Which Javascript Editor/IDE do you use?

JS editor

[iamvela]

I've been using Dreamweaver for a couple of years and have to admit it is actually terrible to do any Javascript development.

I tried a shareware one the other day and quite liked it, but it was kinda expensive :(

I'm sure there's a good freeware one out there, and if not then I'll cough up and pay. But if I am paying I'd like to pay for the best one.

Would appreciate your thoughts and comments?
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[Nutter]

I Googled the same question yesterday and came across Aptana. It's based on Eclipse so there's a lot of potential under the hood. So far I've been very happy with it, although it gets a little clunky from time to time.

[rocknbil]

I've been using Dreamweaver for a couple of years

If you got the CD version when it was Studio MX+, dig around the CD. You will find a copy of HomeSite. It was discontinued when Adobe bought MM, but it's the best programming editor I've found. I use it exclusively for all HTML, perl, PHP, Javascript, ASP . . . all languages supported with color-coded keywords/tags etc., generally identifies basic syntax and mismatched pair errors. Internal validators, monstrous search and replace capabilities, don't know what I'll do when I need to find something else.

[coopster]

The latest built-in editor in Eclipse Web tools is really decent. Adobe acquired JSEclipse from InterAKT a couple years back and had that IDE open for some time, it may be packaged with their open source flex project now though.

[Gibble]

I do all my work in Visual Studio. One day the javascript intellisense and formatting may even work!

[Turnba]

I find Aptana Studio fits the bill for most things. It's free and reliable day-to-day. I sometimes have a niggle or two updating it, but it's no biggie really. Customisable with add-ons for various languages (python/php/ruby) just by choosing them from the menus, or leave out the ones you don't want. AND it's cross-platform.

[penders]

I've become a fan of Notepad++ (Great little code editor, although missing a search&replace across multiple files - free).

[Key_Master]

TextPad. It's not freeware but you can try before you buy (which can take as long as you like because the evauation period lasts indefinately.)

[daveVk]

Notepad++ latest version has search&replace across multiple files and other neat features.

Also need some version of js lint, I use www.javascriptlint.com that works well, have not tried others.

[penders]

Notepad++ latest version has search&replace across multiple files and other neat features.

Wow, thanks for the heads-up! :)

[Rambo Tribble]

Switch to Linux and use Quanta Plus and Kdevelop. You'll never look back.

[poppyrich]

Its pricey, but Primalscript is a very full featured editor.
If you write any windows host scripts or HTA's also, it's especially handy.
I also use a product called 1st Javascript Editor which has pretty good intellisense across browsers and - until the latest version of Primal included it also - brace matching.

[g1smd]

Editpad, EditPlus, Typepad, and many other similar names should be investigated.

[sirnoucamp]

EditPlus is the best.
It provides word wrap option and it also can do FTP stuffs