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I'm looking for cool code editors for Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit.

If you have any please tell me!

I am using...

  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
  • Intype
  • Notepad++
  • ConTEXT
  • Notepad 2

I don't really give a frogs fat aśś when it comes to how heavy the program is. Whether it be heavier than Dreamweaver, or lighter than Intype! Thanks guys!!!

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A few practical notes to help pick the right editor for Windows 7 (32‑bit), distilled from the thread and from what people usually run into.

If you do not care about resource use (as said), choose by features: built‑in live HTML/CSS preview, abbreviation/Emmet support, robust plugin ecosystem, FTP/SFTP, Git integration, and reliable linters/formatters for HTML/CSS/JS. For quick edits keep a tiny portable editor on the path so you can open single files immediately; for larger work use a project‑aware editor with a sidebar and multi‑file search.

If you are running a Linux editor inside a VM (as mentioned), it is usually simpler to pick a native Windows or cross‑platform binary to avoid VM overhead and clipboard/network friction. If you prefer a visual designer for mockups (echoing ), use it for initial layout only — always switch to a code editor to clean up and optimize generated markup.

Practical troubleshooting tips for the minimal workflow favored by : always set your files to UTF‑8 (no BOM) for web delivery, configure line endings to match your deployment (CRLF for Windows servers, LF for *nix), enable visible whitespace and syntax linting, and keep an autosave/backup plugin enabled. To test pages locally without special server software you can run a simple HTTP server from a project folder:

python -m http.server 8000

Finally, on Windows 7 x86 check that an editor ships an x86 installer or portable build before investing time. Prefer editors with active plugin ecosystems (so you can add live preview, Emmet, linters and Git later), and adopt a two‑tool workflow: a visual/designer tool for mockups and a code editor for final markup, testing and version control.

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Member Avatar for Agarsia

Hm, don't think so... but what's good too, is jEdit

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Will Google for now... Thanks for the suggestion!

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I use only notepad ++
and notepad...

Killer combination :)

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I use only notepad ++
and notepad...

Killer combination :)

Notepad is the single worst editor out there. I highly recommend you to download something better!

Notepad has some kinda encoding problem and if you were in an interview and you told your supervisor that you Use Notepad, you will definitely not get the job! :-O

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the standard TextEditor on Ubuntu is very good with it's code-highlighters for nearly every coding-language.

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the standard TextEditor on Ubuntu is very good with it's code-highlighters for nearly every coding-language.

I do like Gedit but I have to fire it up in VirtualBox in order to use ubuntu. I tried searching all over the webs for a windows version with no luck (-_-')

Do you know where I can download a windows version? It seems like I had one on my XP computer from years ago but I can't find it now......

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hm, i dont know, i have Windows 7 & Ubuntu & OpenSUSE so i dont have that problem

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hm, i dont know, i have Windows 7 & Ubuntu & OpenSUSE so i dont have that problem

On the same machine?

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OpenSUSE 11.2 and Windows 7 on my PC and Ubuntu Netbook remix on my Netbook

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OpenSUSE 11.2 and Windows 7 on my PC and Ubuntu Netbook remix on my Netbook

So you're dual booting Windows 7 and OpenSUSE?

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Grubbootloader, that asks you if you want to boot windows or openSuSE

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I use Notepad++, and Trellian Webpage Editor(Gives me some visual to go along with it, Like Dreamweaver but free) :)

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