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What is the best web editor for windows 8. (aside from dreamweaver) I have heard Microsoft has something called expression I believe, I think that would be good. What is the best by your guy's opinions?

I recently got a brand new Lenovo Yoga13 Ideapad and i wanted to put in as much software that I can get for my uses... incase you were wondering...

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This thread is three things at once: a platform question, an OS question, and a workflow question. mentioned the Yoga13 (touch, high‑DPI), and several members (for example , and ) weighed in with different tools. Pick an editor by matching it to your workflow: language stack (PHP/JS/.NET), need for an integrated debugger, project vs single‑file editing, and whether touch / Hi‑DPI on your Yoga matters.

Important compatibility notes to keep in mind before you install anything. Microsoft ended active development of the Expression line a long time ago, and Expression Web is no longer supported. WebMatrix was also discontinued and reached end of support in 2017. Visual Studio Code’s newer releases have dropped support for Windows 8/8.1, so the very latest VS Code builds won’t run on an unupdated Windows 8 system. (learn.microsoft.com)

Practical choices and what they buy you: if you need deep .NET integration and debugging on Windows 8, use a Visual Studio build officially supported on that OS (Community editions are full‑featured and were released to serve individual devs). If you work mostly with PHP/JS and want IDE features (smart refactor, debugger, VCS), PhpStorm is purpose‑built for that. If you prefer a minimal, extremely fast editor that stays usable across older OSes, lightweight editors remain sensible — they also tend to have the best cross‑version compatibility. (devblogs.microsoft.com)

Quick, actionable tips: run the editor version that officially supports Windows 8 (or upgrade Windows to 8.1/10+ for modern tool support), enable high‑DPI/font scaling in the editor, add Emmet/live‑reload plugins for front‑end work, and use Git + local servers (IIS Express / PHP built‑in server) for debugging. If long‑term support and extensions matter, plan an OS upgrade so you can run current releases safely. (learn.microsoft.com)

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What is the best web editor for windows 8. (aside from dreamweaver) I have heard Microsoft has something called expression I believe, I think that would be good. What is the best by your guy's opinions?

I'm not sure why you created this thread I mean there are few threads mention web editors already. The only difference is that you mention an OS requirements. Not everyone has Window 8 yet.

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I am very happy with PhpStorm (they also have WebStorm).

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For Windows, regardless of the version, I generally stick with Visual Studio.

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@LastMitch, I started this thread so I can find the best editor exclusively for Windows 8.

, I am using VisualStudio but I also got a Expressions from Microsoft, I haven't tried it yet though, know anything about it?

, I am going to look into that one...

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I don't care for Expressions or WebMatrix. There is nothing wrong with them. I'm accustomed to Visual Studio.

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I have been toying around with Visual Studios its kind of fun to play with, but I am so used to the Mac experience with Dreamweaver and Coda 2...

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Still i m using Adobe dreamviewer. No problem with any OS system.

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Visual Studio 2013 and Dreamweaver CS6 work incredibly, so I'm just agreeing with everyone else.

If you are having doubts about this, are you thinking of using a completely new editor that isn't a giant? Any particular reason why not - such as you don't like the feel or they're missing specific features?

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my vote goes for sublime.

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