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

The best free alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver is KompoZer, which is also Open Source. 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 Silex, WebStorm, Bluefish Editor and Aptana Studio.

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Adobe Dreamweaver alternatives page was last updated Jan 21, 2025
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  1. KompoZer icon

    KompoZer

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

    74 KompoZer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    KompoZer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be discontinued. Latest stable version, 0.7.10, was released on 2007 and last development version, 0.8b3, on 2010, but the program is still downloadable from the official website.

    KompoZer Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Portable
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Support for SFTP

    KompoZer VS Adobe Dreamweaver

     
    Comments about KompoZer as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Guest
    Positive Aug 17, 2015
    4

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

    Guest
    Positive Nov 19, 2017
    -1

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

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

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

    • KompoZer is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
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    Silex

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    Born free and open-source in 2009, Silex challenges mainstream website builders. We are a growing community of passionate web designers and developers with a mission to liberate web creation using no-code.

    131 Silex alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Top Silex Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  HTML/CSS/JS rendering
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Export to HTML
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    9.  Live Preview
    10. GitLab icon  Gitlab integration
    11.  Container layout
    12. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration

    Silex VS Adobe Dreamweaver

     
    Comments about Silex as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    greenrd
    Negative Jul 29, 2022
    0

    Uses absolute positioning for images. In 2022? Please!

    Alex Hoyau
    Positive Jul 19, 2024
    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
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    WebStorm

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

    53 WebStorm alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    WebStorm Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Secure File Sharing

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    Comments about WebStorm as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Top Positive Comment
    webzooks
    Feb 8, 2024
    0

    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
    Jul 21, 2019
    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.

    Most Recent Comment
    Iva Kyb
    Negative Oct 11, 2021
    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 Free Personal and ProprietaryAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
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    Bluefish Editor

     160 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.

    213 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Bluefish Editor screenshot 1

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP

    Bluefish Editor VS Adobe Dreamweaver

     
    Comments about Bluefish Editor as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Most Recent Comment
    Iva Kyb
    Negative Oct 11, 2021
    1

    It is not a visual editor for designers.

    Guest
    Positive Nov 13, 2016
    3

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

    sedeti
    Negative Sep 16, 2024
    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
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    Aptana Studio

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Aptana Studio screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from Feb 2021 and the last release is from Jul 2018.

    Aptana Studio Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Support for FTP

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    Comments about Aptana Studio as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Guest
    Negative May 8, 2020
    13

    Aptana Studio it´s not a WYSIWYG editor.

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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
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    VvvebJs

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    Drag and drop website builder javascript library.

    52 VvvebJs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    VvvebJs Features

    1.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    2.  Support for Bootstrap
    3.  Self-hosted
    4.  Page builder
    5.  Drag and Drop

    VvvebJs VS Adobe Dreamweaver

     

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

    • VvvebJs is Free and Open SourceAdobe Dreamweaver is Paid and Proprietary
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    Sitely

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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.

    63 Sitely alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Sitely screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10.  Drag and Drop Design
    11.  AI-Powered

    Sitely VS Adobe Dreamweaver

     
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    The kodeWeave Web Application
    Discontinued

    On their GitHub page: "As of July 25th 2017 kodeWeave is no longer an active project. All updates as of that date and on are solely contributor based implementations." Last update in November 2019.

    kodeWeave Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Portable
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Debugging

    kodeWeave VS Adobe Dreamweaver

     
    Comments about kodeWeave as an Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver
    Ted Curran
    Positive Oct 4, 2017
    3

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

    Iva Kyb
    Negative Oct 11, 2021
    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
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    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.

    51 openElement alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Occasional coding of complex behavior

    openElement Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Drag and Drop

    openElement VS Adobe Dreamweaver

     
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