Comparison of HTML editors


The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of HTML editors.
Please see the individual products' articles for further information, and comparison of text editors for information on text editors, and comparison of word processors or information on word processors, many of which have features to assist with writing HTML.

General information

Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
EditorVersionYearCreatorSoftware license
Amaya11.4.4 2012W3C, INRIA
Aptana Studio3.6.0 2014Aptana
Arachnophilia5.5, build 2935 2018Paul Lutus
Atom1.46.0 2020GitHub
Bluefish2.2.11 2020Bluefish
BlueGriffon3.1 2019Disruptive Innovations
Brackets1.13 2018Adobe
Claris Homepage3.01998Claris
Coda22012Panic, Inc.
Codelobster5.10.1 2016Codelobster Software
CoffeeCup HTML Editor15.1 2015CoffeeCup Software
CudaText1.57.0 2018UVViewSoft
ContributeCS6.5 2012Adobe Systems
DreamweaverCC 2020 2020Adobe Systems
EZGenerator4.1 2012Image-Line
Freeway7.1.3 2016Softpress
GoLive9.0 2007Adobe Systems
Google Web Designer2018Google, Inc.
HTML-Kit292Chami.com
KompoZer0.7.10/0.8b3 2010Kaze
LibreOffice6.1.2 2018The Document Foundation
MaqettaPreview 5 2013IBM
Microsoft Expression Web4.0.1460.0 2012Microsoft
Microsoft Office FrontPage11.0.8174 2003Microsoft
Microsoft FrontPage Express2.01997Microsoft
Web Architect6.9.1 2012mirabyte
Microsoft SharePoint Designer2007 2006Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio Code1.28.1 2018Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Web Developer2008Microsoft
Mobirise4.82018Mobirise.com
Mozilla Composer1.7.13 2006Mozilla Foundation
Nvu1.0 2005Linspire / Daniel Glazman
openElement1.44 2014openElement
OpenOffice.org4.1.5 2017Apache Foundation
oXygenXML Editor17.1 2015Syncro Soft
Quanta Plus3.5.9 2008The Quanta Team
RocketCake1.42017Ambiera
SeaMonkey Composer2.53.1 2020SeaMonkey Council
TextMate2.0 Preview 2012Macromates
TOWeb5.07 2013Lauyan Software
WebStorm IDE7.0 2013JetBrains
EditorVersionYearCreatorSoftware license

Operating system support

Editor features

Web technology support

HTML/XHTML specification support

Image format support

Image file formats are standardized means of organizing and storing digital images. Image files are composed of digital data in one of
several formats. Some formats of image files may be preferred by website designers for smaller file size and higher image quality.
Here are the most popular formats of image files and the table below makes a comparison about whether the software for website design
can display the file format on the web page.
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Amaya
Aptana
Arachnophilia
Bluefish
BlueGriffon
Brackets
Claris Homepage
Codelobster
CoffeeCup HTML Editor
Dreamweaver
Freeway
GoLive
KompoZer
Maqetta
Microsoft Expression Web
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft SharePoint Designer
Microsoft Visual Web Developer
Mobirise
Nvu
openElement
OpenOffice.org
oXygenXML Editor
Quanta Plus
RocketCake
SeaMonkey Composer
TOWeb
Web Architect
WebStorm IDE
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Early HTML comparisons

The following is a comparison of early HTML editors.
ProgramAuthor or Based OnVersionSystemHTML
Compliant		DisplayFormsTablesIntegrated
Browser		Cost
asWeditAndrzej Stochniol1.1UnixHTML 3sourcefreeware
HoTMetaLSoftQuad1.0+Unix,WindowsHTML 1WYSIWYGfreeware
HoTMetaL proSoftQuad1Unix, Windows, MacintoshHTML 2WYSIWYGcommercial
Live MarkupMediaTech16b4aWindowsHTML 2WYSIWYGcommercial
SymposiaGRIF0.8UnixHTML 2WYSIWYGbeta
TkhtmlLiem Bahenmann2.3Unixsourcefreeware
PhoenixUniversity of Chicago0.1.7UnixWYSIWYGfreeware
WebPagesDART Software1.7NextStepHTML 1WYSIWYGcommercial
WebMagicSiliconGraphics1IrixHTML 2WYSIWYGcommercial
WebtorJochen Schales.91prealpha2MacintoshHTML2WYSIWYGfreeware