Using other HTML editors

Occasionally you may want to use a text editor to hand-code large amounts of HTML, JavaScript, or VBScript. You can use any external text editor with Dreamweaver, including Notepad (bundled with Windows 95 and NT) or SimpleText (bundled with the Macintosh), BBEdit, HomeSite, vi, emacs, and TextPad.

The full commercial English, French, and German versions of Dreamweaver are bundled with the most popular text editor for Windows, HomeSite, and the most popular text editor for the Macintosh, BBEdit. See Using an external text editor with Dreamweaver and Using BBEdit with Dreamweaver (Macintosh only).

If you purchased Dreamweaver through and electronic software download (ESD), you can get a copy of HomeSite or BBEdit by ordering the CD and manual from the Dreamweaver web site.