Homesite replacement for Mac…
I have been searching for a program comparable to Homesite that will work on the Mac and it hasn’t been easy. If you don’t know Homesite is an HTML editing program that is a must have for Web designers. It allows direct code editing and fast preview options along with customizable shortcut buttons that save so much time.
- I tried BBedit which is ok, but doesn’t cut it.
- I tried Cody by Panic, which is a very cool program, but not customizable enough for me.
- I searched for others and nothing looked like it would work.
Then I decided to try Adobe Dreamweaver again because I’ve tried it in the past and it didn’t work out to well. Now it is very similar to Homesite and is actually working very well. Adobe owns Homesite but has not upgraded it since they bought it from Macromedia. Homesite is an excellent code editing program, not a click and drag page builder.
Dreamweaver was more of a click and drag program, but Dreamweaver CS4 is a becoming a pleasure to build sites in. It actually feels more like Homesite then any other program I’ve found so far for the Mac.
So if you’re looking for a Homesite like program for the Mac try Dreamweaver CS4. I think you will like it. In some ways it is actualy better then Homesite!
Good editing!
September 20th, 2009 at 11:48 am
I had this same issue
Try Komodo Edit
Also, its free
Free is good
Its a slight adjustment from Homesite, but many of the features that I felt I couldn’t code without are in there
September 28th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I tried Komodo Edit and so far I’m liking it. Took me a minute to figure out how to get it setup but I’m off and running now. I’m liking it allot!
Dreamweaver just doesn’t compare to Homesite no matter how much I try and tell myself it does (I couldn’t find any other programs). But Komodo may have just put my Dreamweaver into dream land, G’nite Dreamweaver.
November 7th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
I still find nothing compares to Homesite
Wish they had Homesite for the Mac!
December 8th, 2009 at 8:12 am
I used to have many clip arts on my microsoft word! But I lost it all when I started reformating my computer… Good thing there are websites like GraphicsFactory.com!
GraphicsFactory.com offers artistic clip arts!
February 21st, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Thank you for the tip.. I have been looking as well..
May 5th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Thanks you very much! Komodo Edit downloaded & I’m learning it right now.