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.
v1.8 [Oct 17, 2015]
form inputs were horked
output non-gecko prefixed CSS properties
added "span" to format menu
support for ROLE attribute
added role attribute to structurebar and preferences
L10N switcher in preferences
never exit w/o prompting the user if at least one document is modified
build config improvements
better reflect DOM Explorer changes in structurebar
Insert > WebFonts menu
universal builds 32/64bits for Mac OS X
support for Google Fonts webfonts
support for FontSquirrel webfonts
fixed crash in JSCSSP if the stylesheet to parse is empty
fr-FR localization
CSS properties panel was choking on relative URLs for background images
now relying on Google-less favicons because Google S2 not reliable any more
fixed a bug in JSCCSP horking CSS gradients
allow relative URLs for background images in the CSS Properties Panel
show better if a document is modified on windows and linux, mac was ok
"Remove Tag" contextual menu entry in structurebar was horked
added IDs dropdown menu to main window
fixed class dropdown menu in main window
cssHelper module was horking Table Layout add-on
better CSS serialization
removed dependencies from the basic editor to the project manager
added network/proxy settings to preferences
creating a form element was not placing the caret into the newly created form
added CSS-based AllTags mode
fixed a bug in fireFtp that was choking on remote server's features detection; patch submitted to Mime Čuvalo
reorg'd a bit portions of the menubar
added serialization of non-gecko prefixed CSS values (e.g. display: -moz-box) so flex box is enabled for WebKit-based browsers
fixed a rotator issue in CSS gradients
Save and SaveAs commands now disabled while in source view
CSS Properties panel now disabled while in source view
serialization of WebKit-based CSS linear gradients (conditions: angle is a multiple of 90deg, color stops' position in %)
serialization of WebKit-based CSS radial gradients (conditions: shape is circle, size is farthest-corner or cover, first and last color stops' position in pixels, other color stops' position in pixels or left undefined)
copy and paste that never worked in XHTML in Nvu or KompoZer now work fine in BlueGriffon
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