Tools for Creating Websites

To get started with writing and testing HTML documents, you will need some software. There is a lot of cheap or free web design software available. You can easily create quality HTML documents with these tools. The only thing you need is a good text editor, and some browsers to test your website.

Text Editors

Listed below are some basic text editors for Mac OS X and Windows that support syntax highlighting.

• TextMate (Mac OS X)
• BBEdit (Mac OS X)
• TextWrangler (Mac OS X)
• Crimson Editor (Windows)
• Notepad++ (Windows)

All-in-One Editors

These applications are more than just a text editor. They have extras like a live preview area, FTP support, project management …

• Espresso (Mac OS X)
• Coda (Mac OS X)
• Aptana Studio 2 (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux)

Browsers

Firefox is the development browser of choice for a lot of people. There are a lot of add-ons available to develop websites. You should test your website in the most common browsers.

• Firefox (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux)
• Safari (Mac OS X, Windows)
• Google Chrome (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux)
• Opera (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux)
• Internet Explorer (Windows)

Browser Plugins

These are some add-ons/plugins that are very handy if you need to debug your HTML or CSS documents.

• Web Developer (Firefox)
• Firebug (Firefox)
• Firebug Lite (Chrome, Safari)