HTMLPad AlternativesCode Editors and other similar apps like HTMLPad

HTMLPad is described as 'Is sophisticated all-in-one HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XHTML editor. Features include FTP connectivity, HTML Tidy validator, spell check' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to HTMLPad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and PortableApps.com apps. The best HTMLPad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HTMLPad are Eclipse, Adobe Dreamweaver, Notepad3 and Silex.

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HTMLPad alternatives page was last updated Mar 25, 2024
  1. Notepad++ icon
     4832 likes

    Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

    231 Notepad++ alternatives
    Notepad++ screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Text formatting
    6.  Multiple Open Tabs
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Color coding
    9.  Support for Javascript
    10.  Built-in themes
    11.  Auto-saving
    12.  Syntax Highlighting
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  Debugging
    15.  No Coding Required
    16.  Autocompletion
    Notepad++ iconHTMLPad Icon

    Notepad++ VS HTMLPad

    Is Notepad++ a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to HTMLPad.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HTMLPad.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceHTMLPad is Paid and Proprietary
    • Notepad++ is LightweightHTMLPad is not according to our users
  2. Eclipse icon
     1137 likes

    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    160 Eclipse alternatives
    eclipse on windows 10

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  IDE
    2.  Java IDE
    3.  C++
    4.  Refactoring
    5.  Debugging
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Portable
    9.  Spell Checking
    10.  Code Formatting
    11.  Batch Editing
    12.  Dark Mode
    13.  Ruby
    14.  SCM Integration
    15.  Java based
    Eclipse iconHTMLPad Icon

    Eclipse VS HTMLPad

    Is Eclipse a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
    • Eclipse is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to HTMLPad.

    • Eclipse is Free and Open SourceHTMLPad is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Adobe Dreamweaver icon
     328 likes

    Advanced web authoring tool supports designing and coding tasks from a visual perspective and backs it up with robust coding. Offers live preview, customizable templates, endless design options, and tools like drag-and-drop visual design capabilities, FTP/SFTP transfer, and supports multiple monitors.

    103 Adobe Dreamweaver alternatives
    Adobe Dreamweaver screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Top Adobe Dreamweaver Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  HTML/CSS/JS rendering
    3.  Visual design
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  iPhone/iPod sync
    7.  Support for Bootstrap
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    10.  Git Support
    11.  Drag and Drop
    12.  Support for SFTP
    Adobe Dreamweaver iconHTMLPad Icon

    Adobe Dreamweaver VS HTMLPad

    Is Adobe Dreamweaver a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
    • Adobe Dreamweaver is the most popular commercial alternative to HTMLPad.

    • Adobe Dreamweaver is Paid and ProprietaryHTMLPad is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Notepad3 icon
     52 likes

    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    208 Notepad3 alternatives
    Supports RTL languages out of the box.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  Small-footprint
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Search and Replace
    6.  Portable
    7.  Support for regular expressions
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Support for Right-to-Left
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Full-Text Search
    Notepad3 iconHTMLPad Icon

    Notepad3 VS HTMLPad

    Is Notepad3 a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
  5. Silex icon
     71 likes

    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.

    124 Silex alternatives
    Silex screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    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.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    8.  Live Preview
    9.  Gitlab integration
    10.  Container layout
    11.  Dropbox integration
    Silex iconHTMLPad Icon

    Silex VS HTMLPad

    Is Silex a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
    • Silex is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to HTMLPad.

    • Silex is Free and Open SourceHTMLPad is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Aptana Studio icon
     333 likes

    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...

    123 Aptana Studio alternatives
    Aptana Studio screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Aptana Studio Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Support for FTP
    Discontinued

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

    Aptana Studio iconHTMLPad Icon

    Aptana Studio VS HTMLPad

    Is Aptana Studio a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
  7. PSPad icon
     203 likes

    PSPad is a freeware programmers editor in 8 languages for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Some features are highlighted syntax, ftp, projects and so on. Code explorer for Pascal, C/C++, INI, HTML, XML, PHP and more in development, internal web browser with APACHE support.

    168 PSPad alternatives
    Main Window - Project Settings

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Portable
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Code Formatting
    7.  Hex Editor
    8.  ASCII to Hex
    9.  Edit files without creating a project
    PSPad iconHTMLPad Icon

    PSPad VS HTMLPad

    Is PSPad a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
  8. Bluefish Editor icon
     160 likes

    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.

    216 Bluefish Editor alternatives
    Bluefish Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP
    Bluefish Editor iconHTMLPad Icon

    Bluefish Editor VS HTMLPad

    Is Bluefish Editor a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
  9. Pinegrow Web Editor icon
     104 likes

    Pinegrow is a Mac, Windows and Linux web editor that lets you build responsive websites faster with live multi-page editing, CSS & SASS styling, CSS Grid editor and smart components for Bootstrap, Foundation and WordPress.

    114 Pinegrow Web Editor alternatives
    Pinegrow Web Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CSS
    • Sass
    • Wordpress
    • Atom
    • Bootstrap

    Pinegrow Web Editor Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Support for Bootstrap
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    6.  Reusable content blocks
    7.  Support for Foundation
    Pinegrow Web Editor iconHTMLPad Icon

    Pinegrow Web Editor VS HTMLPad

    Is Pinegrow Web Editor a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
  10. KompoZer icon
     132 likes

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

    74 KompoZer alternatives
    KompoZer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    KompoZer Features

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

    KompoZer VS HTMLPad

    Is KompoZer a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
  11. VvvebJs icon
     8 likes

    Drag and drop website builder javascript library.

    49 VvvebJs alternatives
    VvvebJs screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    VvvebJs Features

    1.  Support for Bootstrap
    2.  Drag and Drop
    3.  Page builder
    VvvebJs iconHTMLPad Icon

    VvvebJs VS HTMLPad

    Is VvvebJs a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
    • VvvebJs is the most popular Web-based alternative to HTMLPad.

    • VvvebJs is Free and Open SourceHTMLPad is Paid and Proprietary
  12. CotEditor icon
     38 likes

    Syntax Highlighting: Colorize more than 50 pre-installed major languages like HTML, PHP, Python, Ruby or Markdown. You can also create your own settings.

    157 CotEditor alternatives
    version 4 released 2020-11-14

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  macOS-like
    2.  Colored Text
    3.  File Versioning
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    CotEditor iconHTMLPad Icon

    CotEditor VS HTMLPad

    Is CotEditor a good alternative to HTMLPad?
     
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