Comparison of HTML editors

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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.

Contents 1 General information 2 Operating system support 3 Editor features 4 Web technology support 5 Image format support 6 References 7 See also

[edit] General information

Editor	Version	Creator	Cost (USD)	Software license	Website
Amaya	11	W3C, INRIA	Free	W3C	[1]
Aptana	1.0.0 build 3242	Aptana	free basic edition/$100 professional edition	APL/GPL	[2]
BestAddress HTML Editor	2008 (13.0)	Multimedia Australia	US $54.95	Closed source	[3]
Arachnophilia	5.3, build 2198	Paul Lutus	Free	Free Careware	[4]
Bluefish	1.0.7	Bluefish	Free	Free GPL	[5]
Claris Homepage (Discontinued)	3.0	Claris	?	Closed source	?
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	2008	CoffeeCup Software	US $49	Closed source	[6]
Contribute	CS4 (6)	Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia)	US $149	Closed source	[7]
Dreamweaver	CS4 (10.0)	Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia)	US $399	Closed source	[8]
Evrsoft First Page	2006	Evrsoft	US $59.95	Closed source	[9]
Freeway	2008	SoftPress	US $50	Closed source	[10]
GNU Emacs	22.3	FSF	Free	Free GPL	[11]
GoLive (Discontinued)	9.0	Adobe Systems (formerly GoLive Systems)	US $399	Closed source	[12]
HTML-Kit	292	Chami.com	Free ($79 optional registration)	Closed source	[13]
KompoZer	0.7.10; 2007	Kaze	Free	Free MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1	[14]
Microsoft Expression Web	2.0	Microsoft	US $299	Closed source	[15]
Microsoft FrontPage (Discontinued)	2003	Microsoft	US $199	Closed source	[16]
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	2007	Microsoft	Free	Closed source	[17]
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	2008	Microsoft	Free	Closed source	[18]
Mozilla Composer (Discontinued)	1.7.13	Mozilla Foundation	Free	Free MPL/GPL/LGPL	[19]
Nvu (Discontinued)	1.0	Daniel Glazman	Free	Free MPL/GPL/LGPL	[20]
OpenOffice	2.4	Sun Microsystems	Free	Free GPL	[21]
Quanta Plus	3.5.9	The Quanta Team	Free	Free GPL	[22]
RapidWeaver	4.2	Realmac Software	US $79	Closed source	[23]
SeaMonkey Composer	1.1.17	SeaMonkey Council	Free	Free MPL/GPL/LGPL	[24]
Editor	Version	Creator	Cost (USD)	Software license	Website

[edit] Operating system support

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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	No	No
Arachnophilia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BestAddress HTML Editor	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Bluefish	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Claris Homepage	Terminated (3.0)	No	Terminated (3.0)	No	No	No
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Contribute	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Dreamweaver	Yes	Yes	Dropped	Partial (Wine)	No	No
Evrsoft First Page	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Freeway	No	Yes	Dropped	No	No	No
GNU Emacs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GoLive	Terminated (9.0)	Terminated (9.0)	Dropped (6.0)	No	No	No
HTML-Kit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
KompoZer [1]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Microsoft Expression Web	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft FrontPage	Terminated (2003)	No	Dropped (1998)[2]	No	No	No
Microsoft SharePoint Designer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft Visual Web Developer	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 [3]	Terminated (1.0)	Terminated (1.0)	No	Terminated (1.0)	Terminated (1.0)	No
OpenOffice	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	source only	source only
Quanta Plus	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
RapidWeaver	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
SeaMonkey Composer	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Editor	Windows	Mac OS X	Mac OS 9	Linux	BSD	Unix

[edit] Editor features

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Editor	WYSIWYG	FTP Upload	WebDAV Upload	Server-side scripting	Shared editing	Spell checking	Templates	Templates Update Sync	Page Preview
Amaya	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Partial[4]	No	?
Aptana	No	Yes	?	Yes (via plugins)	Yes	No	Some (i.e. Snippets)	?	Yes
Arachnophilia	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BestAddress HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Bluefish	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Claris Homepage	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Dreamweaver	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Evrsoft First Page	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?
Freeway	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?
GNU Emacs	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[5]	?	Yes
GoLive	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
HTML-Kit	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
KompoZer	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Microsoft Expression Web	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
Nvu	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
OpenOffice	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	?
Editor	WYSIWYG	FTP Upload	WebDAV Upload	Server-side scripting	Shared editing	Spell checking	Templates	Templates Update Sync	Page Preview

[edit] Web technology support

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Editor	CSS2	Frames	Java	JavaScript	XSLT	XHTML †	MathML	XForms	RSS	Atom	XPath
Amaya[6]	Partial	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?
Aptana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Arachnophilia	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BestAddress HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Bluefish	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
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	?	Yes
Evrsoft First Page	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Freeway	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
GNU Emacs	Yes	Yes	Yes[7]	Yes[8]	Yes	Yes[9][10]	Yes	?	?	?	?
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
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
OpenOffice	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	?
Editor	CSS2	Frames	Java	JavaScript	XSLT	XHTML †	MathML	XForms	RSS	Atom	XPath

[edit] Image format support

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Editor	JPEG	GIF	PNG	MNG	TIFF	SVG
Amaya	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Aptana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (coming soon)	Yes	Depends
Arachnophilia	?	?	?	?	?	?
BestAddress HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Bluefish	?	?	?	?	?	?
Claris Homepage	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
CoffeeCup HTML Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Dreamweaver	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Evrsoft First Page	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Freeway	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
GNU Emacs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
GoLive	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
KompoZer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Microsoft Expression Web	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Microsoft FrontPage[11]	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
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
Editor	JPEG	GIF	PNG	MNG	TIFF	SVG

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• HTML editor
• List of HTML editors
• Comparison of text editors
• Comparison of word processors
• Website builder
• mw:WYSIWYG editor - WYSIWYG editing and software for MediaWiki and some wiki farms.

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