If you're looking for an HTML editor for Windows, there are lots of great choices out there. But these are not them. These Web editors for Windows are some of the worst I've found after doing an evaluation of over 130 editors (criteria). If you must choose an HTML editor, don't choose one from this list. Try an editor from this list instead: Best Windows Web Editors.
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. This list was compiled on November 22, 2009.
1. HotDog Junior
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HotDog Junior is a WYSIWYG editor for Windows best suited to Children. It costs $39.95. There is a free trial.
Rating
1 Stars
Score: 13 / 5%
This editor has very few of the features I look for in a high quality Web editor. But the biggest problem with this product is the price. At nearly $40, it's too expensive.
Note: The Sausage Software website has been unresponsive every time I've tried it in October and November 2009. This product may be gone completely.
2. Manila
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Manila is a WYSIWYG editor for Windows Macintosh best suited to Small Business Owners. It costs $1,099.00. There is a free trial.
Rating
1 Stars
Score: 15 / 6%
Manila is more of a CMS than a Web editor. But it's price (over $1000) prices it outside what most freelance Web designers and small business owners would be willing to spend.
3. EditLive! for XML
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EditLive! for XML is a editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers. It costs $8,990.00. There is a free trial.
Rating
1 Stars
Score: 17 / 6%
EditLive! for XML is a CMS for editing XML files. Because of this it doesn't have a lot of features I look for in a Web editor. Plus, the price, at over $8000, is only reasonable for large corporations that do a lot of editing of XML.
4. XMLFox Advance
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XMLFox Advance is a text editor for Windows best suited to Professional Web Developers. It costs $66.99. There is a free trial.
Rating
1 Stars
Score: 18 / 7%
XMLFox is an XML editor, and it doesn't have many features that Web developers or Web designers are looking for. And there are better free, and lower priced XML editors available as well.
5. eWebEditPro+XML
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eWebEditPro+XML is a WYSIWYG editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers and Professional Web Designers. It costs $604.00. There is a free trial.
Rating
1 Stars
Score: 21.5 / 8%
eWebEditPro+XML is an okay XML editor, but it doesn't have a lot of features tailored to Web development. Plus, you can find lots of other XML editors for less than the $600 pricetag.
6. 350 Pages Standard and 350 Pages Lite
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350 Pages Standard is a WYSIWYG editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Small business owners and Newcomers to Design. It costs $79.99.
Rating
2 Stars
Score: 27 / 10%
350 Pages is really a hosting provider first, and then a Web editor. The difference is that you can use their program to create and edit your pages on their server. But because of this, you can't simply buy the software, it's only available as part of the hosting plan which costs from $39.99 to $79.99 per year.
7. EditLive!
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EditLive! is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows Macintosh Linux/UNIX best suited to Professional Web Developers and Professional Web Designers. It costs $3,960.00. There is a free trial.
Rating
2 Stars
Score: 29 / 11%
EditLive! is a WYSIWYG editor, but it's for companies that have a CMS and need a way to allow their content producers add content easily. As such, it doesn't meet most Web designer's needs. And at nearly $4000 it's very expensive for individuals.
8. Notepad
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Notepad is a text editor for Windows best suited to Newcomers to Web Design. It costs $0.00.
Rating
2 Stars
Score: 29 / 11%
Many people swear by Notepad, but it's only real advantage is that it's free in the Windows OS. There are lots of other free editors that actually help you write HTML, and you don't have to fight with them to save your files.
9. HotDog PageWiz
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HotDog PageWiz is a WYSIWYG and text editor for Windows best suited to Newcomers to Web Design and Children. It costs $69.95. There is a free trial.
Rating
2 Stars
Score: 33 / 12%
HotDog PageWiz is intended to be an entry editor for Web designers to learn how to build Web pages. I imagine they want you to eventually buy HotDog Pro. But it doesn't offer enough features to be worth the price.
Note: The Sausage Software website has been unresponsive every time I've tried it in October and November 2009. This product may be gone completely.
10. Angel Writer
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Angel Writer is a WYSIWYG editor for Windows best suited to Newcomers to Web Design. It costs $0.00.
Rating
2 Stars
Score: 34 / 13%
Angel Writer is a text editor, not a text HTML editor, a text editor. As such, you can use it to edit Web pages, but in some ways it's as difficult to do so as in Notepad. While it's not the worst editor you can choose, there are lots that are better.
