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Retro Text Editor on Windows Pc

Developed By: Jochen Peters

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 17 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.11
Size 1.3 MB
Release Date December 04, 22
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Widget Bugfix. Pink Panther theme added with new font. [see more]

Description from Developer:
This App is a simple text file editor. You can use it via a file manager app. I use it to write some notes. The fixed default file path is

Documents/click.dummer.textthing/notes.t... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Retro Text Editor and install on Windows PC. Retro Text Editor is free Productivity app, developed by Jochen Peters. Latest version of Retro Text Editor is 2.11, was released on 2022-12-04 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Retro Text Editor is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 17 users, 9 users had rated it 5*, 2 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Retro Text Editor on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Retro Text Editor on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Retro Text Editor on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Retro Text Editor using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Retro Text Editor" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Retro Text Editor on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Retro Text Editor" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.11.

Download Retro Text Editor 2.11 on Windows PC – 1.3 MB

This App is a simple text file editor. You can use it via a file manager app. I use it to write some notes. The fixed default file path is

Documents/click.dummer.textthing/notes.txt

If you open the app, this file will be opened, created and used for store.

There is no file manager integrated!

Features

* OpenSource, no Ads, no payment hints, free
* simple user interface
* use the App to write notes!
* no network, sync or transfer your data to anyone
* Themes: Retro, Day, Night, c64 native
* open plain text files (.c, .txt, .cpp ...) with your favorite file manager (sometimes buggy)
* App creates and opens Documents/click.dummer.textthing/notes.txt as default
* stores Notes on closing or pausing the App (optionaly + save button)
* set your favorite font size and switch between normal or monospace style
* keyboard did not overlaps text anymore (bugfix)
* small widget to see notes
* german, japanese, french, russian, english interface
Widget Bugfix. Pink Panther theme added with new font.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.