Xed Editor

Advanced text and code editor for Android with LSP and terminal

About Xed Editor

Xed Editor is a text and code editor for Android with syntax highlighting, LSP-powered code intelligence, a built-in terminal with an Ubuntu rootfs, and extensions. It provides fast project-wide search and editing tools, and is distributed through Google Play, F-Droid and GitHub releases.

Xed Editor website preview

Live preview of xed-editor.app via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Xed Editor: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers code editor, android, lsp, terminal — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1288 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Xed Editor pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	xed-editor.app

Xed Editor key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: code editor, android, lsp, terminal
Official site: xed-editor.app

Xed Editor FAQ

How much does Xed Editor cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (xed-editor.app).

What is Xed Editor used for?

Advanced text and code editor for Android with LSP and terminal Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: code editor, android, lsp, terminal.

Where can I try Xed Editor?

On its official site, xed-editor.app — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Xed Editor vs alternatives

	Xed Editor	Acode	Visual Studio Code	Alacritty
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	code editor, android, lsp, terminal	code editor, android, ios, mobile	code editor, ide, programming	terminal, gpu, minimal
Official site	xed-editor.app	acode.app	code.visualstudio.com	alacritty.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Featured listing	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1288 tools. Alongside Xed Editor, it includes Colima, Pods, JADX, SourceGit.

FreeDeveloper Toolscode-editorandroidlspterminal

Alternatives to Xed Editor

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with Xed Editor — worth comparing before you commit:

Developer Tools

Acode

Open-source code editor for Android and iOS

Freecode-editorandroidiosmobile

Developer Tools

Visual Studio Code

The world's most popular free code editor.

Freecode-editorideprogramming

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Alacritty

Minimal GPU-accelerated terminal emulator

Freeterminalgpuminimal

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Android Studio

The official IDE for Android development

Freeideandroidmobile

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asciinema

Record and share your terminal sessions, the simple way

Freeterminalscreen-recordingopen-sourcecli

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ATAC

Terminal API client that is free, offline and account-less

Freeapi-clientterminalrustoffline

More in Developer Tools

Comparing tools in the Developer Tools category? These related listings are worth a look: Colima — Container runtimes on macOS and Linux with minimal setup; Pods — GNOME frontend for managing Podman and Docker containers; JADX — Dex to Java decompiler for Android APK analysis.