HTMLPad
HTMLPad is an intelligent all-in-one HTML, CSS and JavaScript editor, trusted by thousands ofprofessionals and learners in over 50 countries. Packed with sophisticated features and tools, HTMLPad enables you to create, edit, validate, reuse, navigate and deploy your HTML, CSS and JavaScript code faster and easier than ever. HTMLPad includes full-blown CSS studio and a powerful JavaScript editor offering you the best value.
- Quick and lightweight
Loads much faster than any other editor or IDE with similar features
- Powerful syntax highlighting Updated!
Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, XML, ASP, Perl and more
- Code intelligence Updated!
Tons of intelligent code completion, navigation and suggestion features
- Smart code re-use
Code snippet library and code templates with assignable shortcuts
- HTML5 and CSS3 ready Updated!
Coding features are up-to-date with modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards
- Direct FTP/SFTP/FTPS Updated!
Edit directly on your web server or publish local development copy updates with a single click
- Browser preview Updated!
Built-in multi-browser preview, split-screen mode, screen-size testing, XRay
- Advanced search and replace
Quick search, detailed search, file search, regular expression support, detailed results and more
- Powerful HTML tools Updated!
Tag matching, HTML Tidy, HTML inspector, HTML assistants and more
- Powerful CSS features Updated!
CSS inspector, compatibility watch, prefixizer, shadow assistant, box assistants and much more
- Powerful JavaScript editor
JavaScript editor with auto complete, language tools and more
- Integrated validation Updated!
Spell checker, W3 HTML and CSS validator, CSS checker, JSLint JavaScript checker
Why switch to HTMLPad?
- Save time & increase productivity
HTMLPad combines speed of a simple editor and power of a full-size development environments allowing you to work much faster.
- Switching is easy
Interface and behavior is consistent with other editors. All essential features are right where they should be.
- Fully customizable
You can adjust text editor, menus, toolbars, shortcut keys and everything else to fit your needs perfectly.
- Incredible all-in-one package
Create, edit, validate and manage HTML, CSS, JavaScript within a single program!
How is HTMLPad better?
- Faster startup
Unlike with other web development editors, you do not have to wait while it loads.
- No clutter
HTMLPad is quick, clean and lightweight. It very powerful, yet not stuffed with useless buttons or panels.
- Superb FTP/SFTP/FTPS features
Upload/update your online website files in a just few clicks.
- A lot of integrated tools
Syntax checkers, validators, debuggers, beautifiers, CSS prefixizer etc.
Best HTML editor for learners
HTMLPad is very easy to learn and use. It works like a simple text editor, but offers a lot of helpful features such as HTML and CSS wizards and instant code-snippets, browser preview and more. HTMLPad actually helps you learn web coding and make less mistakes.
HTML5 editor with a twist
Unlike visual HTML editing tools, text-based editors allows you to work on a professional level and produce quality code. HTMLPad HTML5 editor goes one step further and gives you tools for managing, testing and validating your code.
Detailed feature list
Text editor
- Syntax highlighting
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, PHP, ASP, XML, WML, Perl, SASS, LESS
- Advanced text editor
Line numbering, gutter, margin, word wrap, block select and more
- Unicode support
UTF-8, UTF-8 without BOM, UTF-16
- Code folding
- Line highlighting
- Macro recorder
Search & navigate
- Go to anything
Instantly jump to any file, symbol, word or line
- Multi-highlighting
All instances of the selected text are highlighted
- Search and replace
Quick search, detailed search, regular expressions, detailed results and more
- Search and replace in files
- Superb navigation
Advanced bookmarks and quick jumps between recent places
- Bracket highlighting
- HTML tag highlighting
Easily detect matching and missing tags
Keystroke savers
- Auto brackets
- Auto quotes
- Smart Copy and Cut
If nothing is selected, word at cursor is cut/copied (usual shortcuts)
- Smart Paste
If nothing is selected, word at cursor is replaced (default shortcut Shift+Ctrl+V)
- Emmet plugin
Preview
- Built-in preview
Chrome and IE rendering, split-screen mode, screen-size testing
- XRay for HTML/CSS
- One-click preview in web browser
- Preview via web server
external or built-in
Language tools
- Code intelligence
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Code explorer/navigator
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Integration with online reference
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
HTML and CSS
- HTML and CSS inspector
- HTML assistants
- HTML tag auto-close
- CSS assistants
box editor, gradient editor, shadow editor
- Support for mobile development
viewport assistant, CSS media queries
- Support for Google fonts
- CSS code beautifier
- Built-in CSS prefixizer
- SASS and LESS support
- Integration with W3 validators
HTML and CSS
- Integration with CSE HTML Validator
- Integration with HTML Tidy for HTML5
JavaScript
- jQuery support
- JavaScript code beautifier
- Integration with JSLint
File management
- Built-in file explorer
- Edit/save directly on FTP/SFTP/FTPS server or quickly publish all changed files
- Built-in FTP/SFTP/FTPS browser
- Project management
Maintain separate projects, search within project, publish changes with a single click
- SVN and Git integration
with TortoiseSVN and TortoiseGit
- One-click HTML publishing
Publish HTML file and all linked files (images, css, js) get uploaded too
User interface
- Both tabbed and MDI interface
- Quick interface switching
Hide/show all side panels with a single key
- Detailed customization
Workspace layout, keyboard shortcuts, text editor behavior, toolbars and menus etc.
Other
- HTML color picker
Pick-from-screen feature, file colors, project colors, color palettes, lightness adjustment, rgb/rgba/hsl/hsla support
- Inline ToDo
with TODO, FIXME and CHANGED markers
- Multi-item clipboard
- Code snippet library
Code templates, assignable shortcuts
- Easy settings import/export
- Crash recovery system
- Diff tool integration
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