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  • June 17, 2013 at 12:06 pm #45597
    Baerspective
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    I’m looking for a dreamweaver alternative. Am on a Mac. What are folks using? I read about Flux, Coda2, Eclipse. But not sure which one if any of those above mentioned I should try.
    I use Dreamweaver currently but am really not at all impressed. So any suggestions would be valued. Perhaps a reason why I should try what ever u recommend.
    Thanks so much

    June 17, 2013 at 12:10 pm #139038
    chrisburton
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    Sublime Text because its lightweight. I like the packages that come with it or even some that people have made. The FTP plugin is also a great feature. However, Coda doesn’t seem like a bad option either.

    June 17, 2013 at 12:17 pm #139041
    CodeGraphics
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    Never use Dreamweaver. Use Sublime Text or Notepad++ (Windows)

    June 17, 2013 at 12:18 pm #139042
    Kitty Giraudel
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    Sublime Text 2 (or 3) definitely.

    June 17, 2013 at 12:29 pm #139049
    chrisburton
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    I hear ST3 has many bugs. That’s why I haven’t upgraded.

    June 17, 2013 at 12:34 pm #139051
    Baerspective
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    I guess my question is, since the suggestions thus far are very cmd-line’ish, is your browser open at all times to see changes?
    The one thing I like about dreamweaver is the split view option. When scripting I can see what happens (even if not in live view).
    It feels like a safety blanket, a confirmation that layout works…..I do keep a browser open at all time as well.

    June 17, 2013 at 1:55 pm #139059
    theacefes
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    If you’re developing locally then it shouldn’t be a big deal to just see the changes in the browser.

    June 17, 2013 at 3:37 pm #139081
    Ricky55
    Member

    I still like panics coda2 personally.

    June 17, 2013 at 3:58 pm #139085
    Baerspective
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    @Ricky55, i heard mixed reviews. what do you like about Coda2?

    @npav     i have Brackets on my computer, just was too scared to try it. i will give it a spin.
    thanks everyone for suggestions. i will look at many of them.

    June 17, 2013 at 5:40 pm #139101
    TheDoc
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    This seems to come up so often on the forum. I use **Sublime Text 2** after using Coda for quite some time.

    June 17, 2013 at 10:09 pm #139111
    __
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    >the suggestions thus far are very cmd-line’ish, is your browser open at all times to see changes?

    LOL, I don’t think any of those are “command line-ish.” As for testing in a browser, yes, view your work in a browser, _even if_ you keep using dreamweaver. Dreamweaver (et al) is not a browser. No one will _ever_, in a million years, view your live website in dreamweaver. Developing for a platform that no one will ever use is counter-productive: test in real browsers.

    To answer your actual question, I use [Komodo](http://activestate.com/komodo-edit). Free (“edit” version) and cross-platform (Linux/Win/Mac).

    June 17, 2013 at 10:24 pm #139113
    Alen
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    > view your work in a browser, even if you keep using dreamweaver

    +100%.

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