Live Server Alternatives

Live Server is described as 'Launch a local development server with live reload feature for static & dynamic pages' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to Live Server for Mac, Windows, Linux, Visual Studio Code and Web-based. The best Live Server alternative is Quick Preview, which is free. Other great apps like Live Server are Live Preview, Web Visual Editor, Five Server and GitHub & BitBucket HTML Preview.

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Launch a local development server with live reload feature for static & dynamic pages.

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Live Server alternatives page was last updated Oct 25, 2024
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    Quick Preview

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    Experience immediate HTML code testing with QuickPreview. Just paste your code for real-time results, compatible with tools such as ChatGPT Canvas and Claude Sonnet 1.5. No setup or additional software needed, ensuring efficient and hassle-free debugging and testing.

    22 Quick Preview alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Support for Javascript
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    Quick Preview VS Live Server

    Is Quick Preview a good alternative to Live Server?
     

    • Quick Preview is the most popular Web-based alternative to Live Server.

    • Quick Preview is the most popular free alternative to Live Server.

    • Quick Preview is Free and ProprietaryLive Server is Free and Open Source
    • Quick Preview is LightweightLive Server is not according to our users
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    Live Preview

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    Hosts a local server in your workspace for you to preview your webpages.

    21 Live Preview alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code

    Live Preview Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  VSCode
    6.  Visual Editing
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    Live Preview VS Live Server

    Is Live Preview a good alternative to Live Server?
     

    • Live Preview is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Live Server.

    • Live Preview is the most popular Open Source alternative to Live Server.

    • Live Preview is Free and Open SourceLive Server is also Free and Open Source
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    Web Visual Editor

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    Edit HTML files visually in real-time.

    22 Web Visual Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    Web Visual Editor screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7.  VSCode
    8.  Visual Editing
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    Web Visual Editor VS Live Server

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    Five Server

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    A better Live Server with instant updates, highlights and some PHP support.

    5 Five Server alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Visual Studio Code
    Five Server screenshot 1

    Five Server Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Local server
    6.  HTTPS Support
    7.  Server-side rendering
    8.  VSCode
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    Five Server VS Live Server

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  6. GitHub & BitBucket HTML Preview

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    Many GitHub repositories don't use GitHub Pages to host their HTML files. GitHub & BitBucket HTML Preview allows you to render those files without cloning or downloading whole repositories. It is a client-side solution and does not involve any third party hosting servers...

    10 GitHub & BitBucket HTML Preview alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    GitHub & BitBucket HTML Preview VS Live Server

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