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Design

Posted by gyuduifgnz
gyuduifgnz
3,673 Points

Favorite Editor?

Hey guys, I have a question for you - What is your favorite text editor for HTML5 and CSS3 (Plus more)?

I am using Aptana Studios 3, and can't decide whether to go back to Visual Studios 2012 or Dreamweaver. I originally used Visual Studios, and loved the virtualized setup, but then one day it rolled back all my work by a week so I switched. Now I use Aptana Studios 3 and use XAMPP to have localhost available again.

9 Answers

oslo parker
oslo parker
Courses Plus Student 1,225 Points

I've been using Brackets for a bit. has more enhancements for worklow than i could list here.

gyuduifgnz
gyuduifgnz
3,673 Points

That is the ide I have been trying to think of! It was my first IDE, then I got Sublime on my mac and Visual Studios on my windows. Thanks for reminding me.

Justin Horner
STAFF
Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Justin Horner
Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hello Kyle,

My favorite text editor is Sublime Text 2 for pretty much any language/markup.

Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points
Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points

Been playing with NetBeans for HTML/CSS/Javascript development. Is a bloated IDE, but the editor and environment is growing on me. https://netbeans.org/features/html5/

COURTNEY HALL
COURTNEY HALL
7,505 Points
COURTNEY HALL
COURTNEY HALL
7,505 Points

Co-sign Justin Horner Tab expansion helps to speed up workflow as well. Eclipse is great for coding too but it's a bit clunky imho.

Shane Meikle
Shane Meikle
13,188 Points
Shane Meikle
Shane Meikle
13,188 Points

I use Dreamweaver for the major lifting, and Notepad++ for small changes/quick work.

Tolga Beser
Tolga Beser
1,202 Points
Tolga Beser
Tolga Beser
1,202 Points

I use coffeacup. It's very professional and free. :)

gyuduifgnz
gyuduifgnz
3,673 Points
gyuduifgnz
gyuduifgnz
3,673 Points

I agree with you guys about the bloat, but I really just ignore most of it. I think Sublime Text can be a little to simplistic at times though.

pgmd
pgmd
6,897 Points
pgmd
pgmd
6,897 Points

PHPStorm. Not free but well worth it. Great for CSS, HTML too . Up to date and easy to use.