Free HTML Editors
You don’t really need any kind of special editor to write HTML. Something like notepad will do just fine for basic stuff. The advantage of using something like the HTML editors below is that code is highlighted, making it easier to spot mistakes. They may also offer some code completion help, previews of the code, and help in organising files.
I haven't tried some of these editors but thought I would include them all to make this a useful resource. If anyone has experience with any of these editors please leave a comment.
Pspad is my weapon of choice at the moment, it loads fast and is simple to use. It supports many languages, where syntax is highlighted in pretty colours. It has a built in browser for previewing code.
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL Licence.
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
HTML Kit is a full-featured free editor for HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and other text files. 400+ plugins are available for it, including HTML Tidy for creating standards-compliant web pages. HTML-Kit has received 95% thumbs up on Download.com user reviews with millions of downloads.
http://www.chami.com/html-kit/
I haven’t used Bluefish but it looks like it is targeted at the more experienced programmer.
Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.
http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html
The CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor is a drag-and-drop HTML Editor with built-in FTP uploading. It has wizards for tables, frames, forms, and fonts, and comes with all HTML 4.0 and XHTML tags. The free version also includes wizards for images and links, as well as a QuickStart tool so you can create Webpages quickly.
This is a trimmed-down version of the CoffeeCup HTML Editor.
http://www.coffeecup.com/free-editor/
The ultimate free Notepad replacement and a handy HTML editor. Handle a heap of files with a simple tabbed interface. Search files, strip HTML tags and format text quickly. Build libraries of text macros to speed up your work.
http://www.notetab.com/index.php
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