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Nvu is a good WYSIWYG editor. I prefer text editors to WYSIWYG editors, but if you don’t, then Nvu is a good choice, especially considering that it’s free. I love that it has a site manager to allow you to review the sites that you’re building. It's surprising that this software is free. Feature highlights: XML support, advanced CSS support, full site management, built-in validator, and international support as well as WYSIWYG and color coded XHTML editing.

There is no explicit HTML5 support. Macintosh users should be aware that it is not supported on OS X Lion. Linux users should note that the Nvu site recommends you use KompoZer instead.

Target Market(s):Professional Web Designers or Professional Web Developers

Review last updated: October 28, 2011.

Nvu Latest Review

Nvu Version: 1
Score: 132
Percent: 39%
This score was generated using the methodology listed in the article: Finding the Perfect Web Editor.

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Nvu Technical Details

Operating System(s):Windows Macintosh

Nvu Features

• Text editor
• WYSIWYG editor
• HTML validator
• Page preview
• Save pages as HTML with DTD
• Color coding
• FTP or Site manager
• Search and replace
• Edit multiple files/tabbed file editing
• Can edit JavaScript
• Can edit CSS
• Additional CSS assistance
• Upgrade discounts or freeware
• No limits on free or trial version
• No subscription fee required
• Does not work on OS X Lion

What’s Missing from Nvu

• Accessibility validator
• CSS validator
• XML validator

• Alternate browser or OS preview
• Mobile device preview
• Mobile scripts, functions, or links
• Create mobile web applications
• Package mobile apps for delivery on app stores
• Write HTML 5 documents
• Write XHTML documents
• Tag completion
• FTPs or Secure FTP
• Extended search and replace (across multiple documents)
• Edit images
• Connects to graphics software
• Multimedia functions
• Assistance with adding videos to websites
• Ability to add video and audio using HTML5 with fallback options
• Save Adobe AIR files
• Save files as PDF
• Link checker
• Special character tools
• Helps with Ajax JSON, or jQuery pages
• CSS 3 properties and selectors
• CSS3 media queries tools built-in
• Can edit PHP, ASP, or JSP
• Dynamic page rendering and editing with server-side programming languages (PHP, JSP, ASP, CFM, etc.)
• Database connectivity
• Edit XML and/or RSS
• Google sitemaps
• Spell checking
• Save snippets of code
• Writes to blogs
• Free templates
• Free scripts
• Form wizard
• Photo gallery builder
• Ecommerce tools
• SEO assistance built-in
• Captcha support or other methods of protecting forms
• Version control
• Support for teams editing the site (beyond version control)
• Customizable or extendable

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