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BlueGriffon

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An HTML editor based on Mozilla rendering engine. Supports some CSS3 features and since recently has a built-in SVG editor.

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License model

  • FreemiumOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • FR flagFrance
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
Discontinued

The lastest version 3.1 was released in December 2017, and the software has been officially discontinued. It can still be downloaded from GitHub, though.

2.2 / 5 Avg rating (4)
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  1.  WYSIWYG Support
  2.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
  3.  Built-in editor
  4.  Page builder
  5.  Ebook Editor
  6.  Firefox-based Browsers

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BlueGriffon information

  • Developed by

    FR flagDisruptive Innovations SAS
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $85 and $220 + free version with limited functionality.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 2.2
  • Alternatives

    71 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  316 Stars
  •  76 Forks
  •  63 Open Issues
  •   Updated Feb 5, 2021 
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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about BlueGriffon, and it has gotten 70 likes

BlueGriffon was added to AlternativeTo by gyorgyjano on Nov 15, 2010 and this page was last updated Jun 18, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Negative Comment
magallanes
Apr 6, 2012
0

interface = bad.

performance = bad (it lags even using a intel i7)

features = most are available if you purchase the corresponding add-ons.

stability = i am trying the latest version, i added a "style" tag and it deleted it. why?, who knows.

lesm
Sep 17, 2020
0

It's a crude alternative to Dreamweaver and almost one year without updates.

meMyselfAndIYouUsWeThem
Mar 8, 2020
-1

• Are you a novice that wants to click together some webpages ? - This may be for you • Are you a professional ? - Then run away now.

[Edited by meMyselfAndIYouUsWeThem, March 08]

viktor_is_hot
Jan 14, 2017
-1

I prefer to have split view when working with code but BlueGriffon does not seem to have this. This is deeply disappointing because I find it extremely irritating to switch between views, it disrupts workflow for me. Apparently, it used to be available as a plugin you had to buy called ActiveView but that no longer exists and it looks like all previous plugins don't work for this recent version (2.1.1) according to their site. So, I'm a bit iffy about this program especially when you also have to buy the user manual, plugins I understand, but not the very thing that helps you use it.

[Edited by viktor_is_hot, January 26]

Muaad_E
Jun 3, 2016
0

Version 2.0 was released on June the 1st. And V 2.1 is in the works.

JamieUK
Dec 18, 2011
-2

They is so much wrong with this software i don't know where to begin simply finding simple features is impossible.

limex
Jul 14, 2012

This is the must useless comment I ever read on the Web. How shall that help others to find their favorite App?

dantsatsan
Jan 18, 2013

I have tested most of the other HTML WYSIWYG apps. I prefer BlueGriffon. It doesn't add unnecessary code to your HTML. The HTML generated can be verified by validator.w3.org. I mostly write HTML with a text editor, but when I want WYSIWYG this is the one I use.

What is BlueGriffon?

BlueGriffon is a WYSIWYG content editor for the World Wide Web. Powered by Gecko, the rendering engine of Firefox, it can edit Web pages in conformance to Web Standards.

BlueGriffon complies with the W3C's web standards. It can create and edit pages in accordance to HTML 4, XHTML 1.1, HTML 5 and XHTML 5. It supports CSS 2.1 and all parts of CSS 3 already implemented by Gecko. BlueGriffon also includes SVG-edit, an XUL-based editor for SVG that is originally distributed as an add-on to Firefox and was adapted to BlueGriffon.

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