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Platforms |
Licence |
Comments |
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1st Page 2000
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Windows
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Freeware
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Supports XHTML, has link validator
syntax checker for HTML, JavaScript and CSS
Reader comments (5)
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Accella
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Windows
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Freeware,
Commercial
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WYSYWYG HTML editing, FTP, image editor, PDF editor, site catalog and multi-phrase multi-file search/replace.
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AceHTML
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Windows
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Freeware,
Commercial
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Reader comments (4)
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Alpha
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Macintosh,
UNIX
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Shareware
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Last time I tried the website it didn't work - please let me know if you have more success.
Reader comments (3)
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Antechinus
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Windows
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Shareware,
Evaluation available
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IDE for PHP on Windows
Reader comments (1)
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Arachnophilia
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Java (multiplatform)
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Careware (see website)
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Not PHP specific, but a nice HTML editor all the same.
Reader comments (4)
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Arisesoft Winsyntax
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Windows
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Freeware
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PHP-code editor for Windows,
with the syntax highlighting and the context help for all PHP-keywords (says the webpage).
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asWedit
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Linux,
UNIX
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Fast HTML Editor for Unix'es Very fast HTML Parser With some tricks asWedit is able to work with php code too.
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BBedit
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Macintosh
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Commercial,
Demo available,
"Lite" version available
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Find/Replace with Grep, syntax highlighting for several languages including PHP. Open and save via FTP.
Reader comments (4)
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Beauty++
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Windows
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Freeware
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Reader comments (1)
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Blue Thermic
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Windows
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Shareware
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Supports PHP syntax highlighting and instant previewing.
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Bluefish
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Linux,
UNIX
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GPL
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HTML editor which allows you to add your own tags to the menu.
Reader comments (1)
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Code Crusader
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Linux,
UNIX
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Commercial,
Demo available
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Reader comments (1)
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Code-Genie
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Windows
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Shareware
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Features syntax-highlighing for HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, Java, C++ etc.; keyword-lookup, color printing, auto-complete and much more.
Reader comments (3)
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CodeCharge
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Reader comments (1)
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CodeEdit
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Windows
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Freeware
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CoffeeCup
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Full HTML editor with PHP syntax highlighting.
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Coldmind
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Windows
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Freeware
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Syntax highlight, PHP-specific, code navigation, integrated Web Browser which allows you to preview/execute both your HTML and PHP code on-the-fly
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Companion
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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ConTEXT
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Windows
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Freeware
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Reader comments (2)
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Crimson
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Windows
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Freeware
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Fits on a floppy with: syntax highlighting, undo/redo, user tools, macros, spell checker and more.
Reader comments (1)
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CuteHTML
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Has syntax highlighting, spell checker, can open many files of any size, etc.
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Davor's PHP Editor
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Windows
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Freeware
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Windows IDE configured for HTML and PHP files. Creates and maintain projects as group of files and configures them to run on a local http server. Includes syntax highlighting and undo feature. Available in English and Croatian.
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Dev-PHP
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Windows
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GPL
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Dev-PHP is a full-featured integrated development environment (IDE), which is able to create scripts and applications using the PHP scripting language and the PHP-GTK library (both included in the "PHP Package"). No longer in active development.
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Developers Pad
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Windows
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Freeware
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Currently in beta
Reader comments (1)
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DreamWeaver
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Windows,
Macintosh
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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PHP extensions for Ultradev available under GPL from here.
Reader comments (4)
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DzSoft
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Windows
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Shareware
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PHP and HTML/XML syntax highlighting, built-in FTP client, code and file explorer
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E-Port iCoder
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Windows
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Shareware
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Javascript, ASP, PHP, SQL, etc editor
Link appears to be dead - updated URL welcome.
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Eddie
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BeOS
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Freeware
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Originally developed in-house by Pavel Cisler (also ex-employee at
Eazel), Eddie is the best free text editor available for BeOS. Has some
php highlighting. Good ftp client built in.
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Edit+
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Windows
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Shareware
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Has multi-syntax highlighting in one document (eg, HTML and PHP).
Reader comments (1)
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Editor 99
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Windows
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Freeware
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Editor 99 is a notepad-style text editor which offers additional features, especially for people writing program code.
Reader comments (1)
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EditPad
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Windows
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Freeware,
Commercial,
Evaluation available,
"Lite" version available
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See comments for details on all the different versions and licences now available.
Reader comments (2)
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edPHP
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Windows
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Freeware
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Emacs
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Windows,
Linux,
UNIX
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GPL
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You either love it or you hate it. PHP syntax highlighting available.
Reader comments (2)
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EmEditor
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Windows
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Shareware
|
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Epsilon
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Windows,
Linux
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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An advanced EMACS-style programmer's text editor for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and OS/2.
Reader comments (1)
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eWebEditPro
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
|
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FTE (Folding Text Editor)
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Windows,
Linux
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GPL
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If anyone knows of a better homepage for FTE please let me know. PHP syntax highlighting available allegedly available, but location unknown.
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Glimmer
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Linux
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GPL
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Reader comments (1)
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gPHPEdit
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Linux
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GPL
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A GNOME2 editor that is dedicated to editing PHP files (and other supporting files like HTML/CSS).
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GWD
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Very nice editor includes C,Perl, HTML syntax highlighting among others. It also has the ability to make your own file types and add highlighting. Shareware, works forever with nag screen.
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HandyHTML
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Windows
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Commercial,
Demo available
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HandyHTML is raw code editor with some nice features including PHP syntax hightlighting. Good list of features on homepage (other vendors take note: information rather than eye candy!)
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HAPedit
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Windows
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Freeware
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HAPedit is an acronym for Html Asp Php editor; a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages.
Reader comments (1)
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Homesite
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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HTML editor with PHP syntax highlighting available as a download.
Reader comments (5)
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HotDog
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Web page speed coupled with my patience means I don't have any more information...
Reader comments (1)
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HoTMetaL Pro
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
|
Reader comments (1)
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HTML-Kit
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Windows
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Freeware
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Customisable editor; support PHP syntax highlighting.
Reader comments (2)
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Hydra
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Macintosh
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Freeware
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Features include syntax colouring, indenting, and team or pair programming as used in extreme programming.
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IDE.PHP
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Runs in browser window
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GPL
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JaneBUILDER
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Macintosh
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Commercial,
Demo available
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JaneBUILDER is a visual editor for PHP. JaneBUILDER allows you build complex PHP pages with mouse clicks and menu items.
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Jed
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Windows,
Linux,
UNIX
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Freeware
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Jed is a very flexible editor but in the default config it is key compatible with emacs. Eric Thelin has written a PHP mode for it which is available at http://eric.thelin.org/jed.html
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jEdit
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Windows,
Linux,
Macintosh,
UNIX
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GPL
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jEdit is a programmer's text editor written in Java
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Jext
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Windows,
Linux,
Macintosh
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GPL
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Jext provides in every distribution a PHP plugin which contains a code completion tool, a formatting function, a cleaning one and a code browser.
Reader comments (1)
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Kate
|
Linux
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GPL
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KDE editor with syntax highlighting
Reader comments (2)
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Komodo
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Windows,
Linux
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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The licensing is commercial, but includes a free license for
Educational and Non-Profit use.
Reader comments (2)
|
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KPHPDevelop
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Linux
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GPL
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Web page not updated since December 1999, so future uncertain!
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Maguma
|
Windows
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Commercial,
"Lite" version available
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- Syntax Highlighting
- Class Browser
- FTP Editing
- Integrated Debugging
- Code Completion / Hints
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Matrix Y2K
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Windows
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Freeware
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Matrix Y2K is a code based HTML editor for novice and advanced users.
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MED
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Windows
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Shareware,
Evaluation available
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Editor with project management, integration of external programs, configurable syntax highlighting and a Plugin interface.
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MPS HTMLGate 2000
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Windows
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Freeware,
Commercial
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"The most efficient web-editor" according to the website. So now you know.
Reader comments (1)
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MPS PHP Editor
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Windows
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Freeware,
Commercial
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Free for non-commerical use
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Multi-Edit
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Powerful editor with PHP (and other) syntax highlighting built in.
Reader comments (1)
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Namo WebEditor
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Windows
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Commercial
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Reader comments (1)
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Nedit
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Linux,
UNIX
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GPL
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Very customisable, PHP syntax files available for download from the homepage. My personal favourite.
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NoteTab Pro
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available,
"Lite" version available
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The editor itself is very customizable. It has Syntax highlighting for plain HTML, and can be configured to syntax-highlight PHP too (see reader comments).
Reader comments (2)
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PageSpinner
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Macintosh
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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Scriptable editor for the Mac
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Pc Editor
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Windows
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Freeware
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Not PHP-specific, but liked by some of our readers.
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Pe
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BeOS
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GPL
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Syntax highlighting and a few other handy features. While it was designed with HTML in mind (it has HTML templates and such), it also works with PHP and other languages.
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Pepper
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Windows,
Linux,
Macintosh
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Shareware
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A good programming editor. Its (fully customizable) syntax coloring supports PHP.
Reader comments (2)
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PFE (Programmer's File Editor)
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Windows
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Freeware
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Nice editor, but no PHP features or syntax highlighting. No longer in active development.
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PHP Coder
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Windows
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Freeware
|
This has now been bought by Maguma (listed above). The comments here refer to the original version.
Reader comments (3)
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PHP Expert Editor
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Windows
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Shareware
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PHP Expert Editor has internal HTTP-server and Debugger to run, test and debug PHP scripts.
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PHP Studio
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Windows,
Linux
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GPL
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PHP IDE in beta
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PHPEclipse
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Windows,
Linux,
Java (multiplatform)
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GPL
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PHPEclipse is an open-source PHP IDE. Built as an Eclipse plugin, it takes advantage of a well-designed, robust and widely used application framework.
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PHPEd
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Windows,
Linux
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Commercial
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Development and debugging environment, syntax highlighting.
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phpEdit
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Windows
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QPL
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Syntax highlighting, code completion, code browser, debugger, syntax checker
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PHPoint
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Windows
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Shareware
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Online file editing on remote server with Master mode option, syntax colouring for PHP and other languages, autocompletion for PHP language with function list. Context help for PHP functions with PHP chm manual.
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PHPub
|
Windows
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Freeware
|
We're just starting to release binaries to the
public, but things are moving fast.
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PrimalSCRIPT
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Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
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It's a very cool script editor which now supports Php4 with the "primalsense" feature (like "MS Intellisense") and colour syntax highlighting. It's also the first real authoring environment for WSH 2000.
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Programmer's Wizard
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Windows
|
Freeware
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A Czech editor; details on the homepage (but I don't speak Czech...)
Reader comments (1)
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Programmers Notepad
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Windows
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Freeware
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Syntax highlights HTML with PHP
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Proton
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Windows
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Freeware
|
Proton is an universal source-code editor with
syntax-highlighting support for 30 different
languages.
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PSPad
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Windows
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Freeware
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Highlighting for many formats, includes
templates, code cleanup, macros, built in hex
editor, conversions from one format to another.
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QaDRAM
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Windows
|
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Complete PHP IDE
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Quanta+
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Linux
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GPL
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Quanta+ is a web development environment for HTML and associate languages. We are working to make it as full featured as any web tool available and a first choice for professional and recreational Linux web develoment.
Reader comments (3)
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SciTE
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Windows,
Linux,
UNIX
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BSD licence
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Collapsible source code editor
Reader comments (3)
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SciTE|Flash
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Windows
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Freeware
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Includes highlighting for various languages. Can be used for Flash development.
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Scriptomania
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Windows
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Shareware
|
An amazingly irritating website - hard to read and popups on every page. Reviews of this editor welcome!
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ScripWorx
|
Windows
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Freeware
|
Reader comments (1)
|
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SFDeveloper
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Windows
|
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Web page in Portuguese, but the author tells me: "It's an IDE for Php development with project, FTP and MySQL management, it has highlight coloring syntax, deployment wizard, project wizard, debugger
and much more."
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Sharpedit
|
Windows
|
GPL
|
An editor designed for c#, but (according to one reader), good for PHP code too.
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Sitepad
|
Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
|
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SlickEdit
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Windows,
Linux,
UNIX
|
Commercial,
Demo available
|
Recognises PHP, and even emulates vi for the true geeks.
Reader comments (2)
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SynEdit
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Windows
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Freeware
|
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TemplateTamer
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Windows
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Shareware,
Evaluation available
|
Not strictly an editor, but a tool for development of template based applications. As integral part TemplateTamer has editor for php and html templates, and has simple project management functions.
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TextPad
|
Windows
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Commercial,
Evaluation available
|
Has PHP syntax highlighting built in.
Reader comments (1)
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TextWrangler
|
Macintosh
|
Commercial,
Demo available
|
This application occupies the middleground between the freeware BBEdit Lite and the full-blown, commercial BBEdit.
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Trellian
|
Windows
|
Freeware
|
Syntax highlighting HTML editor. Not clear if it supports PHP syntax.
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tsWebEditor
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Windows
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GPL
|
Syntax highlighting for more than ten languages.
plus a lot of features for PHP, JavaScript, CSS and HTML (parameter info for functions, code completion, PHP syntax and error check, help, CSS and Metatag assistants,
HTML tag editor, HTML syntax checker)
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UltraEdit
|
Windows
|
Shareware
|
Supports PHP syntax highlighting, brace matching, ftp in a nice Save As... implementation.
Reader comments (3)
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vim and gvim
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Windows,
Linux,
Macintosh
|
Charityware
|
Highlights just about any code publicly available. It has the advantage over vim pure that common commands are available as buttons and drop-down-windows, so the transition for MS-Windows-users from editors under windows is simplified. It has all the quirks of vim though so it takes a little time to learn anyway.
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Wallaby Carbon
|
Macintosh
|
Shareware
|
Small with rich features - check the homepage.
|
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Weaverslave
|
Windows
|
Freeware
|
English, German and Polish versions available.
|
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WebDesign
|
Macintosh
|
Shareware
|
WebDesign is a web authoring package for the Mac OS. Includes built in support for HTML 3.2, all versions of HTML 4, XHTML 1.0, Cascading Style Sheets, PHP, ASP and JavaScript.
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WebExpert
|
Windows
|
Shareware
|
An editor in French (and why not?)
|
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Webskript
|
Windows
|
Shareware
|
German language (only). Syntax highlighting for PHP, ASP, Javascript, HTML.
|
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WinEdit
|
Windows
|
Commercial,
Evaluation available
|
The website says: Do you forget where you left things; your socks, your keys, your files? Some might say WinEdit's intuitive functionality borders on the paranormal.
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WinEdt
|
Windows
|
Shareware
|
Syntax highlighting and macro capabilities can be configured but for several languages it is already written. It has support for HTML4, CSS, Perl, etc. I hope that someone will write a PHP extension for it.
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xored WebStudio
|
Windows,
Linux
|
QPL
|
IDE built on top of Eclipse Platform. Inherits comprehensive set of Eclipse editing, debugging and deployment tools and introduces features for PHP and other open source technologies.
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ZendStudio
|
Windows,
Linux
|
Commercial
|
I guess these people should understand PHP...
Reader comments (1)
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Zeus
|
Windows
|
Commercial,
"Lite" version available
|
General programmer's editor
Reader comments (1)
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