What app will let me edit a .html file in HTML?

[LoneWolf121188]

In Windows, you can open up any .html file in notepad and you'll see the HTML code. What app on the mac can do that? I tried TextEdit, but it brought up a rich text page (links were actually blue, underlined links instead of <a href=> ). Word does the same. I know you can do Apple-U in Firefox to "View Page Source", but that won't let you edit it.

 

[GGJstudios]

1. In Safari: View > View Source
2. In the window that pops up, Command-A to select all, Command-C to copy
3. Open TextEdit: Command-V to paste
4. Now edit all you want!

 

[r0k]

Also take a look at the freeware tacohtmledit.

 

[iShater]

I think textedit does allow you to see the file, try opening it from inside the application as a text file.

I personally use TextWrangler.

 

[dantherevelator]

Smultron FTW!

 

[Aranince]

MacVim

 

[epochblue]

Free apps that do this:

• TextEdit (just make sure it's in Plain Text mode)
• Smultron
• TextWrangler

There are, of course, a mountain of other apps that'll do this, but Smultron and TextWrangler are my favorite of the free options.

My 2 favorite shareware apps that'll do this:

• TextMate
• SubEthaEdit

 

[photo-video]

I like to use TextWrangler

 

[jc1350]

For textedit, go to preferences, then the "open and save" tab and check "ignore rich text commands in html files"

 

[NeoMayhem]

One of the menus in TextEdit will let you convert to plain text, that is what you want.

 

[MrSmith]

I'm no pro so this may be a silly thing to say, but I love being able to open the html files at the server with TextWrangler...which of course you can't do in TextEdit. 🙂

 

[apfhex]

check "ignore rich text commands in html files"

^ Do this. 🙂

I love being able to open the html files at the server with TextWrangler

I like the "Edit in external editor" function from FTP software. I use CyberDuck and SubEthaEdit together like this.

 

[LoneWolf121188]

Thanks guys. I got Smultron and its working great.