Text editors are HTML editors that allow you to manipulate the HTML tags directly. Some HTML text editors also include a WYSIWYG editor, while others are purely text. This is my list of the best HTML text editors for Linux and UNIX.
11. ColdFusion
ColdFusion is not exactly a Web page editor, as it acts as both the editor and the back end server to handle complex functions. You need to have ColdFusion running on your Web server, and in the most recent versions it is primarily server software and much less the editor to write CFM files.12. Bluefish
Bluefish is a full featured Web editor for Linux. A lot of the features like HTML checking and spell checking require external programs, but they are common programs on most Linux systems. It is primarily a code editor, not specifically a Web editor. This means that it has a lot of flexibility for Web developers writing in more than just HTML, but if you're a designer by nature you might not like it as much.13. Arachnophilia
Arachnophilia is not free - it's "careware", but just because you don't have to pay cash for it doesn't mean it's not a good product. In fact, it's a great text HTML editor with a lot of functionality. The color coding makes it easy to use. It has a Windows native version and a JAR file for Macintosh and Linux users.14. oXygen Pro
Oxygen is a high quality XML editor that allows you to validate and manage your XML documents, including XHTML. It offers validation and schema evaluation of your documents, as well as various XML languages like XPath and XHTML. It's not a good choice for Web Designers, but if you have to handle XML documents in your work, then it's a good choice.15. NetBeans
NetBeans IDE is a Java IDE that can help you build robust Web applications. Like most IDEs it has a steep learning curve because they don't often work in the same way that Web editors do. But once you get used to it you'll be hooked. One nice feature is the version control included in the IDE which is really useful for people working in large development environments. If you write Java and Web pages this is a great tool.16. Emacs
Like vi, Emacs is found on most Unix systems and Mac systems which makes it easy for you to edit a page even if you don't have your standard software. Emacs is a lot more complicated than vi and so offers more features, but I find it harder to use. Feature highlights: XML support, scripting support, advanced CSS support, and a built-in validator, as well as color coded XHTML editing.17. Quanta Plus
Quanta is a Web development environment based off of KDE. So it offers all the support and functionality of KDE within it, including site management and FTP capabilities. Quanta can be used to edit XML, HTML, and PHP as well as other text based Web documents.18. EditLive!
EditLive! is WYSIWYG HTML editor that companies can use to embed in Web applications such as CMS. It offers the ability to edit both in WYSIWYG mode and in HTML mode. One of the things I liked was that it has a built-in accessibility analyzer. This makes it easy to write accessible pages. But if it had an HTML validator I couldn't find one. This is a great tool for Web designers who include a CMS or Wiki in their deliveries as then clients can maintain the pages themselves after they are built.19. jEdit
jEdit is a text editor written in Java. It is primarily a text editor, but includes things like support for unicode, color coding, and allows for macros to add-in features. Feature highlights: XML support, scripting support, advanced CSS support, and international support as well as color coded text XHTML editing.20. Vim
Vim is an extended version of vi. It has all the benefits of vi plus some improvements. It's not as readily available on Linux systems as vi is, but when it's available it can really help streamline your Web editing. Vim is not specifically a Web editor, but as a text editor it's one of my favorites.Do you have a Web editor that you absolutely love or positively hate? Write a review of your HTML editor and let others know which editor you think is the best.
