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CPS530
Web Systems Development

Development Applications & Tools

FileZilla: Free FTP and SSH file transfer client for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
Geany: Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
Notepad++: Notepad++ is a free Windows source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
EditPad Lite: EditPad Lite is a free text editor for Windows.
Visual Studio Code: VS Code is a free, cross-platform code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Online Code Editors and Compilers

Tutorialspoint Online HTML Editor: Free online HTML Editor and IDE. Write code and see an immediate live preview.
W3Schools Tryit Editor: Online code editor allows you to edit code and view the result in your browser.
CodePen: Social development environment for front-end designers and developers.
CSS Portal: An amazing collection of CSS tools, tutorials, generators and converters.
Online Editors & Compilers Directory: Quick links to online compilers for CGI languages and backend/frontend frameworks.

Online Resources & Tools

EmojiTerra: An extensive list of all the emojis with their meanings and entity programming codes.
Markup Validation Service: A free service that checks HTML for conformance to W3C recommendations.
Facebook Sharing Debugger: See the information that is used when your website content is shared on Facebook, Messenger and other places.
CSS Validation Service: Check CSS and HTML documents with style sheets.
Feed Validator Service: Check the syntax of Atom and RAA feeds.
XML Validator: A free service that checks XML files.
JSON Formatter and Validator: A free service that debugs JSON codes.
Link Checker: Check links and anchors in Web pages or full Web sites.
AVIF Maker: Online tool to create AVIF images.
APNG Maker: Online tool to create APNG images.
Animated GIF Maker: Online tool to create animated GIF images.

Online SEO Tools

Answer the Public: Get keywords from often asked questions online.
Animalz Revive: Check if your website is still current and relevant (needs Google Analytics).
Woorank Browser Extension: Check your SEO rank and possible improvements.
Mobile Friendly Test: Check if your web page is mobile friendly.
Browseo: See your site through the eyes of a search engine.
Google Search Console: Tons of information about your site and its Google search engine rankings.
Bing Webmaster Tools: Tons of information about your site and its Bing search engine rankings.
Dareboost: Check your site for speed, SEO, security and more.
Siteliner: Find duplicate content, broken links, and more (works at domain level only).
GTmetrix: Check the speed of your web page.