Do you know a free HTML editor with real time preview in adjacent pane?

[tomos]

Here's an interesting one:
www.brackets.io
it's open source, appears to be supported by adobe (dont know the details there)
EDIT/NOTE:
there are two downloads - one with 'Extract' plugin from Adobe - which does the PSD file stuff (display, measure etc.) described below. This looks good but only works with files in Adobe's cloud which sounds like requiring a creative-cloud subscription (see below).
You can also download without this plugin.

On the right here is Chrome with a live preview:

Do you know a free HTML editor with real time preview in adjacent pane?

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Via menu or shortcut, it will open and show a preview in Chrome - initially it only showed changes when I saved the working file (no refresh required) -but then it started doing live preview and would highlight the area I was working in and show changes instantly.
This is unfortunately now gone, so it's either buggy or I'm missing something...
[edit] now I got it -
it does instant live preview when making changes in the css file - in the html file you have to save before changes shown (but as said needs no refresh in Chrome [/edit]

It also does something very interesting (but implemented in a way you can only use online files ) -
you can display a *.psd file and measure sizes/distances.
menu: help >Open Extract for Brackets Tutorial

**NOTE: you need an AdobeID - you can then upload a .psd file - no idea if this costs -
but it seems very dubious that they dont facilitate local psd files

Do you know a free HTML editor with real time preview in adjacent pane?
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as per instructions onscreen

Do you know a free HTML editor with real time preview in adjacent pane?
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click text then shift-click text background

Do you know a free HTML editor with real time preview in adjacent pane?
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[David.P]

Thanks, this is indeed interesting!
http://webdevstudios...ackets-io-love-thee/

Without having tested the Brackets editor: is it's usage somewhat similar to Firebug?

[tomos]

@David.P
I'm only learning html/css so have no idea...

[David.P]

OK.

I'm also still learning, and I must say that Firebug is an amazing tool. Only problem is that you can only play around and not save your changes.

[tomos]

I ended up using WeBuilder because it has the "macros" I need to be efficient as well as side by side coding and preview panes.

-HankFriedman (April 01, 2015, 05:21 PM)

WeBuilder is on offer on BDJ for 32$ or so.
The fine print doesnt say but I presume this is for the commercial version.
License is for one machine only.

This was my take after a 'first-look' (*note I'm a complete novice*):

WeBuilder:
($50/$80 home/commercial)

• everything easy to find so far
• customisable shortcuts (dont see any way to export a list of same)
• cant find shortcut for preview current file (but it surely is there - or customisable)
• unable to compare two files side by side

-tomos (April 08, 2015, 04:44 AM)

[tomos]

I'm also still learning, and I must say that Firebug is an amazing tool. Only problem is that you can only play around and not save your changes.

-David.P (May 08, 2015, 06:10 AM)

belated thanks David - I'm struggling along with the (very) basics but will check that out