Android!



Drafting is a plain text editor.

It is a writing tool designed & developed to coexist with your favorite note-taking app.

You can use Drafting to write anything: email, SMS, or a few hundred words article. Really!



Everything you write using Drafting is saved as plain text files locally on the device.

You can open and edit them using any text editor apps on any platforms.

Whatever you create are yours to own!



Drafting starts with a new draft by default and lets you start writing immediately.

You can deal with the file name and location once you've finish writing.



Features
- Auto-save
- Undo & redo
- Automatic list continuation: bullet, number list, task
- Automatic matching pair completion: (), [], <>, {}, "", ``
- Markdown support: Heading, List, Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, Link, Code, Fenced Code, Blockquote
- Toolbars: Draft, Markdown, Editing, Utilities, Text Processing, Actions, Custom
- Save selected text from anywhere into new or existing draft without opening Drafting app
- Pin (to always keep a draft opened on app launch/return)
- Archive
- Templates
- File Manager
- Bookmark
- 45+ Fonts: Sans, Sans Serif, Monospace
- Material You


Roadmap
- Search
- More functionalities in Editing, Utilities, Text Processing, and Actions toolbars
- Export as PDF
- Your requests



Price will go up as more features are available in the app. Buy the app now to get it at its lowest price.



Website: https://thedrafting.app/
Privacy: https://thedrafting.app/privacy
Contact: [e-mail]

🇮🇩 Made in Jakarta, Indonesia

Ratings and reviews

This is an app I really enjoy for two reasons. First is the simplicity of the app: when opening the app, I am directly editing the last document I worked on (It can be configured otherwise in settings), and when working on a file, I am directly editing and saving the text file. The second reason I love the app is the settings: THERE ARE SO MANY RELEVANT VARIABLES TO CHANGE! You can really adjust everything and make it your own app, which I love. I only wish it had a .md viewer.

Excellent app. Opens immediately with blank note and ready for typing/ note taking. I use it as a quick note / fleeting note capture, basically as a "front end" for Obsidian. Can then rename default file name with one touch, if needed. I frequently use it while driving - one touch and i can dictate any thoughts and process them later. Developer is very responsive to feedback. What more could you ask for from an app.

Incredibly fast, customizable with font style and size, and dark mode. Love that it's local-first with plain text files and folders. Once Markdown is there, it will be popular!

What's new

2.1:
✅ Support Android 8
✅ Fix crash when opening the app after editing file opened from other apps
✅ Various tooling upgrades

1.72:
✅ Add two new format for `Default file name`: 20230928, 20230928054838

1.71:
✅ Support Android 14

Past releases: https://thedrafting.app/changelog