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Best Windows HTML Editors

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I have evaluated over 130 HTML editors for Windows against over 40 different criteria relevant to professional Web designers and developers. The following editors are the 20 best HTML editors for Windows, in order.

Each editor below will have a score, star rating, and a link to a more detailed review. All reviews were completed between September and November 2009. And this list was compiled on November 16, 2009.

If you're still not sure which editor to choose, then fill in my questionnaire: Web Design Software: Which One is Right for You?

1. Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe DreamweaverScreen shot by J Kyrnin

Adobe Dreamweaver is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows and Macintosh best suited to Professional Web Designers and Professional Web Developers. It costs $399.00. There is a free trial.

Rating

4 Stars
Score: 197 / 74%

2. Adobe Creative Suite Web Standard

Adobe Creative Suite Web StandardScreen shot by J Kyrnin

Adobe Creative Suite Web Standard is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows and Macintosh best suited to Professional Web Designers and Professional Web Developers. It costs $999.00. There is a free trial.

Rating

4 Stars
Score: 196 / 74%

3. Microsoft Expression Web

Microsoft Expression WebScreen shot by J Kyrnin

Microsoft Expression Web is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Designers and Professional Web Developers. It costs $149.00. There is a free trial.

Rating

4 Stars
Score: 189 / 71%

4. Komodo Edit

Komodo EditScreen shot by J Kyrnin

Komodo Edit is a text editor for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers and XML Developers. It costs $0.00.

Rating

3 Stars
Score: 185 / 70%

5. Microsoft Expression Studio

Microsoft Expression StudioScreen shot by J Kyrnin

Microsoft Expression Studio is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Designers and Professional Web Developers. It costs $599.00. There is a free trial.

Rating

3 Stars
Score: 179 / 68%

6. Komodo IDE

Komodo IDEScreen shot by J Kyrnin

Komodo IDE is a text editor for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers and XML Developers. It costs $295.00. There is a free trial.

Rating

3 Stars
Score: 162.5 / 61%

7. Aptana Studio

Aptana StudioScreen shot by J Kyrnin

Aptana Studio is a text editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers and XML Developers. It costs $0.00.

Rating

3 Stars
Score: 161 / 61%

8. NetOjbects Fusion

NetOjbects FusionScreen shot by J Kyrnin

NetOjbects Fusion is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Designers and Professional Web Developers. It costs $199.95. There is a free trial.

Rating

3 Stars
Score: 156 / 59%

9. CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor

CoffeeCup Free HTML EditorScreen shot by J Kyrnin

CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor is a text editor for Windows best suited to Newcomers to Web Design. It costs $0.00.

Rating

3 Stars
Score: 146 / 55%

10. HTML-Kit

HTML-KitScreen shot by J Kyrnin

HTML-Kit is a text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Developers. It costs $0.00.

Rating

3 Stars
Score: 144 / 54%

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.
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