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Hey,

I know basic HTML and i recently saw an excellent application for the Apple Mac called TextMate, you could write xhtml, html and it provided hints of what you could be typing aswell as colour co-ordinated and aligned everything so its clear what you are doing. I was just wondering is there any other good applications for Windows thats similar to this that i could download ( don't particularly like notepad/wordpad and don't want to use dreamweaver.

Thanks in advance

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Brief summary and practical guidance for and others who want a TextMate-like experience on Windows.

Several replies already pointed to lightweight editors and to Dreamweaver for previewing; those are valid options, but picking the right tool is more about features than brand. Look for these capabilities if you liked TextMate: scope-aware snippets (TextMate bundles), configurable snippets/macros, strong syntax highlighting and folding, multi-caret editing, fast regex find/replace, a package/extension system, and a quick command palette. If live preview is important, prefer an editor with a "live server" or browser-refresh extension rather than a WYSIWYG designer—WYSIWYG tools can add extra markup unless you work strictly in code view (as and noted).

Practical workflow tips: edit in a modern code editor, preview in real browsers, and validate/ lint your output. Use a small local server or an editor extension to get accurate layout/rendering (CSS and relative paths behave differently when opened as file URLs). Run the W3C validator or linters like HTMLHint and formatters like Prettier as part of your save or build step to keep markup clean. Keep version control (Git) enabled in the editor so accidental experiments are easy to revert.

How to choose: try one editor for a day on a small page—test snippets, extensions, speed with larger files, and keyboard-centric workflows. Community plugins matter more than any single feature; a rich extension ecosystem lets a basic editor grow with your skills. For learning and clean output, favour code-first editors with good snippet support and external live-preview rather than relying on WYSIWYG generation.

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try notepad++ or editplus

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try dreamweaver... it's pretty nice, since you can preview wha you're writing in the same application or in your localhost...

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try notepad++ or editplus

Thanks, these are what im looking for ^^

try dreamweaver... it's pretty nice, since you can preview wha you're writing in the same application or in your localhost...

I was warned not to use dreamweaver mainly because it includes a lot of code that is unnecessary, thanks for the reply tho :)

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you can use it the other way around.. write your own code and check it out in the design view...

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I like writing my own code in Dreamweaver and then previewing the pages in the different browsers I have installed.

I rarely, if ever, let Dreamweaver write code for me.

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I use UltraEdit or Dreamweaver. Here's a list of free editors or, try these free editors.

HTML-Kit

Crimson Editor
1st Page
Coffeecup Free HTML Editor

> I was warned not to use dreamweaver mainly because it includes a lot of code that is unnecessary

Perhaps any WYSIWYG editor would produce unnecessary code. Dreamweaver is no exception. However if you write code yourself in DW, its a great editor.

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thanx to all guys for there valuable info. :)

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