I have evaluated over 50 free HTML editors for Windows against over 40 different criteria relevant to professional Web designers and developers. The following editors are the 10 best free HTML editors for Windows, both WYSIWYG and text editors, 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 18, 2009.
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1. Komodo Edit
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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%
2. Aptana Studio
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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%
3. NetBeans
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NetBeans is a text editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers and PHP Developers. It costs $0.00.
Rating
3 Stars
Score: 159 / 60%
4. CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor
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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%
5. HTML-Kit
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HTML-Kit is a text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Developers. It costs $0.00.
Rating
3 Stars
Score: 144 / 54%
6. Eclipse
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Eclipse is a text editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers. It costs $0.00.
Rating
3 Stars
Score: 135 / 51%
7. SeaMonkey
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SeaMonkey is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/UNIX best suited to Newcomers to Web Design. It costs $0.00.
Rating
3 Stars
Score: 119 / 45%
8. Alleycode
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Alleycode is a text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Developers. It costs $0.00.
Rating
3 Stars
Score: 117.5 / 44%
9. PSPad
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PSPad is a text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Developers. It costs $0.00.
Rating
3 Stars
Score: 114 / 43%
10. Amaya
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Amaya is a WYSIWYG editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers and Professional Web Designers. It costs $0.00.
Rating
3 Stars
Score: 112.5 / 42%
