Best Free HTML Editor [1]
Read this article in Spanish (Español) [3]Introduction
HTML text editors are fine for programmers or those who are comfortable coding (X)HTML, PHP and CSS, but many users have no interest in this. They just want an editor that allows them to produce web pages quickly in a WYSIWYG environment.
Whether code-based or WYSIWYG, the ideal HTML editor should be able to validate that the HTML is standards-compliant, preview the page in different browsers, support meta-tags and provide basic image editing, while still being free. An included FTP client is a bonus.
HTML WYSIWYG Editors
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: Linux [6] | Mac OS [6] | Windows (Desktop) [6] | [7]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [8]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Linux [6] | Mac OS [6] | Windows (Desktop) [6] | [7]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [8]
| Our Rating: 4.5/5 |
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Integrated file management, tabbed editing and support for forms, tables and templates.
Not in active development.
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License: Free
Integrated file management, tabbed editing and support for forms, tables and templates.
Not in active development.
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Our Rating:
License: Free (Open source)
Platforms/Download: Linux [11] | Mac OS [11] | Windows (Desktop) [11] | [7]
Version reviewed: 11.4.7
Gizmos Freeware [8]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Linux [11] | Mac OS [11] | Windows (Desktop) [11] | [7]
Version reviewed: 11.4.7
Gizmos Freeware [8]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Standards compliance and accessibility
Some features are very complex for beginners, WYSIWYG rendering is not very good, doesn't recognize PHP pages.
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License: Free (Open source)
Standards compliance and accessibility
Some features are very complex for beginners, WYSIWYG rendering is not very good, doesn't recognize PHP pages.
Read full review... [10]
HTML Text Editors
Our Rating:
License: Free (Open source)
Platforms/Download: Linux [14] | Mac OS [14] | Windows (Desktop) [14] | [7]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [8]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Linux [14] | Mac OS [14] | Windows (Desktop) [14] | [7]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [8]
| Our Rating: 5/5 |
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Good CSS suport, including refactoring of inline CSS to external stylesheet. Tag checking. Customisable code colouring. Code completion. Auto-indentation. Fast and powerful. Customisable UI. PHP editing. Settings exportable. Extensive online support, tutorials and documentation. Cross platform
At first sight NetBeans may be a little intimidating for novices.
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License: Free (Open source)
Good CSS suport, including refactoring of inline CSS to external stylesheet. Tag checking. Customisable code colouring. Code completion. Auto-indentation. Fast and powerful. Customisable UI. PHP editing. Settings exportable. Extensive online support, tutorials and documentation. Cross platform
At first sight NetBeans may be a little intimidating for novices.
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Our Rating:
License: Free (Last free version)
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [17] | [7]
Version reviewed: 292
Gizmos Freeware [8]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [17] | [7]
Version reviewed: 292
Gizmos Freeware [8]
| Our Rating: 4.5/5 |
Highly customizable development environment, great community support.
Designed for experienced users in html development.
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License: Free (Last free version)
Highly customizable development environment, great community support.
Designed for experienced users in html development.
Read full review... [16]
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: Linux [20] | Mac OS [20] | Windows (Desktop) [20] | [7]
Version reviewed: 3
Gizmos Freeware [8]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Linux [20] | Mac OS [20] | Windows (Desktop) [20] | [7]
Version reviewed: 3
Gizmos Freeware [8]
| Our Rating: 4.5/5 |
Full featured IDE, many plugins
Primarily focused on development of AJAX applications, can be a bit scary for new users
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License: Free
Full featured IDE, many plugins
Primarily focused on development of AJAX applications, can be a bit scary for new users
Read full review... [19]
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [23] | [7]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [8]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [23] | [7]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [8]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Programming editor with html syntax highlighting
No libraries or code lookup
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License: Free
Programming editor with html syntax highlighting
No libraries or code lookup
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- Best Free Text Editor / Notepad Replacement [25]
- Free Online Tool To Remove Line Breaks, Convert to HTML and More [26]
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