Adobe Dreamweaver is one of the most popular coding editors among developers and web designers. It’s a user-friendly yet powerful tool that’s suitable for both beginners and advanced users alike.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 is the latest incarnation of this all powerful web design program and doesn’t include big changes but rather many minor improvements that make your daily coding faster and easier. This new version of Adobe Dreamweaver includes new features such as Fluid Grid Layout, Improved FTP performance, Adobe Business Catalyst integration, Enhanced jQuery Mobile support, Updated PhoneGap support and more.
Whatever your level of expertise is, you'll find that working with Adobe Dreamweaver is a real pleasure.
The program includes a bunch of tutorials and a complete Help manual for beginners, and a wide array of complex tools for more experienced users. Automatic tag completion makes it easy to code and insert any sort of element in Adobe Dreamweaver, from images to Flash animations or short pieces of audio. Plus these elements can be freely arranged and adjusted until you're happy with the final layout.
The new version of Adobe Dreamweaver includes several improvements and new features: CSS inspection to ease CSS coding, support for popular CMS platforms like WordPress, Joomla! and Drupal, integration with Adobe BrowserLab to preview dynamic web pages and local content, PHP custom class code hinting, and more.
The interface in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 hasn’t changed that much since previous versions. It’s a clean, minimalist working space that you can easily customize according to your needs. Whether you’re a hard-code programmer, a website designer or an application coder, Adobe Dreamweaver has the perfect window layout for you.
Adobe Dreamweaver is a reference in terms of web designing and programming, and offers a lot of guidance for beginners.
Recent changes
Fluid Grid Layout - Create cross-platform and cross-browser-compatible web designs using the CSS3-based Fluid Grid Layout system. Work faster and more efficiently as you develop projects using clean, industry-standard code for a wide range of devices and computers. Visually construct complex web designs and page layouts without getting buried in code.
Improved FTP performance - Save time uploading larger files with the reengineered multithreaded FTP transfer tool. Upload site files faster and more efficiently to speed production time.
Adobe Business Catalyst integration - Use the integrated Business Catalyst panel in Dreamweaver to connect and edit sites you build with Adobe Business Catalyst (available separately). Build e-commerce sites with the hosted solution.
Enhanced jQuery Mobile support - Build native mobile apps for iOS and Android platforms using updated support for jQuery Mobile. Build apps to reach mobile audiences while streamlining your mobile development workflow.
Updated PhoneGap support - Updated support for Adobe PhoneGap™ makes it easier to build and package native apps for Android and iOS. Create mobile apps by repurposing existing HTML code. Use PhoneGap emulators to check your designs.
CSS3 transitions - Animate changes to CSS properties as transitions to bring web designs to life. Maintain greater control of web design as you finesse page elements and create captivating effects.
Updated Live View - Test pages before publishing using updated Live View functionality. Live View now uses the latest version of the WebKit rendering engine to provide the ultimate in HTML5 support.
Updated Multiscreen Preview panel - Check the display of projects built for smartphones, tablets, and desktops with the updated Multiscreen Preview panel. This enhanced panel now enables you to check rendering of HTML5 content.
Adobe Dreamweaver supports the following formats
HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, Adobe ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP
Notes
For technical reasons, the Softonic Free Download links to the developer's download page. You must create a free Adobe account there in order to download the file.
Pros
Thoroughly documented
Seamlessly integrates coding and design
Woks with other Adobe apps
Support for many coding languages
Cons
May feel a bit complex for beginners
