What your probably looking for is a Text editor rather than an IDE .There's a difference between the two so I thought I would just get that out the way

answer from stack over flow - "IDE stands for "Integrated development environment" not just a tool where you write the code ,but you can also compile it and debug it.. text editors in their nature, usually don't do that, they tend to go for a broader approach.. be able to edit all types of files, instead of specializing in a particular type or language.."



I would recommend Sublime text or ATOM, sublime text is $70 but is really easy to get hold of for free if you know what I mean.

Atom is completely free and imo just as good if not better than sublime text.

you can download atom [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Just try not to fuss over which text editor you should use as everybody is different and it's not going to effect the quality of the site. You can build a fully functional website in notepad if you wanted to.

good luck

Personally, I like working with [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . It is basically [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] , but with PHP support. You can download a trial and try it out for 30 days and see if you like it. It has great support for Git, MEAN stacks, a couple of popular frameworks, debugging, refactoring options and automation tools. Sublime Text is more lightweight, PhpStorm/WebStorm offers more features out of the box, and is more useful if you're going to work in a team and start using Git for example.

If you want a free editor then you could give [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] or [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] a go, which are quite popular as well.

lRaaazR wrote What your probably looking for is a Text editor rather than an IDE.

OP didn't mention anything about how he intends to use the software or what he is trying to accomplish, so I'm not really sure how you came to the conclusion that he probably isn't looking for an IDE. There are plenty of web development IDEs out there.

lRaaazR wrote What your probably looking for is a Text editor rather than an IDE.

OP didn't mention anything about how he intends to use the software or what he is trying to accomplish, so I'm not really sure how you came to the conclusion that he probably isn't looking for an IDE. There are plenty of web development IDEs out there.[/quote]

Yeah, I should of worded my post better, what I got from his post was that he is most likely a beginner and is looking to learn the basics e.g HTML and CSS

Nic wrote Personally, I like working with [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . It is basically [url=https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/]WebStorm[/url

Personnel favourites of mine. Jetbeans also offer student accounts now. Free!

lRaaazR wrote Atom is completely free and imo just as good if not better than sublime text.

you can download atom [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Just try not to fuss over which text editor you should use as everybody is different and it's not going to effect the quality of the site. You can build a fully functional website in notepad if you wanted to.

good luck

Sublime is great, but I haven't been able to justify the price.

I use atom at work and love it. I've replaced sublime with atom at home, too. The plugin support is leagues ahead of sublime, and the UI is all around nicer. The only downside I've experienced is that it uses considerably more memory than any of the other editors I've ever used.

Personally, I use Brackets.io because I don't really use IDE stuff - just the live preview.
I've heard Atom is great for plugin support but I haven't used it.

I had a quick look at WebStorm that Speed suggested and that looks pretty cool too considering it has project management support.

I would suggest atom like others have said.
But if you are looking for an IDE google chrome has lots of developer features.

The hands down best Web developement IDE is WEBSTORM from jetbrains it has the best support error indicators and has a great range of support to every languages and automates a lot of tasks for you.

I agree with Speed (I love PHPStorm, I used it at work and home!) however it depends on the server side language. If you plan on using C# then Visual Studios is the best (as an example).