HTML provides the structural foundation of web pages, and any web designer will need to have an understanding of this language. The software that you use to code that language is up to you, however. In fact. if you use Windows, you don’t need to buy or download an editor in order to write HTML. You have a perfectly functional editor built into your operating system — Notepad.
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This software has is limitations, but it will absolutely allow you to code HTML. Since Notepad is already included with your operating system, you can't beat the price and you can get started writing HTML immediately!
There are only a few steps to creating a web page with Notepad:
Open Notepad: Notepad is nearly always found in your Accessories menu.
Start writing your HTML: Remember that you need to be more careful than in an HTML editor. You won’t have elements like tag completion or validation. You are really coding from scratch at this point, so any mistakes you make will not be ones that the software can catch for you.
Save your HTML to a file: Notepad normally saves files as .txt. But since you’re writing HTML, you need to save the file as .html. If you do not do this, all you will have is a text file that has some HTML code in it.
If you’re not careful in the third step, you’ll end up with a file named something like filename.html.txt.
Here’s how to avoid that:
- Click on File and then Save As.
- Navigate to the folder you want to save to.
- Change the Save As Type drop-down menu to All Files (*.*)
- Name your file. Be sure to include the .html extension e.g. homepage.html.
Remember HTML isn’t terribly hard to learn, and you don't actually need to buy any additional software or other items in order to put up a basic web page. There are, however, advantages to using a more advanced HTML editing software.
Using Notepad++
A simple upgrade to the free Notepad software is Notepad++. This software is a free download, so if you are trying to write HTML without purchasing expensive software, Notepad++ still has you covered.
While Notepad is a very basic software package, Notepad++ has additional features that make it a great choice for coding HTML.
First off, when you save a page with the .html file extension (thereby telling the software that you are, indeed, writing HTML), the software will add line numbers and color coding to what you are writing. This makes it much easier to write HTML since it replicates the features you will find in more expensive, web design-centric programs. This will make it easier to code new web pages. You can also open existing web pages in this program (and in Notepad) and edit them. Once again, the additional features of Notepad++ will make this easier on you.
Using Word for HTML Editing
While Word does not come automatically with Windows computers the way that Notepad does, it is still found on many computers and you may be tempted to try to use that software to code HTML. While it is, indeed, possible to write HTML with Microsoft Word, it is not advisable. With Word, you get none of the benefits of Notepad++, but you have to struggle with that software's desire to make everything into a text document. Can you make it work? Yes, but it will not be easy, and realistically, you are much better of using Notepad or Notepadd++ for any HTML or CSS coding.
Writing CSS and Javascript
Like HTML, CSS, and Javascript files are really just text files. This means that you can also use Notepad or Notepad++ to write Cascading Style Sheets or Javascript. You would simply save the files using the .css or .js file extensions, depending on which kind of file you are creating.
Original article by Jennifer Krynin. Edited by Jeremy Girard.
We have evaluated over 20 free HTML editors for Macintosh against over 40 different criteria relevant to professional web designers and developers. The following applications are the best free HTML editors for Macintosh, both WYSIWYG and text editors, rated from best to worst. Each editor listed will have a score, percentage, and a link to more information.
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Komodo Edit
Komodo Edit is hands down the best free XML editor available. It includes a lot of great features for HTML and CSS development. Plus, if that isn't enough, you can get extensions for it to add on languages or other helpful features (like special characters).
Komodo Edit is not the best HTML editor out there, but it is great for for the price, especially if you build in XML. I use Komodo Edit every day for my work in XML, and I use it a lot for basic HTML editing as well. This is one editor I'd be lost without.
There are two versions of Komodo: Komodo Edit and Komodo IDE.
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Aptana Studio
Aptana Studio offers an interesting take on website development. Instead of focusing on the HTML, Aptana focuses on the JavaScript and other elements that allow you to create rich internet applications.
One thing I really like is the outline view that makes it really easy to visualize the document object model (DOM). This makes for easier CSS and JavaScript development.
If you are a developer creating web applications, Aptana Studio is a good choice.
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NetBeans
NetBeans IDE is a Java IDE that can help you build robust web applications. Like most IDEs it has a steep learning curve because they don’t often work in the same way that web editors do. But once you get used to it you’ll be hooked.
One nice feature is the version control included in the IDE which is really useful for people working in large development environments. If you write Java and web pages this is a great tool.
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Bluefish
Bluefish is a full-featured web editor for Linux. There are also native executables for Windows and Macintosh. There is code-sensitive spell check, auto complete of many different languages (HTML, PHP, CSS, etc.), snippets, project management, and auto-save.
It is primarily a code editor, not specifically a web editor. This means that it has a lot of flexibility for web developers writing in more than just HTML, but if you’re a designer by nature you might not like it as much.
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Eclipse
Eclipse is a complex, Open Source development environment that is perfect for people who do a lot of coding on a variety of platforms and with different languages.
Eclipse is structured as plug-ins, so if you need to edit something just find the appropriate plug-in and go.
If you are creating complex web applications, Eclipse has a lot of features to help make your application easier to build. There are Java, JavaScript, and PHP plugins, as well as a plugin for mobile developers.
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SeaMonkey
SeaMonkey is the Mozilla project all-in-one internet application suite. It includes a web browser, email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and composer, the web page editor.
One of the nice things about using SeaMonkey is that the browser is built-in, so testing is a breeze. Plus it's a free WYSIWYG editor with an embedded FTP client to publish your web pages.
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Amaya
Amaya is the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) web editor and web browser. It validates the HTML as you build your page and displays your Web documents in a tree structure, which is useful for learning to understand the DOM.
Amaya has a lot of features that most web designers won’t ever use, but if you want to be certain that your pages follow the W3C standards, this is a great editor to use.
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KompoZer
KompoZer is a good WYSIWYG editor. It is based on the popular Nvu editor, and referred to as an “unofficial bug-fix release.”
KompoZer was conceived by some people who really liked Nvu but were fed up with the slow release schedules and poor support. They took it over and released a less buggy version of the software. Ironically, there hasn't been a new release of KompoZer since 2010.
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Nvu
Nvu is also a good WYSIWYG editor. Though I prefer text editors to WYSIWYG editors, if you don’t mind the WYSIWYG approach then Nvu is a good choice.
I love that Nvu has a site manager that allows you to review the sites that you're building. It's surprising that this software is free.
Feature highlights: XML support, advanced CSS support, full site management, built-in validator and international support, as well as WYSIWYG and color coded XHTML editing.
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BBEdit 12
BBEdit is paid program that has a set of free capabilities (the same capabilities that the now defunct TextWranger had. While Bare Bones Software, the makers of BBEdit do offer a paid version, you may find the free version does everything you need. You can review a feature comparison here.
Note
If you're using TextWrangler, it is not compatible with macOS 10.13 (High Sierra). However, the free (and paid) version of BBEdit does.