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Text Editors

A text editor is simply a program that allows to enter text. All programs can be simplified down to basic code of some sort. Even the Windows default, "Notepad", can be used to build websites. The editors here offer a little more help when it comes to writing code. If you've still got questions regarding Text Editors, Contact Us and we'll do our best to get you some answers.

Notepad++ 5.2
Handy text editor with GEISHI color coding for many languages. Rated best free text editor by Isaacson Design. (www.download.com)

FTP Client

Most likely the code that you write to build your website will be written somewhere on your computer. However, your website resides on a server somewhere else. An FTP client allows you to connect to the server and transfer files, much like you would transfer files between folders on your own computer. If you've still got questions regarding FTP Clients, Contact Us and we'll do our best to get you some answers.

FileZilla 3.2.0
Cross-platform graphical FTP, FTPS and SFTP client a lot of features, supporting Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and more. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server for Windows. (filezilla-project.org)

Browsers

A Browser is simply the program that reads a file from the server and displays it. Some popular browsers are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. If you've still got questions regarding Browsers, Contact Us and we'll do our best to get you some answers.

	Internet Explorer Not your most web-development-friendly browser. However, its the one that most people use. It's easier to develop with Firefox but it's important to test with Internet Explorer (IE). See also IE Tab. (www.microsoft.com)
	Mozilla Firefox Free open-source web browser with the ability to add plugins very useful for web development. (www.mozilla.com)

Firefox Add-ons

	Firebug (Firefox Add-On) Integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
	Web Developer (Firefox Add-On) Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools. Includes tools to test edit html and css in the browser window and see what it would look like without actually changing the actual code.
	HTML Validator (Firefox Add-On) Adds HTML validation inside Firefox and Mozilla. The number of errors of a HTML page is seen on the form of an icon in the status bar when browsing.
	IE Tab (Firefox Add-On) This is a great tool for web developers, since you can easily see how your web page displays in Internet Explorer with just one click and then switch back to Firefox.