Web development means website design, you can make your website by coding and you should have deep knowledge of coding and also it is a very time taking process to solve this issue there are some open-source (which provide their source code to all) software are present on the internet called open source web development software by which you can make website or application by having a basic knowledge of coding languages.
Here we will discuss the top ten open source web development software with their key features and also the advantages of using them.
Open source web development software
What is Open source: It Simply means accessible to everyone, open-source software is a kind of software which is accessible to everyone and anyone can change its design and can share it.
In more technical words, open-source means availability of source code to all.
There is much open-source software, some of them are used for website or application development purposes, generally known as open-source web development software or tools.
Following are the top ten most rated web development software with their important features:
- Angular JS: This is one of the best website development or web authoring tools, it is a product of Google and is open source under the license of MIT. It is written in javascript (a kind of programming language) and is used to make modern applications with many features.
Key features: 1) Model view controller framework: it is also known as the MVC framework, all three words denote a component of an application which are interconnected.
Model: this component is the easiest one, this is basically data used by a program and maintenance of data as well.
View: This is that component that displays that data to the user which is asked by the user.
Control: This component basically acts as a connection between Model and view.
2) HTML user interface: It is another key feature of AngularJS, user interfaces are built on one of the simple programming languages called HTML which is easy to understand and use by the user.
3) It uses the POJO model: It uses the POJO model that is a plain old javascript object, it is the simplest form of javascript and does not have any restriction to bind with additional data sources which make it easy to use for a user.
4) It has an active community of Google: Google has a large and active community that uses Angular JS due to which it gets evolved by many people from time to time which makes it better from time to time.
2 )Node JS: It is another open-source, cross-platform (which implements from many computing platforms), and javascript based software. It is generally used to make those applications that are server-based.
Key features:
Fast execution of code: It uses v8 javascript runtime engine which is very fast to execute the code so if you use the Node JS then you save your much time.
It uses a javascript library: The Node JS uses a library of javascript which is very useful to that user who knows the javascript and nowadays most the web developer has the knowledge of javascript so they can use the library of javascript to do their work fast.
No buffering: It outputs the data in small amounts or infractions so there is no buffering if you use Node JS.
It has a vast community: The community uses Node JS is also very vast and active which keeps this software updated.
3) Brackets: This is a kind of software by which you can edit CSS, HTML, and Javascript. It is made by Adobe and is also licensed under MIT license. It is also a cross-platform as Node JS.
Key features:
Live preview of the browser of the editor: It provides the live preview which makes the development process fast.
It provides file format support for multiple files: This feature allows the user to format many files in one time which saves the time of the user and increases the efficiency of the user.
Split view: This feature allows it to split the main screen into two parts. With the help of this feature, users can see and work on two different files simultaneously.
4) React JS): This software that uses a javascript library, it is simple to use and created and maintained by Facebook. It also has the MVC model as AngularJS.
Key features:
Virtual DOM: It is a special feature of React JS by which it makes a virtual copy of the DOM and reflects the changes made by the user(if any ) in real-time, so we can say that it is a true real-time web development software. It has its own event system:
5) Bootstrap: It is a unique open-source system that has javascript extensions, navigations buttons, etc of its own. It is HTML and CSS based
In GitHub rating, it has the most stars (91000).
Key features:
User friendly: It is very easy software to use and anyone having knowledge of only basic features of CSS and HTML can use Bootstrap with ease.
It is Mobile friendly: Anyone who has a smartphone can use it as it can be used by mobile too.
Integration is easy: It is very easy to integrate it on a framework or with another platform.
6) Atom: It is made by GitHub and is considered as non-hackable software, it supports the editing of cross platforms.it is CSS, HTML, and Javascript-based open-source software that can be used by Mac, Windows, and Linux operating system users.
Key features:
It allows cross-platform editing: This provides the editing of cross platforms or you can say multiple platforms.
It has a package installer: It has an inbuilt package installer in it by which if you install a new package or a new theme so there is no need (rarely it needs) to restart when you click on install.
7) XAMPP: Its abbreviation is X Cross-platform, Apache, PHP, MariaDB(formally, MYSQL), and Pearl and has a library of all these therefore considered as the full package itself.
Key features:
Make WordPress site offline: By XAMPP you can make WordPress sites without having an internet connection.
Test all your work offline: If you are using this software you can do every work offline, no internet is needed to do it.
8) Notepad ++: It is a free open source web design tool and is basically for Microsoft Windows and famous among those who are using the Microsoft Windows users. It supports playback and macro recording.
Key features:
1.code folding: It has code folding features by which you can hide and fold the editing part of a currently edited file.
2 auto completion: It is also called word compilation, by this feature it automatically fills the next word which a user is going to type by guessing the word.
Key features:
1 By this you can make reusable web applications
2.It also has HTML and CSS as its development model.
9) Python: It is one of the most popular and latest software.
It is easy to use software and even kids having a basic knowledge of coding can use it.
Key feature:
1.It support GUI (graphic user interface)
2. It coding has different look which is very attractive, especially for kids
3. It is made for high-level programming language
4. Supports many languages like java, C, C#, etc which make it versatile and can be used by many different users.
10) LibreOffice: It is a kind of software by which you can make changes in pictures, drawings, PPT, spreadsheets, etc.
Key features:
By this, you can work on all types of documents.
It also uses cutting edge technology.
It is very easy to use software which can be used by all.
Benefits of using an open-source software
In this topic, we will see why to use open-source web software. The following are a few advantages of using these tools.
1.By using these you gain speed to do your programming work.
2.By using these you save your money as they save your money because most of them are free to use the software.
3.These software provides you safety as they have inbuilt safety features and you can do programming work with hi security provided by these.
4.By these your maintenance cost can be shared by this software.
Conclusion: In this article, I described open source web development software, the top ten web development software, and the benefits of using them.
