What programs do I need to edit HTML?

To edit HTML you will need to choose an FTP client & HTML editor, follow the links by clicking on the name of the program you want to try out below.

FTP Clients

Program Platform Cost Notes
Transmit mac $29.95 (15 day free trial) the best
CyberDuck mac free good free ftp
FileZilla pc free great free ftp client
fireFTP pc or mac free If you use firefox as your browser you can get this FTP extension.

HTML Editors

Program Platform Cost Notes
TextMate mac €39 ≈ $60 (30 day free trial) the best, fully featured, ideal for professionals
Text Wrangler mac free Good free editor, based on BBEdit
NotePad++ pc free Advanced free editor for PC
PS Pad pc free Very good free editor
jEdit pc free I haven’t used it but hear it’s good
Aptana pc or mac free Looks good from the site
DreamWeaver pc or mac tons of money! If you already bought Dreamweaver it does include a good HTML editor and FTP client, just DO NOT use their visual WYSIWYG editor on pages we make. Our pages are hand coded to make it easy for you to edit the code in a regular HTML editor. Using visual editors generates HTML code that will mess up the pages.

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  1. Thrifty Web Designer says:
    November 20, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Very nice and quick overview. A major player is Microsoft Expression Web 3 which comes bundled with Expression Design for a low $149.00 price tag (for Microsoft anyways). I know that many designers pigeon hole Microsoft due to the now defunct FrontPage. Our design firm has switched from the pricey and bloated Adobe Dreamweaver in favor of the lightweight (can you believe it) built from the ground up MS Expression Web 3. Give it a try. Also, there is open source Kompozer based on Mozilla Firefox’s engine. It is light as a feather.

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    • mimoymima says:
      November 22, 2009 at 8:27 am

      I’m sure Microsoft can make a descent editor, but they are notorious for their bloated software (price and computing power needed to run them). So it’s -probably- not worth the extra money…

      All the pros I know use Coda and TextMate…

      If you’re not a pro and just want to do some light HTML editing, the free options on this page are just as good as the paid options in my opinion.

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  2. Annie17 says:
    July 25, 2010 at 6:03 pm

    Hi,
    I use an editor online, very funcional and free.
    Try http://www.online-html-editor.net , its free and simple to work on it.

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