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**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [July 8, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412 "2008-07-08T17:48:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:**  [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/1 "2008-07-08T17:48:42Z")
Does anyone know of any good ones?
I’ve seen a few but don’t know which ones to get.
Thanks in advance.
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**Author:**  [@redelite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redelite)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/2 "2008-07-08T18:00:11Z")
By editors do you mean WYSIWYG editors [SIZE=“1”](\<- please don’t use, because they never turn out as good as if you coded by hand)[/SIZE] or text editors?
I personally use TextPad because it has customizable coloring (downloadable free at their website or create your own) and it’s just a plain text editor, nothing really fancy. I also like the tabs that hold all the files open. Instead of having 8 text pads open, it has one with tabs.
Also with it you can do what they call macros. Tired of going to an already made site of yours to get an xHTML template:
```auto
blah blah..
```
…just create a macro and everytime you need it, you just click the button and it automatically inserts it. Pretty handy. :bounce:
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**Author:**  [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/3 "2008-07-08T18:08:07Z")
what OS?
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**Author:**  [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/4 "2008-07-08T18:25:25Z")
It’s actually for my cousin who is interested in getting in web design. I suggested he use Notepad, but to be honest, I like the intellisense(?) feature in Sharepoint/Dreamweaver that will give you autocomplete options as to how to end tags.
I think it would teach him syntax and eventually when he understood it in that manner, we could transfer him over to Notepad for a while, then back. Probably thinking too much into this…
Regardless, I don’t want to scare him away from programming by showing him Notepad and telling him to code. 🙂
@Red: I’ll probably start using that when I get my own computer here in a few months. Thanks.
@Simp: He’s using Vista.
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**Author:**  [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/5 "2008-07-08T18:43:45Z")
Komodo Edit (the free version of Komodo IDE)… I would presume has some form of intellisense for him to use.
If its anything like the Komodo IDE its worth the time to check out.
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**Author:**  [@jwilliam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwilliam)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/6 "2008-07-08T20:11:05Z")
Find an editor with syntax highlighting and you’ll never use notepad again… I personally like vim, but I’m more of a programmer… and it takes a lot of getting used to.
I don’t use wysiwyg html editors anymore, but a few years back I used one called nvu that I liked. It was free and much simpler than something like dreamweaver.
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**Author:**  [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/7 "2008-07-08T20:50:52Z")
Thanks guys, I’ll forward the word. Have a nice day.
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**Author:**  [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/8 "2008-07-09T13:11:46Z")
[QUOTE=art(is)garbage;2355415]These articles from Smashing Mag would be helpful, 70+ Source and CSS editors reviewed:
35 Source Code Editor Reviews:
> **[35 Useful Source Code Editors Reviewed](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/35-useful-source-code-editors-reviewed/)**
>
> To edit HTML- and CSS-code you only need a simple plaintext-editor — the rest depends on your skills and your creativity. However, to make your life a little bit easier, you can use some more \*\*comfortable source-code editors\*\* with advanced editing...
CSS Editor Reviews:
[http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/19/css-editors-reviewed/[/QUOTE]](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/19/css-editors-reviewed/%5B/QUOTE%5D)
All those cost money.
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**Author:**  [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/9 "2008-07-09T14:25:56Z")
[list=1]
[_]Notepad++ is free, but isn’t a WYSIWYG “editor”, it’s an advanced text editor
[_]Kompozer, WYSIWYG based off nvu or something like that, free as well
[/list]
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**Author:**  [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-opensource-html-or-css-editors/265412/10 "2008-07-10T15:38:56Z")
Ahh, Notepad++. I just got it and it looks nice. Very simple with syntax highlighting.
Edit: @jwilliam - Syntax highlighting is so awesome. You’re right. 😃