Quine 3 iOS is now available

Quine · April 16, 2026, 4:10pm

FYI - Quine 3 for iOS is now available in the Apple App Store.

This is a rewrite of the Quine 2 - work which started a a couple of years ago and went through a few evolutions as a mix of new core iOS technologies emerged and matured.

This version is built for iOS 26.0 and above, taking advantage of iOS 26.0 interface changes as well as making Quine more useful and performant in multi-window and multiple screen environments. It should also serve as a foundation for revisions over the next few cycles of iOS evolution.

I’ll be dropping TiddlyWiki v5.4.0 into an update of Quine 3 as soon as v5.4.0 is released.

Please be sure to backup / copy your LOCAL “Quine” files before deleting “Quine 2”. “Quine 3” creates an adjacent local storage area named “Quine”, indicated by the new “Quine 3” logo.

Quine 3 can be found in the AppStore under the name “Quine”, for example, for the UK: ‎Quine App - App Store … and the US: ‎Quine App - App Store

Other geographies follow the same or similar url pattern.

Cheers - Chris.

soypunk · April 16, 2026, 4:37pm

Awesome news, Chris! Picked up the iOS app and I’m hopeful it’ll come to macOS soon enough

Quine · April 16, 2026, 5:03pm

Thanks much

And re a macOS version - I’m holding off for now as there is already a development thread here around TiddlyWiki for desktop, including macOS - and my intention with Quine is really only to fill gaps.

jeremyruston · April 16, 2026, 5:08pm

Congratulations Chris, as a Quine user for many years I am delighted.

I noticed that the text about Quine on tiddlywiki.com is now somewhat out of date. Would you like to update it with the latest details?

Best wishes

Jeremy

github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5

editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/saving/Saving%20on%20iPad_iPhone.tid

master

caption: Quine
color: #FF8A65
community-author: Chris Hunt
created: 20131129101027725
delivery: App
description: iPad/iPhone app for working with TiddlyWiki
method: save
modified: 20201007205336209
tags: Saving iOS [[Standalone App]]
title: Saving on iPad/iPhone
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

The iPad/iPhone app ''Quine 2'' makes it possible to view, edit and then save changes to TiddlyWiki5 on iOS. [[Download it here|https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quine-2/id1450128957]].

Instructions for use:

# Open Quine 2
# Tap the + toolbar button to create and open a new TiddlyWiki
# From the file list tap an existing TiddlyWiki file to open it
# Edit the TiddlyWiki as normal, and save as normal using either Autosave or the TiddlyWiki save button <<.icon $:/core/images/save-button-dynamic>>

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Quine · April 16, 2026, 5:10pm

Thanks Jeremy - I’ll update the tw5-com text asap today. Cheers - Chris.

tomzheng · April 17, 2026, 1:31am

At first, I opened the “quine” folder with quine3 and found that it was empty. I was taken aback. Later, I realized there was another “quine” folder.

Alfonso · April 18, 2026, 10:26pm

Working seamlessly in my iOS devices. Thanks Chris

sits · May 12, 2026, 12:59am

Hi Chris.. many thanks on working on the new version of Quine! Are there improvements with Dropbox support? I find with Quine 2, when I open a TW file via the file chooser in my iPhone, it seems to open the file immediately before it has fully synced. As a workaround, I have to immediately shutdown Quine and re-open it again. Has this been addressed? Sometimes I miss this and I can get conflicts.