Review of html, css, js editors under Windows

More recently, the question has arisen of replacing the cumbersome and expensive Adobe Dreamweaver with something more lightweight and not so expensive. Possible options under the cut.

For this purpose, a question was created in the Q & A section, to which many answers were received. Thanks to all who responded.

The selected editors were compared on several points.
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Paid editors

HTMLPad

• Price: $ 45.85 ;
• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): no ;
• Customization of the code highlighting for you: o ry wide customization options ;
• Setting the cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: can be customized, tags are highlighted ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: no ;
• Autoclosing of tags, quotes, parentheses: present, configurable ;
• Autocompleter and its convenience: is, very convenient ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is, jquery is not ;
• Support for html5 and css3: html5 no, css3 is ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no, but if you open css and html files, the autocompiler will see the name of the classes and id from the style file ;
• Project organization: present, usual ;
• ftp client: present ;
• Distribution weight: 5.7 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Noted pluses: it opens quickly, works fast ;
• Seen cons: no .

Webuilder

• Price: $ 69.85 .
• The editor is the same as HTMLPad, but has an extended set of features for programmers.

Web storm

• Price: $ 69 ;
• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): no ;
• Customization of the code highlighting for you: o ry wide customization options ;
• Setting cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: tags are highlighted ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: yes ;
• Autoclosing of tags, quotes, parentheses: present, configurable ;
• Autocompleter and its convenience: yes, not bad ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is, jquery is not ;
• Support html5 and css3: html5 is, css3 is ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no, but if you open css and html files, the autocompiler will see the name of the classes and id from the style file ;
• Project organization: present, extended ;
• ftp client: present ;
• Distribution weight: 63.8 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Noted pluses: in CSS files, a handy backlit with used colors. Extensive search for items within the project. A bunch of other settings and options ;
• Seen cons: long opens, hard work .

Top Style Pro

• Price: $ 79.95 ;
• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): no ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: extensive customization options ;
• Setting cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: none ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: partial in css ;
• Auto-closing tags, quotes, parentheses: in html and css is, in js not ;
• Autocompleter and its convenience: there is, uncomfortable CTRL + space ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is not, jquery is not ;
• Support for html5 and css3: html5 is, css3 is not ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: present, not very convenient ;
• ftp client: present ;
• Distribution weight: 5.2 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Seen the pros: suitable for beginners ;
• Seen cons: focused on visual development, and not on the convenience of working with the code .

Sublime text

• Price: $ 59 ;
• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): yes ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: not found ;
• Setting cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: none ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: no ;
• Autoclosing of tags, quotes, brackets: not in html, in css and js is ;
• Autocompleter and its convenience: there is, uncomfortable CTRL + space ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is, jquery is not ;
• Support html5 and css3: no html5, no css3 ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: present, unable to understand right away ;
• ftp client: not found ;
• Distribution weight: 17 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: yes ;
• Noted pluses: it opens quickly, works fast ;
• Seen drawbacks: it is very difficult to figure out right away, it takes a decent amount of time to master .

Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Web Professional

• Price: $ 149.95 ;
• I did not even try to try it, the software is clearly for fans of Visual Studio, etc. MS products

Free editors

Notepad ++

• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): yes ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: yes ;
• Setting the cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: yes, very convenient highlighting ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: yes, for selected fragments only ;
• Auto-closing tags, quotes, brackets: no ;
• Autocompleter and its convenience: is, unusual ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is partial, js is partial, jquery is not ;
• Support html5 and css3: no html5, no css3 ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: no ;
• ftp-client: is through the plugin ;
• Distribution weight: 5.2 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Noted pluses: it opens quickly, works fast ;
• Seen cons: poor functionality .

Aptana

• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): yes ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: yes ;
• Setting the cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: yes, very convenient highlighting ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: yes, for selected fragments only ;
• Auto-closing tags, quotes, brackets: no ;
• Autocompiler and its convenience: is, for some reason in html immediately pops up, and in css by ctrl + space ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is partial, jquery is not ;
• Support html5 and css3: html5 is, css3 partially ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: yes ;
• ftp client: yes ;
• Distribution weight: 130 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Noted pluses: no ;
• Seen cons: mercilessly slows down .

Komodo edit
Very similar to Notepad ++. It’s better to install the HTML Toolkit plugin right away.

• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): yes ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: yes ;
• Setting cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: yes ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: yes ;
• Auto-closing tags, quotes, brackets: yes, partially ;
• Autocompleter and its convenience: there is, with tips ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is partial, jquery is not ;
• Support html5 and css3: html5 is, css3 is ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: yes ;
• ftp client: not found ;
• Distribution weight: 41.5 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Noted pluses: similar to np ++, but the functionality is much wider ;
• Seen cons: settings are not very intuitive .

RJ TextEd

• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): no ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: yes ;
• Setting cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: yes ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: yes ;
• Auto-closing tags, quotes, brackets: yes, partially ;
• Autocompleter and its convenience: there is, uncomfortable ctrl + space and bad working ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is partial, js is not, jquery is not ;
• Support for html5 and css3: html5 is, css3 is not ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: yes ;
• ftp client: not found ;
• Distribution weight: 10 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Noted pluses: no ;
• Seen cons: imho lame quality .

Pspad

• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): no ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: partially ;
• Setting the cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: none; there is a highlighting of paired tags ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: no ;
• Auto-closing tags, quotes, brackets: yes, partially ;
• Autocompiler and its convenience: yes, uncomfortable ctrl + space + modal window with settings ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is not, jquery is not ;
• Support html5 and css3: no html5, no css3 ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: yes ;
• ftp client: yes ;
• Distribution weight: 4.2 mb ;
• Availability of portable version: not found ;
• Noted pluses: no ;
• Seen cons: uncomfortable .

Eclipse IDE for JavaScript Web Developers

• Ready color schemes (including dark ones): no ;
• Setting the backlight code for yourself: not found ;
• Setting the cursor positioning, highlighting of opening / closing tags: yes, there is a highlighting of paired tags ;
• Opening / closing code blocks: yes ;
• Auto-closing tags, quotes, brackets: yes, partially ;
• Autocompiler and its convenience: yes, uncomfortable ctrl + space ;
• Support for html, css, js and jquery by autocompleter: html is, css is, js is, jquery is not ;
• Support for html5 and css3: html5 is, css3 is not ;
• Pickup dependent files (css, js): no ;
• Project organization: yes ;
• ftp client: yes ;
• Distribution weight: 108 mb ;
• Availability of the portable version: works without installation ;
• Noted pluses: no ;
• Seen cons: cumbersome, requires Java .

NetBeans IDE

• More suitable for programmers, because contains ready-made assemblies for different languages.

findings

As it turned out, the choice is very large. Unfortunately I can not say that some of the programs left such an impression that I immediately threw out Dreamweaver and switched to it. Nevertheless, I was not left disappointed either. My choice is paid HTMLPad. None of the free editors seemed convenient enough (but this is a matter of habit for everyone, I think).