Comparison of HTML editors Information Technology 464 pasar.pts-ptn.net

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of HTML editors.

This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up to date. Please see the individual products' articles for further information, and comparison of text editors for information on text editors, many of which have features to assist with writing HTML.

1 General information
2 Operating system support
3 Editor features
4 Web technology support
5 HTML/XHTML specification support
6 Image format support
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

General information

Editor	Version	Creator	Cost (USD)	Software license	Website
Amaya	11.4.4 (January 18, 2012)	W3C, INRIA	Free	W3C	[1]
Aptana	3.0.9 (February 2, 2012)	Aptana	Free	APL/GPL	[2]
Arachnophilia	5.5, build 2705 (August 24, 2012)	Paul Lutus ^[1]	Free	Careware[3]	[4]
Bluefish	2.2.4 (February 12, 2013)	Bluefish	Free	GPL	[5]
BlueGriffon	1.6.1 (January 25, 2013)	Disruptive Innovations	Template:Free - paid addons	MPL/GPL/LGPL	[6]
Claris Homepage (Discontinued)	3.0 (1998)	Claris		Proprietary	?
Coda	2 (2012)	Panic, Inc.	US $99	Proprietary	[7]
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	2010SE (August 4, 2010)	CoffeeCup Software	US $49	Proprietary	[8]
Contribute	CS5.5 (7)	Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia)	US $199	Proprietary	[9]
Dreamweaver	CS6 (12.0) 22 April 2012	Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia)	US $399	Proprietary	[10]
EZGenerator	3.0	Image-Line	US $129	Proprietary	[11]
Freeway	5.4.2 (November 2009)	Softpress	US $79(Express)/US $249(Pro)	Proprietary	[12]
GoLive (Discontinued)	9.0 (June 1, 2007)	Adobe Systems (formerly GoLive Systems)	US $399	Proprietary	[13]
HTML-Kit	292	Chami.com	Free ($79 optional registration)	Proprietary	[14]
KompoZer	0.7.10/0.8b3 (August 30, 2007/ March 1, 2010)	Kaze	Free	MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1	[15]
Maqetta	Preview 5 (March 28, 2012)	IBM	Free	BSD or AFL	[16]
Microsoft Expression Web (Discontinued)	4.0.1460.0 (December 20, 2012)	Microsoft	Free	Proprietary	[17]
Microsoft FrontPage (Discontinued)	2003 (October 21, 2003)	Microsoft	US $199	Proprietary	[18]
Microsoft FrontPage Express (Discontinued)		Microsoft	Free	Proprietary
Web Architect	6.9.1 (July 25, 2012)	mirabyte	US $69	Proprietary	[19]
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	2007 (December 4, 2006)	Microsoft	Free	Proprietary	[20]
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	2008	Microsoft	Free	Proprietary	[21]
Mozilla Composer (Discontinued)	1.7.13 (April 21, 2006)	Mozilla Foundation	Free	MPL/GPL/LGPL	[22]
Nvu (Discontinued)	1.0 (June 28, 2005)	Linspire / Daniel Glazman	Free	MPL/GPL/LGPL	[23]
OpenBEXI	4.1 (July, 2012)	Arcazj	Free	GPL	[24]
OpenOffice.org	3.3.0 (January 25, 2011)	Oracle Corporation (formerly Sun Microsystems)	Free	GPL	[25]
Quanta Plus	3.5.9 (February 20, 2008)	The Quanta Team	Free	GPL	[26]
RapidWeaver	5.2.2 (March 27, 2012)	Realmac Software	US $79	Proprietary	[27]
SeaMonkey Composer	2.16 (February 21, 2013)	SeaMonkey Council	Free	MPL/GPL/LGPL	[28]
WebStorm IDE	5.0.2 (Oct 1, 2012)	WebStorm IDE	US $49	Proprietary	[29]
Editor	Version	Creator	Cost (USD)	Software license	Website

Operating system support

Editor	Windows	Mac OS X	Mac OS 9	Linux	BSD	Unix
Amaya	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	source only	source only
Aptana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Arachnophilia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bluefish	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
BlueGriffon	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Claris Homepage	Terminated (3.0)	No	Terminated (3.0)	No	No	No
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Contribute	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Dreamweaver	Yes	Yes	Dropped	No	No	No
EZGenerator	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Freeway	No	Yes	Dropped	No	No	No
GoLive	Terminated (9.0)	Terminated (9.0)	Dropped (6.0)	No	No	No
HTML-Kit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
KompoZer ^[2]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Maqetta	Yes	Yes	No	Cloud^[3]	Cloud^[3]	No
Microsoft Expression Web	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft FrontPage	Terminated (2003)	No	Dropped (1998)^[4]	No	No	No
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Web Architect	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Mozilla Composer	Terminated (1.7.13)	Terminated (1.7.13)	Dropped (1.2.1)	Terminated (1.7.13)	Terminated (1.7.13)	Terminated (1.7.13)
Nvu ^[5]	Terminated (1.0)	Terminated (1.0)	No	Terminated (1.0)	Terminated (1.0)	No
OpenBEXI	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
OpenOffice.org	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	source only	source only
Quanta Gold (deprecated)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Quanta Plus	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
RapidWeaver	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
SeaMonkey Composer	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
WebStorm IDE	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Editor	Windows	Mac OS X	Mac OS 9	Linux	BSD	Unix

Editor features

Editor	WYSIWYG	FTP Upload	WebDAV Upload	Server-side scripting	Shared editing	Spell checking	Templates	Templates Update Sync	Page Preview	Form Handler
Amaya	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Partial^[6]	No	Yes	?
Aptana	No	Yes	?	Yes (via plugins)	Yes	No	Some (i.e. Snippets)	?	Yes	?
Arachnophilia	No	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Bluefish	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
BlueGriffon	Yes	Yes (via add-on)^[7]	No	?	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?
Claris Homepage	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	No	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Dreamweaver	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
EZGenerator	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Freeway	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
GoLive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
HTML-Kit	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
KompoZer	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?
Maqetta	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?
Microsoft Expression Web	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Microsoft FrontPage	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Web Architect	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Nvu	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?
OpenBEXI	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
OpenOffice.org	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Quanta Plus	Yes	Yes	No (cvs instead)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
RapidWeaver	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
SeaMonkey Composer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	?
Editor	WYSIWYG	FTP Upload	WebDAV Upload	Server-side scripting	Shared editing	Spell checking	Templates	Templates Update Sync	Page Preview	Form Handler

Web technology support

Editor	CSS2	Frames	Java	JavaScript	XSLT	XHTML	MathML	XForms	RSS	Atom	XPath
Amaya^[8]	Partial	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?
Aptana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Arachnophilia	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Bluefish	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BlueGriffon	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes (via add-on)^[9]	?	?	?	?
Claris Homepage	Partial	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Dreamweaver	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes[30]	Yes	?	Yes
Freeway	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
GoLive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
HTML-Kit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
KompoZer	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Maqetta	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Expression Web	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Microsoft FrontPage	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nvu	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
OpenBEXI	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
OpenOffice.org	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Quanta Plus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
RapidWeaver	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
SeaMonkey Composer	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
Web Architect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	?
WebStorm IDE	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	Yes
Editor	CSS2	Frames	Java	JavaScript	XSLT	XHTML	MathML	XForms	RSS	Atom	XPath

HTML/XHTML specification support

Specification	HTML 3.2	HTML 4.0			HTML 4.01			HTML 5	XHTML 1.0			XHTML 1.1	Validating
Variant		strict	trans.	f.set	strict	trans.	f.set		strict	trans.	f.set
Amaya	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Aptana	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Arachnophilia	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
Bluefish	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[10]
BlueGriffon	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Claris Homepage	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contribute	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Dreamweaver	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes ^[11]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Freeway	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
GoLive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
HTML-Kit	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	?	Yes
KompoZer	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Maqetta	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Expression Web	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[12]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Microsoft FrontPage	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
Mozilla Composer	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
OpenBEXI	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
OpenOffice.org	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Quanta Gold	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
Quanta Plus	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
RapidWeaver	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SeaMonkey Composer	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
Web Architect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[13]
WebStorm IDE	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Variant		strict	trans.	f.set	strict	trans.	f.set		strict	trans.	f.set
Specification	HTML 3.2	HTML 4.0			HTML 4.01			HTML 5	XHTML 1.0			XHTML 1.1	Validating

Image format support

Editor	JPEG	GIF	PNG	MNG	APNG	TIFF	SVG
Amaya	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Aptana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (coming soon)	?	Yes	Depends
Arachnophilia	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Bluefish	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes
BlueGriffon	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes (presumed)	?	Yes
Claris Homepage	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	No	No
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
Dreamweaver	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes
Freeway	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes
GoLive	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No	Yes
KompoZer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No	No
Maqetta	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Expression Web	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
Microsoft FrontPage^[14]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends	?	Yes?	Depends
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
Nvu	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No	No
OpenBEXI	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
OpenOffice	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Quanta Plus	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (next version)	?	Yes	Yes
RapidWeaver	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
SeaMonkey Composer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No	No
Web Architect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends	?	Yes	Depends
WebStorm IDE	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No	No
Editor	JPEG	GIF	PNG	MNG	APNG	TIFF	SVG

References

^ "Paul Lutus". 2013-02-15. http://arachnoid.com/administration. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
^ Nvu/Kompozer can be built successfully on any platform with the Netscape Portable Runtime.
^ ^a ^b [Google Chrome (current release), Mozilla Firefox 4 users can edit HTML if Maquetta is running in the cloud.]
^ "Frequently Asked Questions About FrontPage". Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/frontpage/2002faq.asp. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
^ Nvu can be built successfully on any platform with the Netscape Portable Runtime.
^ Amaya homepage on templates
^ FireFtp for BlueGriffon
^ not Unicode-savvy
^ BlueGriffon homepage includes MathML add-on information
^ External tools such as weblint and tidy are integrated
^ Available with CS5 using the Adobe Dreamweaver Add-on pack available at http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/html5pack.html
^ For error checking on markup and intellisense on tags and attributes an add-in is needed. This is available at http://gallery.expression.microsoft.com/en-us/Web4HTML5SchemaAddIn .
^ External tools such as W3C validator services and tidy are integrated
^ Actual amount of supported formats depend on installed converter. FrontPage uses Microsoft Office converters.

External links

mw:WYSIWYG editor - WYSIWYG editing and software for MediaWiki and some wiki farms

HTML editors

Open source

Mozilla Composer-based	BlueGriffon KompoZer SeaMonkey Composer

Scintilla-based	FlashDevelop Geany Notepad++ Notepad2 Programmer's Notepad gPHPedit SciTE

Freeware

Commercial software

Cross-platform	Adobe Contribute Adobe Dreamweaver Sublime Text UltraEdit

Mac OS X only	Coda Freeway RapidWeaver Sandvox Site Studio skEdit Smultron

Windows only	CoffeeCup HTML Editor CSE HTML Validator CSSTidy EditPlus EmEditor EZGenerator Microsoft Expression Web NetObjects Fusion NoteTab PHPEdit TextPad TopStyle Web Architect

Discontinued

Web-based

Open source	Aloha Editor CKEditor Maqetta OpenBEXI TinyMCE WYMeditor YUI Rich Text Editor

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