NVU AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Code Editors

The best Code Editor alternative to NVU is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or WebStorm. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to NVU and 16 are Code Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Code Editor alternatives to NVU are Bluefish Editor, KompoZer, openElement and Nova.

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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    111 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
     
  2. 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.

    92 Adobe Dreamweaver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. WebStorm icon
     134 likes

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

    56 WebStorm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    nvu is a wysiwyg web editor, all i see on webstorm website is code.... thats no alternative at all... if i drive a car, i dont want to be told to use a bicycle...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • WebStorm is Free Personal and ProprietaryNVU is Free and Open Source
  4. Bluefish Editor icon
     162 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
  5. KompoZer icon
     132 likes

    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
     
  6. openElement icon
     101 likes

    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.

    49 openElement alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. HTMLPad icon
     9 likes

    HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor featuring AI-assisted code improvements, HTML validator, spell check, FTP access, snippet library, and multi-browser previews for effective web development.

    72 HTMLPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. WeBuilder icon
     21 likes

    This all-inclusive code editor is tailored for web developers, boasting fast startup and extensive features. It supports a wide range of languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python, and offers intelligent code completion, advanced navigation, and direct FTP/SFTP/FTPS server editing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Zend Studio icon
     32 likes

    Zend Studio for Eclipse combines proven capabilities to create the world’s most powerful IDE for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Studio's powerful developer tools combined with Adobe Flex Builder and integration with Zend Framework lets developers build RIAs faster and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. CodeLobster - Free portable PHP IDE with support Drupal, Smarty, WordPress, Joomla, JQuery, CodeIgniter, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CakePHP, Facebook, Symfony

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. HTML-Kit icon
     21 likes

    HTML Kit is a full-featured free editor for HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and other text files. 400+ plugins are available for it, including HTML Tidy for creating standards-compliant web pages. HTML-Kit has received 95% thumbs up on Download.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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