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/UNIX.
11. 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 capabailities. Quanta can be used to edit XML, HTML, and PHP as well as other text based Web documents.12. 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.13. Cream
Cream extends Vim to make it easier to use for the average person. If you're used to using Vi or Vim but are tired of having to remember all the commands, then Cream is a great alternative. It doesn't come out of the box with a lot of HTML support, but there are add-ons you can get for both Vim and Cream to make it handle HTML editing more effectively.14. 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.15. 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.16. Xeena
Xeena is a free XML editor from IBM. It can be used to edit Web pages as well as XML. You need to get an IBM account to download.17. 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.18. vi
One of the best things about vi is that it is ubiquitous. If you build a Web page on Unix or Macintosh servers vi will be available for you to edit with. It can be hard to learn and doesn't offer a lot of extra features, but the fact that it's everywhere makes it very useful to know. Feature highlights: text editor, some versions have color coding.19. 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 design focused Web developers, but if you have to handle XML documents in your work, then it's a good choice.20. EditLive!
EditLive! is a standard WYSIWYG HTML editor. 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.What is your favorite HTML editor? Write a review!
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