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Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Posted by Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

The applications I use to build websites...

Just thought I'd add a list of applications I use everyday while building websites.
Maybe some of you can add some more to the list so folks new to web design can get an idea of whats out there.

15" MacBook Pro 2014

To write code i have
Coda 2 and SublimeText 3 although I can't remember the last time I opened Coda 2, SublimeText is a dream to code in.
Here is a list of the packages I have installed in SublimeText:
Package Control
Autoprefixer
PlainTasks
Color Highlighter
Codekit Commands
SideBar Enhancements
Browser Refresh

Next is CodeKit this app is just amazing, takes care of everything from integrating Frameworks, compiling Scss and other languages to prefixing all your code for you.
Tumulit Hype this you have to see, takes care of animations.
Affinity Designer as a long time user of pixelmator I really wasn't sure if I wanted to change, but I'm glad I did. I love designing in this app.
I also used to use Sketch2 but when they came out with Sketch 3 a few months after I bought Sketch 2 and didn't offer a upgrade price I soon binned it in favour of Affinity Designer.

Well thats about it for the most part, hope it helps someone out.

3 Answers

Cesar Vanbuskirk
Cesar Vanbuskirk
6,672 Points
Cesar Vanbuskirk
Cesar Vanbuskirk
6,672 Points

Give brackets the code editor a try, it auto reloads and highlights your elements size in the browser including the browser. Also compiles your SASS so no need to go through the terminal. Give it a try I think its better than anything out there by far!

Salman Akram
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Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points
Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi Wayne,

Since I am Window User, I wonder if there is possible for CodeKit, Tumulit Hype, Affinity Designer or Sketch for Windows download?

Any recommedation?

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi Salman,

I had to double check, but no, all of the applications you mentioned are Mac only.
Sorry.