Which free HTML/CSS IDE has best readable code formatting ?

Question

Which free HTML/CSS IDE has best readable code formatting for XHTML and CSS ? in one click or from keyboard shortcut?

I don't want to give more time to proper indention, tab ec, want to select whole code and give good-looking formatting.

I need easliy scanable Code formatting and syntax highlighting. and missing things (if anything is not proper) should show error.

I know many online tool to do this but don't want to go everytime to online tool.

Edit: I need free Windows tool (portable would be better). don't suggest commercial tool.

Answer 1

Without more information about other requirements, my ultimate tool is UltraEdit. It's historically a Windows tool but they've had a Linux version for a while now and are working on a Mac version at the moment (I cannot wait for this, I've missed UE since I went Mac.)

Another suggestion on Windows is Visual Studio Web Developer - the express version is free, and the CSS editor is actually pretty decent in 2008. You also get Javascript intellisense, too. 2010 is due out in a couple of weeks.

And finally my other major tool in my software development toolbox before I switched to Mac was NuSphere's PhpEd for Windows. Obviously by the name it's made for PHP, but recently has started to get good HTML and CSS support. The licensing is a little on the expensive side, I've found, but if you're doing PHP development as well as HTML and CSS, you won't be able to develop without this once you've tried it. It's sorta like a Visual Studio for PHP.

Answer 2

Aptana IDE is available on Windows, Linux and Mac platform. Its FOSS.

Works nicely with PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript.
You can define your formatting rules, and it will format them nicely thereafter.

Answer 3

Visual Studio Express Editions includes a Web variant.

Lots of options of CSS and HTML formatting. Whether any particular layout is readable is up to you.

Answer 4

Notepad ++

Answer 5

WebStorm is free for now (in beta), and it's pretty fantastic. I switched to it a few weeks ago from Notepad++. I use both programs in Windows Vista x64 without any problems.

Answer 6

PSPad - editor for developers for Microsoft Windows systems

The universal freeware editor, useful for people who:

• work with plain text - the editor has a wealth of formatting functions, including a spell checker
• create web pages - as a web authoring editor, PSPad contains many unique tools that save your time
• want to use a good IDE for their compiler - PSPad catches and parses compiler output, integrates external help files, compares versions and much more...

There is no complex installation process, PSPad is ready to work immediately without requiring customization. The editor supports many file types and languages, with syntax highlighting. There are macros, clip files and templates to automate repetative tasks. Integrated HEX Editor, Project support, FTP Client, Macro Recorder, File Search/Replace, Code Explorer, Code page conversion... these are just some of the many features that PSPad offers.

Answer 7

I like ActiveState's KomodoEdit a lot.

BTW, in answer to your other recent question that was unfortunately deleted, Fireworks will import layered files from Photoshop, up to a point. It will not preserve much of the filter and grouping information from the PSD file.