Free Adobe Dreamweaver AlternativesTop Website Builders & Code Editors like Adobe Dreamweaver

The best free alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver is WebStorm. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try WebStorm or KompoZer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Dreamweaver and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Adobe Dreamweaver are Bluefish Editor, Aptana Studio, RocketCake and Blocs.

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  1. WebStorm icon

    WebStorm

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    JetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.

    55 WebStorm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about WebStorm as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Top Positive Comment
    webzooks
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    WebStorm is the best alternative to Dreamweaver along with PhpStorm for PHP projects. It's IDE helping developer to work faster and easier.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    7

    Webstorm has only a code editor and real time preview, but no WYSIWYG editor like Adobe Dreamweaver. While typing you always need to deal with code specific syntax.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Iva Kyb
    Negative
    0

    It is not visual editor, just text.

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    • Some users think WebStorm is a great Adobe Dreamweaver alternative, some don't.

    • WebStorm is the most popular free alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver.

    • WebStorm is Free Personal and ProprietaryAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
  2. KompoZer icon

    KompoZer

     132 likes
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    KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.

    65 KompoZer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about KompoZer as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Guest
    Positive
    4

    Like Dreamweaver, Kompozer is a programm made to help us to create websites.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    It's a great design tool for people who aren't the best at HTML

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think KompoZer is a great Adobe Dreamweaver alternative.

    • KompoZer is the most popular Open Source alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver.

    • KompoZer is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Silex icon

    Silex

     81 likes
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    Create and host your websites for free, with no subscriptions, no restrictions.

    Build fast secure static websites as the front-end for your CMS of choice.

    134 Silex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Silex as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    greenrd
    Negative
    0

    Uses absolute positioning for images. In 2022? Please!

    Alex Hoyau
    Positive
    0

    Uses absolute positioning for images. In 2022? Please!

    It's not the case anymore, Silex v3 has all positioning options now

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    • Most users think Silex is a great Adobe Dreamweaver alternative.

    • Silex is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver.

    • Silex is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
    • Silex is LightweightAdobe Dreamweaver is not according to our users
  5. Bluefish Editor icon

    Bluefish Editor

     161 likes
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    Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

    212 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Bluefish Editor as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
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    Positive
    3

    very fast - simple - open source - works perfectly on Linux

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Iva Kyb
    Negative
    1

    It is not a visual editor for designers.

    sedeti
    Negative
    0

    Nice for just a text editor

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    • Some users think Bluefish Editor is a great Adobe Dreamweaver alternative, some don't.

    • Bluefish Editor is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Aptana Studio icon

    Aptana Studio

     333 likes
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    Aptana Studio is a complete web development environment that combines powerful authoring tools with a collection of online hosting and collaboration services that help you and your team do more. Includes support for PHP, CSS, FTP, and more...

    122 Aptana Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Aptana Studio as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
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    Negative
    13

    Aptana Studio it´s not a WYSIWYG editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Aptana Studio is a great Adobe Dreamweaver alternative, some don't.

    • Aptana Studio is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
  7. RocketCake icon

    RocketCake

     12 likes
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    RocketCake is a free web editor for creating responsive websites. For beginners and professional web developers. No programming needed.

    26 RocketCake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about RocketCake as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
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    Positive
    0

    RocketCake is easy to start with and creates nice sites quickly.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Good free WYSIWYG editor with many options in free version

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think RocketCake is a great Adobe Dreamweaver alternative.

    • RocketCake is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
    • RocketCake is LightweightAdobe Dreamweaver is not according to our users
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    Blocs

     22 likes
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    A fast, easy to use and powerful visual web design tool, that lets you create responsive websites without writing code.

    102 Blocs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Blocs is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver.

    • Blocs is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
  10. VvvebJs icon

    VvvebJs

     10 likes
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    Drag and drop website builder javascript library.

    51 VvvebJs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • VvvebJs is the most popular Web-based alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver.

    • VvvebJs is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
    • VvvebJs is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAdobe Dreamweaver is not according to our users
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    Sitely

     8 likes
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    With Sitely, building a stunning website has never been easier. Anyone can create a professional website in minutes using the AI-powered generator, Figma/Sketch plugins or the enhanced importer.

    66 Sitely alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    kodeWeave

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    kodeWeave is a realtime coding playground for HTML, CSS and Javascript. Similar to JSFiddle and JSBin, but kodeWeave was made to work offline but also as a prototyping application to build applications for desktop operating systems while on mobile devices.

    61 kodeWeave alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about kodeWeave as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Ted Curran
    Positive
    3

    It's a code editor like Dreamweaver, with visual preview, but it's much more like CodePen.

    Iva Kyb
    Negative
    0

    Not able to edit visually - just text editor with preview - coding playground. It's nice but is not an alternative to Dreamweaver. More like CodePen.io

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    • kodeWeave is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver.

    • kodeWeave is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
  13. openElement icon

    openElement

     101 likes
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    Utilize an intuitive editor to swiftly craft websites. Enjoy features like W3C-compliant code generation, free templates, multilingual support, SEO, cross-browser compatibility, and a responsive design. Experience full control over editing and customization with reusable elements.

    50 openElement alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    HTMEditor

     2 likes
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    The HTMEditor is an online, free and easy to use HTML editor, with WYSIWYG and bootstrap support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Bootstrap support.
     
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