Top 30 Free Code Editor Every Programmer Should Know

If you have a right tool, Coding becomes like making a bowl of Maggie – this time  we come with  a hotshot list of best code editors for Techies! Most of you would be congenial with coding on computer screen, but what will you do if your html design have a bug and and you don’t have a computer that moment? After viewing this article you can code even on your android device, Yeah Right!

Here are the list of selected code editors for various platforms, Enjoy!

 

Desktop Application Editors

1. Microsoft WebMatrix

Create websites using our ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js, or HTML5 templates, and take advantage of the latest web standards, emerging standards(CSS3, HTML5), and popular JavaScript libraries such as JQuery.

2. CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor

The HTML Editor is the best choice for anyone who wants to be in control of their websites. And with a real-time preview that updates HTML5 and CSS3 as you code, your site will be ready for the web before you know it.

3. Aptana Studio

Aptana Studio 3 expands on the core capabilities of Aptana Studio 2 for building, editing, previewing and debugging HTML, CSS and JavaScript websites with PHP and Ruby on Rails web development.

4. NetBeans

NetBeans IDE is a modular developer tool for a wide range of application development technologies. The base IDE includes an advanced multi-language editor, Debugger and Profiler, as well as tools for versioning control and developer collaboration.

5. Bluefish

Bluefish is a multi-platform application that runs on most desktop operating systems including Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS-X, Windows, OpenBSD and Solaris.

6. Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.

7. Sublime Text

Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose. You’ll love the slick user interface, extraordinary features and amazing performance.

 8. Topstyle 5

TopStyle 5 supports the newest versions of core standards that drive modern web experiences. You’ll get access to all the latest tags and properties, including assistance from built in tools like Insight, Inspector & validators.

9. Brackets

Brackets is a lightweight, yet powerful, modern text editor. We blend visual tools into the editor so you get the right amount of help when you want it. With new features and extensions released every 3-4 weeks, it’s like getting presents all year long.

 

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WYSIWYG Editors

10. MoreMotion Application Studio 6

MoreMotion Application Studio is a rapid web application development tool. It is based on MoreMotion AF which is an open source Java web framework.

11. KompoZer

KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.

12. PageBreeze

PageBreeze Free HTML Editor  is an award-winning HTML Editor which has both visual (WYSIWYG) andHTML tag/source modes. PageBreeze Free HTML Editor’s design emphasizes simplicity and ease-of-use. You’ll find that you’ll be creating great looking websites almost instantly–with virtually no learning curve!

13. openElement

openElement is a free website building application with a WYSIWYG interface (“What You See Is What You Get”). The software automatically generates the necessary code for a website to display and function correctly, without the creative constraints imposed by other tools.

14. BlueGriffon

BlueGriffon is a new WYSIWYG content editor for the World Wide Web. Powered by Gecko, the rendering engine of Firefox, it’s a modern and robust solution to edit Web pages in conformance to the latest Web Standards.

15. Google Web Designer

Google Web Designer is a program for Windows, Mac and Linux from Google for creating interactive HTML5 ads and other HTML5 content. It offers a GUI with common design tools, such as a Text tool that integrates with Google Web Fonts, a Shapes tool, a Pen tool, and 3D tools.The advertising feature set is more complete with components to add Google Maps, YouTube videos and more, as well as automatically including the tracking code events for DoubleClick and AdMob.

16. Maqetta

Maqetta is an open source project that provides WYSIWYG visual authoring of HTML5 user interfaces. The Maqetta application itself is authored in HTML, and therefore runs in the browser without requiring additional plugins or downloads.

 

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Browser-Based Extension

17. Firebug

Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of web development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page

18. Phoenix

An editor with real time syntax highlighting which allows edit, run and test CSS, HTML and JavaScript code. Phoenix will tell you how many CSS and JS files are loaded into a page, how big these are, it will let you edit, pack and de-obfuscate them.

19. Coding the Web

Preview,edit,save your HTML,CSS and Javascript right in your browser,with syntax highlighting and autocompletion

20. Firebug Lite

Compatible with all major browsers: IE6+, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome. Same look and feel as Firebug. Inspect HTML and modify style in real-time. Powerful console logging functions. Rich representation of DOM elements. Extend Firebug Lite and add features to make it even more powerful

21. Slim Text

Slim Text is a slim text editor which runs inside a web browser.

 

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Android Editors

22. Quoda

Quoda is a sophisticated yet easy to use source code editor or IDE, much like Notepad++, Textmate or Sublime Text, with integrated support for SFTP/FTP(S) servers and cloud storage (Dropbox and Google Drive).

23. AIDE

AIDE is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing real Android apps directly on your Android device. Follow interactive coding lessons and step-by-step become an expert app developer. Visually design apps, write code with the feature rich editor with code completion, real-time error checking, refactoring and smart code navigation, run your app with a single click and use the Java debugger to find bugs.

24. CppDroid

CppDroid is simple C/C++ IDE focused on learning programming languages and libraries.

25. Android Web Developer (AWD)

Android Web Developer (AWD) is a IDE (Integrated development environment) for web developers. Supports next language and formats: PHP, CSS, JS, HTML, JSON.

26. DroidEdit

DroidEdit is specially useful for new generation android tablets with external keyboards like the Asus Transformer.

Cloud Based Editors

27. TinyMCE

28. CKEditor

29. ShiftEdit

30. Neutron Drive

31. Orion

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