CSSEdit - 2.6

I used to use this almost daily but it was one of those things I begrudged. It's like 90% there but the final few bugs that need fixing make it infuriating to use. For instance, after you save your work, you need to "override and edit" each CSS file in order to work in CSSEdit again. It's very much like closing and reopening CSSEdit after every save, which makes for an awkward workflow.

The developer hasn't released any updates since 2007 (shortly after my purchase) and doesn't respond to emails. I waited two months after emailing before posting this.

Frankly, I don't like the idea of someone who will take money then drop support for the product. S/he should start providing updates, make the code open source or give refunds.

Unfortunately, I have recommended CSSEdit in the past to people who bought it but I can't any longer and now suggest a text editor, like TextMate, which is what I use now.

A few comments back, I noted that, while still very happy with this app, the only thing it was missing was the fact that changes made in another application would not be reflected in CSSEdit. Now it does, and I'm very pleased!

Excellent!

Note--I've never seen any CPU related issues as mentioned below. Currently running along side Dreamweaver CS3 and TextMate on OS 10.5 Intel.

This is one of those apps that doesn't do a lot, but what it does, it does really well.

As its name implies, it focuses on editing CSS. Kudos to the developers for focusing solely on that, rather than trying to throw on a bunch of other stuff. Other reviews here have mentioned their favorite features. Mine is the innovative use of annotations in the style sheet to organize related styles. For example, the sample "welcome.css" style sheet that they provide contains the following:
/* @group Override Banner */
Anything underneath that annotation is organized in the navigator pallete underneath a "Override Banner" heading.

The app has crashed on me a few times, but not so much as to be a major problem. Hopefully those issues will be ironed out.

I really like the "selector builder" Well done. Tabs are a welcomed feature that make working with multiple style sheets much easier.

The only things that I'm left wishing for is a "live update" feature. Let me explain: If I'm working on a page in Dreamweaver CS3 and I update the style sheet with that program AND I already have the style sheet open in CSSEdit, CSSEdit doesn't update the style sheet once Dreamweaver makes the changes. I also use TextMate, and this program does update any modified documents. With CSSEdit, I need to close and reopen the document for those changes to show up.

Having said that, I do appreciate this fine program and highly recommend it to anyone who spends time with style sheets. Well done!

I was using GoLive before (shame on me ;-)). CSSEdit is the much better editor, if you want to have control over your css, always with a live preview (WYSIWYG) and a code check function. Try it and love it!!!!