Webbo is a free, open source web development IDE that provides a development environment for ASP.Net Web Developers. Webbo web editor enables the user to develop websites and applications on an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like platform on Windows operating system. Organizing Web pages, code snippets, and editing them becomes extremely easy with Webbo editor. It also comes with an integrated SQL developer with SQL code completion for SQL Server development.
Webbo free Web editor is designed as an extension of QuickSharp application framework for building Desktop applications. Webbo editor requires .NET version 3.5 to be installed on the system.
This free web editor comes with intelligent features, like, Code completion, Code Assist, HTML page preview, and comes bundled with a development server to quickly run and test your websites. Some other programming tools that you might also be interested in include: Free XML Editor, free wireframe mockup software, and free Help File generator.
Webbo editor’s features include:
- Providing a multi-file format text editor for developing web pages and applications in HTML, CSS and ASP.NET . Support for various web languages and server side technologies makes the editor a complete package for development.
- Color Syntax highlighting which is very essential for a Webpage / application development environment.
- Instant Preview option, which is very essential for a web developer. Reflects the changes made to the code instantly.
- Provides ‘CodeAssist’ code completion feature while coding web forms.
- Code hints can be displayed by using the shortcut ‘CTRL+Space’.
- A multi-tab interface designed to have multiple files open simultaneously.
- Webbo’s built in support for Microsoft ASP.NET to build dynamic websites and applications.
- Comes with a bundled development server to test run the pages/applications developed. Additionally the user can also link to Microsoft IIS server whenever required in order to get a server side preview.
- Extensive references and examples for development using HTML,CSS and JavaScript.
- Webbo’s inbuilt Templates and Snippets assist in the development. These templates and snippets can be customized according to the user’s needs.
Webbo editor runs on various versions of Windows operating systems like Windows 7/ Vista/ XP. Webbo installer file sizes just about 12 MB and is available on the site webbo.sourceforge.net.