WEB-ED Webpage and Scripting Editor

A unique editor with specialized functions and support for
HTML, VBScript, DHTML, ASP, CSS, Javascript, PHP ...
... and just plain text.



   WEB-ED Editor is designed with specialized features for different languages. The editor window changes automatically to provide different functions for each language. There is a VBScript editor, an HTML editor, a CSS editor and a javascript editor, each with different features. The HTML editor also incorporates the functions for VBScript, ASP, PHP, javascript and CSS.
   WEB-ED has been designed to have a simple, uncluttered interface - avoiding excessive or unnecessary functions while still providing a full range of useful code editing features.
Advanced Color Syntax Highlighting
   Color syntax highlighting for VBS, HTML, javascript, CSS, PHP and ASP. WEB-ED is the only editor with script variable color-coding, making it easy to avoid mis-typed variables and to track the actions of your code visually. (Variable colorcoding works in VBScript, javascript and PHP. Property and value colorcoding in CSS.)


Code Auto-Completion Popup Menu
    "Intellisense"™-style auto-completion popup menu for code completion in VBS, VBS-in-HTML, javascript and CSS. No need to look up properties and methods of COM objects. They're all listed in the popup menu when you type an object variable. Likewise, the CSS popup menu lists CSS properties and values for specific properties.
What is auto-completion?
   Auto-completion or "code completion" refers to a context-aware function that makes object properties and methods available. For example, if you write a VBScript and use the variable "FSO" for FileSystemObject, every time you type "FSO." a list will pop up. You can see all properties and methods, and you can click any one of them to auto-insert it into the editor. Auto-completion also provides help tips when they're available. And WEB-ED Editor can provide auto-completion for any object. (Registered COM objects.) You can add any standard Windows objects, 3rd-party objects, JSWare components, etc. You can even add the objects in the IE Document Object Model, so that when you type a variable for the Document object, Window object, etc., an auto-completion list will pop up for those.


Customizable Auto-insert Toolbars
   Two auto-insert toolbars along the bottom of the editor window can auto-insert common HTML tags, script, CSS, etc. The toolbars are customizable. A total of 25 toolbar "menu buttons" can be customized to display a chosen caption and to auto-insert any pre-defined string... with just one click.


Syntax Debugging
• VBS/VBS-in-HTML: Syntax debugging by line and by file. Checks spacing, parentheses, quotes, etc. Catches most common typos before the script is run.

• HTML editor: Whole file check for missing end tags or problems within tags.

• MS Script Debugger can be run from WEB-ED.


Context Help
• HTML Editor: Shows a list of usable attributes for selected HTML tag.

• VBScript editor: Shows information about scriptable object methods and properties as they're used. Provides a popup descriptions of VBS sub and function parameters - even if those subs and functions are declared in external files. (See auto-completion screenshot.)

• javascript editor: Shows information about scriptable object methods and properties as they're used.

Built-in Object Browser
   WEB-ED has an easy-to-use object browser built in for scripting use. The object browser can list all registered objects on your system. It can also show you the properties, methods, constants and file information for virtually any of those objects. That means that you can look up objects like the FileSystemObject or InternetExplorer.Application and get a complete listing of the properties and methods available from those objects.


Other WEB-ED Features
• General
   - Multi-file functionality.
   - Multi-undo.
   - Find and Replace. Multi-file Find and Replace.
   - Numerous script-specialized text functions.
   - Extra clipboards.
• HTML editor
   - Toggling browser window to view webpages in progress.
   - Detailed info. about specific HTML elements on mouse hover in browser window.
   - Color picker.
   - Image color sampler.
   - Format debugging.
• VBScript editor
   - Run scripts with command line options. (Also functions for javascript.)
   - Format debugging.

Click images to view screenshots.
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View HTML editor window.
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View VBScript editor window.
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View auto-completion details.
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View object browser.



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Browser hover info.




• Download:

Download WEB-ED 5.89 (1 MB)

SHA-256: ccb930ae3c8dfbdd9e9d6d090a89d8c141d75a98a6fb5007444d8ea4a2de18c3

(If you have any trouble downloading: Do you use "download helper" software? That might prevent the download. See here for further explanation.)

Anti-virus note: Do you use Avira? In the past Avira has sometimes reported problems with our installers. Their software even made up a name for the alleged bug. We've tried to reach the people who make Avira but it seems no one is minding the store. We only got irrelevant bot responses. We are not aware of problems with any other AV software. And of course, we do not recommend using Avira.

• WEB-ED Editor is now free:

   WEB-ED Editor was originally $30, but as of November, 2018 it is free. without restrictions. It is also free of ads, spyware, etc and does not call home, or anywhere else.

   Why? The shareware market has changed a great deal in recent years. More and more good software is now available free. Sales of WEB-ED Editor dropped off. The last sale was cancelled, costing JSWare a fee for no sale because the sales agent, ShareIt, cancelled the credit card debit but still demands their processing fee! So it cost JSWare several dollars to not make a sale. We decided it's time to stop charging for our software. But we would still like for people who want the software to be able to use it.

   For several years WEB-ED Editor has been "nagware", so that people who can't afford software can still use it. By making it free and unrestricted our hope is that more people might benefit. WEB-ED is somewhat unconventional in design, but arguably among the very best editors for HTML and VBS, once one is familiar with the various built-in tools.

• Requirements:

      WEB-ED Editor is compatible with Windows XP and later. There are no special requirements. (Windows 98 is no longer supported as of v. 5.86.)

   Current users should back up the Settings folder in the program folder before installing this latest version. There is no longer an updater for licensed versions. The full installer is the only option. If you remove an old version and install the new without backing up settings then any customization will be lost.
WEB-ED Editor was used to write all webpages on this website. It was also used to write all of the VBScripts available on the Script samples page, the MSI code, and the various other script utilities from JSWare.