Edit text files direct files directly from Google Drive
Listing updated:May 12, 2026
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Overview
With Text Editor for Google Drive™ by cloudHQ, you can create, open, and edit any plain text file directly inside your Google Drive™ without ever leaving your browser.
Here are some key benefits:
Edit Text Files Without Leaving Google Drive:
Open and edit .txt, .md, .csv, .json, .xml, .html, .css, .js, and other plain text files right where they live. No downloading, no switching apps, no uploading back. Just click, edit, and save.
Perfect for Quick Notes and Everyday Writing:
Jot down quick notes, build to do lists, draft content, or capture ideas without the overhead of a full word processor. Sometimes all you need is a clean, distraction free text editor.
Collaborate in Real Time:
Work on text documents together with your team in real time. Whether you're co editing a configuration file, drafting meeting notes, or building a shared reference doc, everyone stays in sync through Google Drive™.
Built for Code and Scripts:
Write and edit HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, JSON, and more with syntax highlighting that makes your code easier to read and debug. A lightweight coding environment that lives right inside your Drive.
Work From Anywhere:
Access your text files from any device with a browser. Whether you're at your desk, on your laptop at home, or checking something from your phone, your files are always ready.
Auto Save and Backup:
Every edit is saved automatically to Google Drive™, so you never lose progress. Google Drive's built in version history lets you track changes and restore previous versions whenever you need to.

cloudHQ. Helping your productivity, 1 click at a time. 

cloudHQ website: https://www.cloudhq.net/
App website: https://www.text-editor-for-google-drive.com/
Pricing: https://www.text-editor-for-google-drive.com/pricing
Support page: https://support.cloudhq.net/category/browser-extensions/text-editor-for-google-drive/
Blog: https://blog.cloudhq.net

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Text Editor for Google Drive™ by cloudHQ will ask for the permissions shown below. Learn more
Text Editor for Google Drive™ by cloudHQ will need access to your Google account
This will allow Text Editor for Google Drive™ by cloudHQ to :
See, create, and delete its own configuration data in your Google Drive
See, edit, create, and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app
Connect itself to your Google Drive
See your primary Google Account email address
See your personal info, including any personal info you've made publicly available
Associate you with your personal info on Google
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