BlueGriffon helps you edit your web pages and create complete websites. It has the particularity of being WYSIWYG, which means that what you see while developing your site is quite similar to what is shown in the browser. Moreover, since it is based on Gecko, the engine used by Firefox, your websites are fully compatible with Mozilla’s browser. In this regard, the application supports various HTML standards, including HTML 4, XHTML 1 and even HTML 5. Likewise, it lets you use CSS 3, including 2D and 3D transformations, transitions, shadows, columns and font features. Luckily, the adherence to the standards guarantees that your web pages will be displayed as intended in any modern web browser as well.
Using BlueGriffon may seem somewhat difficult at first, mostly for inexperienced users, so it is good that the program comes with a wizard to help take the first steps. The editor allows various viewing modes, so you can easily switch from WYSIWYG to source view and even to Print Preview. Not only that, it also supports dual view, which lets you manipulate the code and see the results instantaneously. One of the main advantages of BlueGriffon is that there are versions for Windows, MacOS X and Linux, so you can edit the same source project irrespective of the operating system.
All in all, BlueGriffon can satisfy most of the needs of web developers. Still, some users may feel that it lacks some handy features present on other similar tools. The product can be used without a license, although with some limitations certainly. Additionally, there are a basic license and an EPUB license, each with different prices and features. Regrettably, its user’s manual and some of the add-ons need to be bought separately.
v1.5.2 [May 16, 2012]
- complete refactoring of CSS Properties panel's code
- save in source view horks character set
- unprefixing box-shadow, border-radius and other updates
- allow BlueGriffon to open local *.php files; b=405
- allow changes of the document's charset
- floating toolbar was horked with the findbar
- Create backup before saving a html file; b=401
- copy/paste makes all URLs absolute; b=398
- activeview popup too transparent; b=372
- html4 and html5 source views can be close without prompt, switch to DOMParser with text/html type; b=392
- fixed floating toolbar on linux
- Serbian l10n added
- Link Insertion dialog adds a mailto: to mail links even if already present; b=394
- comments, PHP and PI support; b=384
- negative margins were not allowed; b=383
- refine background-repeat UI; b=382
- Revert, CloseTab and CloseOtherTabs as context menu on tabs; b=294
- floating toolbar now has a preference in Preferences panel
- formerly hidden pref forceLF now has a preference in Preferences panel
- better support for multiple charsets
- text-decoration:none option missing in CSS panel; b=381
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