Web design software suggestions

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Hey,

I am currently using cpanel through hostgator to edit my websites. Since it is very limited does anyone have any suggestions on website design software?
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  • Profile picture of the author ArcherWylde
    Originally Posted by highlander11 View Post

    Hey,

    I am currently using cpanel through hostgator to edit my websites. Since it is very limited does anyone have any suggestions on website design software?
    This is kind of a loaded question,

    First, there is software for design and then there is software for development.

    If you want to make graphics I would use Photoshop, if you want to edit code and the layout I would use Dreamweaver.

    They're not free, but they are some of the best and most robust software for the web.
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  • Profile picture of the author cssbros
    Are you referring on website design and development softwares?

    Photoshop and Dreamweaver are probably the best tools that we use.
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  • Profile picture of the author Corey Geer
    Originally Posted by highlander11 View Post

    Hey,

    I am currently using cpanel through hostgator to edit my websites. Since it is very limited does anyone have any suggestions on website design software?
    The most common and popular software to edit or code any kind of front end project is to use Adobe Dreamweaver. There is a price tag, but a lot of people pirate it. It's worth it in my opinion.

    I purchase the program and always get their updates when they release a new CS.

    However, if you can't afford an Adobe made product, there are plenty of free WSIWYG editors on the web.

    WSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    I do all my web development with Sublime Text 2
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  • Profile picture of the author chrislim2888
    I think it should be multiple tools combined to the design work done, like dreamweaver, notepad++, adobe cs5, .... and so on.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew H
    I used to use dreamweaver to edit files then reupload to server. Then I found out how convenient using Cpanel filemanager was (no uploading). THEN I found Nopepad++ and that was awesome (still had to upload files after..)

    Then I found a plugin for Notepadd++ called NppFTP basically just creates a FTP connection to server. You can browse the files on server and whenever you save a file.. (Ctrl+s ) it uploads the file right away. Feels like your working on localhost. love IT!

    So go get Notepad++ and use the plugin nppFTP

    You welcome.
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  • Profile picture of the author RK Corbes
    If you're just starting out. Here's my number 1 choice for you.

    WebEasy Professional 9. Price is 49.95 there's a price tag but its very reliable.

    Pros
    The software has a WYSIWYG interface, optional HTML editing and more than 600 site templates.

    Cons
    You will need to navigate to a third-party site to access the FAQs section or fill out an email support form.

    The Verdict: 10/10
    WebEasy Professional is a user-friendly but highly intuitive web design software apt for a wide-range of users.


    The other one is Intuit Website Creator. It's 4.99 a month, if you have no budget, go here after you sold 1 website, upgrade.

    Pros
    The software’s image library contains more than 250,000 images you can use on your site.

    Cons
    The software lacks a spell-checker and automatic page naming, small but convenient features.

    The Verdict : 9.88/10
    Both beginner and advanced users will appreciate this software’s vast array of templates and intuitive interface

    My personal choice will be Adobe Photoshop latest and Notepad++ for coding. It's not beginner but start to practice and you will improve in no time.
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    • Profile picture of the author ronc0011
      The best development software I've ever found is Visual Web Developer which is FREE from Microsoft just Google Visual Web Developer Express edition download and it'll take you to the download and install page. I've used Dreamweaver a lot actually an switched finally because DW drove me crazy with its formatting issues .For the graphics side of things I use Photoshop and Coreldraw, not free.
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  • Profile picture of the author doyle20
    What kind of site do You need ? This is a general question . Take a look at Joomla, It may help You
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  • Profile picture of the author kazim
    I use Notepad++ , Dreamweaver and Photoshop to design webpage.
    Those software has good customer experience and ability to make us happy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adelina A
    Yes, you may use TemplateToaster or Dreamweaver both are good software on its own. You can easily design your complete website with the help of TemplateToaster without having to write a coding, you can design, customizable themes for all the major CMS by yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matt Feast
    I have been using a great program for building websites & squeeze pages, this software's called 90 second webdesign. It comes with loads of FREE Demo video to show you how to use the program also you have 30days for FREE. PM me if you are interested & I will be happy to share the link with you.
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  • Profile picture of the author kavyaanjali
    Whatever you're looking for, though, we've found a free tool which can help -
    1.CoffeeCup free HTML editor.
    2.Notepad++
    3.PageBreeze
    4.Firebug
    5.Bluefish editor.

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  • Profile picture of the author JaMoke
    I would recommend using Sublime Text, it's free and made for Developers. Great for editing. Use filezilla (free tool) to connect to your FTP directly. - Lots of tutorial videos on both of these programs
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  • Profile picture of the author steveh7
    For web design and development, if you are using Windows OS, notepad++ is light and is very handy.
    For Linux users, bluefish is worth using.
    There are also many IDE which are generally not free. If you are looking for free IDE, try NetBeans. It requires JDK to be installed in your system.
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  • Profile picture of the author steveh7
    For web design and development, if you are using Windows OS, notepad++ is light and is very handy.
    For Linux users, bluefish is worth using.
    There are also many IDE which are generally not free. If you are looking for free IDE, try NetBeans. It requires JDK to be installed in your system.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dessie Miller
    Yes, I would like to share a name of a web design software templatetoaster. It is a designing software with amazing features like bootstrap 3 support, SEO & Mobile friendliness, ultra responsive, multi CMS & browser support, WYSIWYG editor,W3C validation and much more. I'm currently using this software for creating a WordPress website it works great for me. You may check this. Hope it will help you.
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