devnulllore Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Hi, I know this is an objective question but is there a "best" free HTML editor out there just for toying around with personal web sites? I like the older Frontpage and the newer Expression Web but they are not free. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 spacer Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 You should probably be more specific as to what you want. Do you want syntax highlight, code completion, auto-formatting, etc? What features you want will determine which editor is "best" for you. Some good ones off the top of my head are: VS2010 Express (Web version), NetBeans, and Aptana/Eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deactivated_ Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Notepad++ ? Prince781, benthebear and +virtorio 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sanctified Veteran Posted August 18, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2011 Notepad++ ? This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +BudMan MVC Posted August 18, 2011 MVC Share Posted August 18, 2011 pspad works just fine for editing html as well.. frontpage was crap, as to other thing you mentioned never even heard of it. Sounds more like your talking about a IDE (Integrated Development Environment) vs just an editor. Something like aptana maybe? As to toying around with personal websites, yeah all you need is something like pspad or notepad or for that matter nano or vi even on linux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted August 18, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2011 notepad++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jdlarson83 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Microsoft WebMatrix http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Carbon Fiber Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Aptana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 devnulllore Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 wow, that WinMatrix is nice! I will try the others though and see what suites me. My dad owned MS Expression Web 4 and never uses it so he took it off his PC and transfered the registration to me through MS. Cool huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 -KJ Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I usually use Notepad++ for quick edits and Netbeans when developing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 articuno1au Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 WebMatrix aint bad. I would be inclined to suggest Visual Studio Express (Web) as mentioned above: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-web-developer-express I use VS2010 for pretty much everything.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 farmeunit Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 http://kompozer.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tekkerson Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I usually use Notepad++ for quick edits and Netbeans when developing. This. Aptana is crap, it's been way too buggy for me. Notepad++ for simple editing & Netbeans for big projects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 articuno1au Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I use notepad for quick edits. Notepad++ is just too much work :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 devnulllore Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 HI, Thanks for al the suggestions. I am going to go with Web Matrix and Expression Web 4. Both look good for aomeone who does not know HTML very well. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Gerowen Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The best one I could recommend, based on your previous mentions, is Microsoft Expression Web. It costs a bit, but its user interface very closely resembles that of Frontpage, except Expression Web actually generates standards compliant code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prince781 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The best one I could recommend, based on your previous mentions, is Microsoft Expression Web. It costs a bit, but its user interface very closely resembles that of Frontpage, except Expression Web actually generates standards compliant code. Notepad++ man. It's free and open-sourced (GNU). I hate programs that build a majority of the webpage for you. When I design software, I view it as a painting: I want to have as much control in every aspect of how the program is programmed. :p The same is true for websites. Besides, Expression Web and Frontpage are crap. :p PS: You do realize that Frontpage and Expression Web are both made by Microsoft, right? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 articuno1au Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 What a stupid answer. Just because Microsoft wrote it, doesn't inherently make it bad. You can also take code control in expression/VS2005+. VS2010 is the best IDE around :\ I don't mind Eclipse either >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DrJohnSmitherson Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I love Notepad++, but I've never used anything else :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Gerowen Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Notepad++ man. It's free and open-sourced (GNU). I hate programs that build a majority of the webpage for you. When I design software, I view it as a painting: I want to have as much control in every aspect of how the program is programmed. :p The same is true for websites. Besides, Expression Web and Frontpage are crap. :p PS: You do realize that Frontpage and Expression Web are both made by Microsoft, right? :huh: Oh I know, I do most of mine in gedit, but the OP mentioned Frontpage as a reference, and I know Expression Web resembles Frontpage so he'd be in familiar territory. I'm with ya though, and I agree completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 articuno1au Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 If you do a lot in ASP.net/Ajax et all then Visual Studio is great. Notepad++ is more than enough for plain old HTML and CSS. All VS gives you in those circumstances is standards checking and tag completion stuff >.< It's like having a little old person scooter. Sure you can do without it, but once you have it, why wouldn't you use it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SharpGreen Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 PS: You do realize that Frontpage and Expression Web are both made by Microsoft, right? :huh: What's that got to do with anything? Expression Web is light centuries (as in 100's of light years) ahead of FrontPage. Also I vote for Notepad++, I use it for practically all my web development work. PHP, CSS, HTML, JS...all of it. I used to use Expression Web...but it's a bit heavier than Notepad++ and has weird scrolling issues with PHP files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Glen Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 HI, Thanks for al the suggestions. I am going to go with Web Matrix and Expression Web 4. Both look good for aomeone who does not know HTML very well. Thanks! With Expression Web 4, you don't really need Web Matrix for standard HTML designing / coding as it has a built in development web server for previewing. I've been using Expression Web since version 2 and the latest version is very nice for coding HTML / CSS and having a visual designer when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I know this is an objective question but is there a "best" free HTML editor out there just for toying around with personal web sites? I like the older Frontpage and the newer Expression Web but they are not free.
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