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24 alternatives to Xpressive

HTML & CSS Live Editor For Mac OSX

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Xpressive launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Xpressive▲3

   HTML & CSS live design tool for Mac OSX

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2XC
   Xpressive - CSS3 Live Design Tool for Mac OSX▲84

   2013 · xpressive.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   StyleKit▲120

   UI framework for OSX

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CSS Toolkit▲161

   Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MacDown▲115

   Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

   2014 · macdown.uranusjr.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Emmet Livestyle▲82

   Sublime Text plugin for live bi-directional CSS editing.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LiveStyle▲120

   A real-time edit tool for CSS, LESS and SCSS.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Style▲170

    AI powered filters for images & video, runs locally on OS X

    2016 · macdaddy.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Typed▲104

    New Markdown Editor for Mac by Realmac Software (pre-launch)

    2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wing▲247

    A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Less 2.0▲96

    CSS pre-processor makes CSS more maintainable & extendable

    2014 · lesscss.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Xee3 ▲72

    A better Mac OS X's Preview.app

    2015 · theunarchiver.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A fast, minimal and offline-friendly web playground▲50

    I built a web-based HTML/CSS/JS editor focused on speed, simplicity, and offline access. No bloat — just open and start coding. What makes it different: Live Preview – Edit HTML, CSS, and JS side-by-side with instant feedback. Offline support – Works without internet. You can even install it as a PWA and use it like a native app. No Login Required – Just visit, code, and preview. Login only if you want to save/share. Savable & Shareable Links – Save scripts in the cloud and get shareable links. Customizable Editor – Themes, fonts, auto-format on save, layout tweaks, line…

    2025 · scriptpad.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Desk 3.0▲211

    Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress

    2016 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MarsEdit 4▲145

    Archive, write, preview, and publish your blog from a Mac

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    EnjoyCSS▲138

    CSS generator for rich graphical styles without coding

    2014 · enjoycss.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LightPaper▲169

    Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Redlamp▲90

    Native, open-source RAW Lightroom alternative editor for Mac

    18d ago · redlamp.app · its alternatives →

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