Good HTML editing software

[Beefy547]

I was wondering if people could recommend software for webdesign and creating and editing HTML files for me, thanks.

[Coombzy]

Dreamweaver CS6 for creating websites and editing them otherwise HTML if you can code it yourself notepad++

[Sneaky]

Can't go wrong with Notepad++.

[Beefy547]

i have notepad++ but i was looking for something a little more user friendly, I try dreamweaver. Thanks to both of you!

[colonel_mortis]

notepad++ is great, or eclipse with the aptana plugin is what I use. It adds autocompletion of brackets etc. and some autocompletion of classes and selectors.

[jetbuster]

Aptana or as said the eclipse plugin OR if you're hardcore notepad++ or Sublime text 2/3

[Purify]

Sublime Text 2/3 is the best front end editor out there, no question.

[Guest]

I've used TextWrangler for a bit but still looking for NotePad++ for Mac. Can't really beat Dreamweaver for its WYSIWYG editor. 

[criso8]

Yeah dreamweaver would be your best bet. It's made for that type of stuff.

[Getov]

WebStorm is really great IDE for web design, just as all other products from JetBrains.

[Exo]

Notepad++ is very efficient on Windows based computers, or you could try Sublime Text which is pretty cross-platform compatible. Wouldn't recommend Dreamweaver from personal experience, it's decent for generic websites but for more detailed projects, it can turn out crummy across different browsers etc.

[GoodBytes]

One pretty good program and no one knows as it's fairly new: Microsoft WebMatrix. It's free!

http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/

 

Why it's good:

 -> Fully manages your site(s)

 -> 1 click button uploads to your server the changed files

 -> Remote edit your website

 -> In a mouse click, WebMatrix will make your computer a local server and load your website to it and show it to you in your favorite web browser. This allows execution of server side languages, such as PHP. It does this instantly.

 -> While they are other solution that provide you the above point, most slows down Windows startup as it starts some big service. WebMatrix have none of that, it's all well done and optimized, so that its able to do prepare everything instantly, which make this awesome

 -> Database editor and viewer built-in

 -> Color coding and fully support: HTML 1.0 to 5.0, CSS1 to 3, JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET and Node.js

 -> Code completion for all languages

 -> Instant documentation as you roll over you mouse on code

 -> Windows Azure support

 -> Live Code validation

 -> Extensions support (http://extensions.webmatrix.com/)

 -> WordPress, DNN, Joomla!, Ubraco, nop Commerce, .NET CMS, Orchard CMS, mojoPortal, Drupal, Moodle, BlogEngine.NET, Tango CMS, and many more web systems support

 -> Color picker/selector automatically pop-up when defining a color in your code

and more!

 

The only thing you don't have, is WYSIWYG editor, which anyone will tell you is crap in any case, and should be avoided when developing a website.

 

A lot of the program new features and improvements are user feedback based:

http://webmatrix.uservoice.com/forums/128313-webmatrix-suggestions/filters/top

You can already see from the above, some coming up features in the next version.

 

WebMatrix team makes available Beta release of the software when available, so if you need a new features, you can't wait, well you can have it early.

 

Check it out, it's free, it's powerful, it's nice.

[jetbuster]

One pretty good program and no one knows as it's fairly new: Microsoft WebMatrix. It's free!

http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/

 

Why it's good:

 -> Fully manages your site(s)

 -> 1 click button uploads to your server the changed files

 -> Remote edit your website

 -> In a mouse click, WebMatrix will make your computer a local server and load your website to it and show it to you in your favorite web browser. This allows execution of server side languages, such as PHP. It does this instantly.

 -> While they are other solution that provide you the above point, most slows down Windows startup as it starts some big service. WebMatrix have none of that, it's all well done and optimized, so that its able to do prepare everything instantly, which make this awesome

 -> Database editor and viewer built-in

 -> Color coding and fully support: HTML 1.0 to 5.0, CSS1 to 3, JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET and Node.js

 -> Code completion for all languages

 -> Instant documentation as you roll over you mouse on code

 -> Windows Azure support

 -> Live Code validation

 -> Extensions support (http://extensions.webmatrix.com/)

 -> WordPress, DNN, Joomla!, Ubraco, nop Commerce, .NET CMS, Orchard CMS, mojoPortal, Drupal, Moodle, BlogEngine.NET, Tango CMS, and many more web systems support

 -> Color picker/selector automatically pop-up when defining a color in your code

and more!

 

The only thing you don't have, is WYSIWYG editor, which anyone will tell you is crap in any case, and should be avoided when developing a website.

 

A lot of the program new features and improvements are user feedback based:

http://webmatrix.uservoice.com/forums/128313-webmatrix-suggestions/filters/top

You can already see from the above, some coming up features in the next version.

 

WebMatrix team makes available Beta release of the software when available, so if you need a new features, you can't wait, well you can have it early.

 

Check it out, it's free, it's powerful, it's nice.

Did interest me in a very big way, Making a website for our project paper and it looks more feature complete than Aptana!