I'm looking for an alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver - that I've used since it was part of MacroMedia. It's obvious that Dreamweaver seems to be going the same way as Fireworks did as it hasn't been updated since 2021 or thereabouts and doesn't have support for Grid or Flexbox plus the continual crashes etc.

I'm old school in that I have many self coded static html websites all with 1000s of pages using DW's templating system. And yes they are time consuming to maintain BUT they are exceedingly lightweight, fast loading and all scoring in the high 90s on Google Lighthouse.

Was quite excited when I came across CoffeeCup HTML editor as I remember reviewing it as an option when considering (MacroMedia's) Dreamweaver all those years ago.
* A quick look at the blurb seemed to indicate that CoffeeCup HTML editor would be capable of maintaining large websites (there was mention somewhere of 500 pages) - In contrast to VS Code et al that aren't.
* It looks like I could convert DW's templates to CoffeeCup's Library and Snippet functions.

However, from the trial (thank you) CoffeeCup HTML editor also doesn't have built-in support for Grid or Flexbox and doesn't seem to have been updated since 2022. A few other minor niggles: no dark view and panels don't seem to be detachable for moving onto other screens, but I can live with those.

So is CoffeeCup HTML editor also going the same way as Dreamweaver seems to be?

And yes I've downloaded the SiteDesigner trial - NO NO NO - I'm certainly not interested in Bootstrap Bloat or visual builders.

Any comments thoughts or suggestions welcome.

Thank you.

Html Editor?
Similar position to Sharon’s post on May 18th, 2025 at 05:36 AM I wish to test out coffeecup looking for both its slick design interface and the extra functionality of html editing.

I am looking to buy coffeecup but wish to understand its features. I have vast coding experience but am getting older and wish to keep it simple after years of not working with code. I was more recently using Dreamweaver as I mostly avoided the coding but often dove into the code for tweaks; but don’t own Dreamweaver presently.

Now I want this functionality. Didn't like Wix's interfaces. Do like Coffeecup’s but not paying for a year just to test it out. I’ll try the week trial for free and see if it allows html editing on a mac. If it does and its as stated I’ll definitely buy CoffeeCup. Would like to hear another users experience with this. Seeking a more user friendly experience.

Thanks
Swami

https://www.coffeecup.com/html-editor/ (just below the second paragraph) shows that The HTML Editor requires Windows 7 or above. It is not for the Apple Macintosh operating system.

You may, of course, try the Site Designer program, for which CoffeeCup does have a Macintosh version.

Frank