Are there any (free?) downloadable programs that let you code & preview HTML, CSS, etc. pages offline?

Question

I use two computers to do website design - however, the one I use to do image editing is a PC without internet access. Does anyone know of any programs available to download that lets you edit HTML, CSS, etc. and preview changes to an offline webpage? It would be so much easier to use such a program than to use a USB drive constantly to transfer files.

I don't need a program that "makes" the website for you with preset layouts, just a simple editor would do the trick. Does such a thing exist?

Thank you so much!

Answer 1

Try HTMLPad.

It's full featured and will do all the things you require.

It is not free, but you can download the evaluation and give it a go for 30 days I think, plus if you decide to buy it, it is not expensive.

Answer 2

>> My question, is this bad? No. >> Like nerdy? Yes. Possibly Aspy? (google it if you need to, but at 13, you probably already know). >> I'm not a geeky person Yeah. You are. Is that a bad thing now? It used to be a bad thing, but I thought Bill G. and Wozniak made being a geeky person socially acceptable? Has that changed? >> I make everything from scratch using NotePad++ Well, at least you didn't say Notepad.exe. NotePad++ is a nice tool. I use it almost daily. But not for writing serious code. Learn to use a good IDE. If your text editor for your code doesn't have tools like 'refactor', 'go to definition', 'find references' or 'set breakpoint' sorts of options, then you aren't using the right tools for the job. Using how to use a real IDE rather than NotePad++ is probably the next step you need to take.

Answer 3

First of all, you can always open local files in your everyday webbrowser. Go to File -> Open or just type in the URL file://path/to/your/file.html. If you want an editor with this built in, you can use Aptana which is based on the extremely powerful Eclipse IDE. It's probably overkill for this but it's free.

Answer 4

Just edit and save your files in notepad and as long as you have an internet browser installed on your computer you can view them.

Answer 5

Just drag the file onto the browser! Then after that all you have to do is hit refresh when your ready to see the changes you've made.

Answer 6

Notepad and firefox?



Any web browser will open up html files no matter if they are stored online or locally.