Bluefish for Windows

Name: Bluefish
Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Author: Olivier Sessink

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Download.com staffApril 15, 2026

Bluefish is an open-source code editor designed for web development and scripting. It offers robust support for various programming languages, including HTML, CSS, and PHP, enhancing productivity with features like remote file editing.

Pros
- Open-source code editor
- Robust support for multiple programming languages
- User-friendly interface with easy learning curve
- Includes syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion
- Supports remote file editing functionality
Cons
- Variable speed based on system and project complexity
- Mastering all features requires significant time investment

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GENERAL

Release: October 31, 2012

Latest update: April 15, 2026

Version: 2.4.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System: Windows 11

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 2,869

Downloads Last Week: 3

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User Reviews

3/5

3 User Votes

Powerful, Simple-To-Use Editor!!
johne1srMarch 16, 2014
Pros
Loads and works quickly and reliably under Linux!! Not a single crash (as reported by those using Windows). Syntax highlighting is great. I do Java programming in Linux with Bluefish open in 1 window, and a console open in a Terminal window. The process is simple. Edit source in Bluefish. Compile in Terminal. Make corrections, additions, changes, etc. in Bluefish until I'm happy with the code. Much less complicated and much less resource hungry than a full-blown IDE. I'd rather spend my time programming than learning another IDE tool.
Cons
No cons. It works as expected.
Summary
I have about 8 editors installed. I started out using Eclipse, but quickly realized that it would take time to learn the IDE. I just wanted to get down to work. I tried 3 or 4 editors before Bluefish, and have stopped looking since I started using Bluefish. If you're an old school programmer, you'll love Bluefish!
constantly crashes
xiaokenJanuary 13, 2013
Pros
free. Appears to highlight html, php, and js, but I didn't get much chance to test as it constantly crashes.
Cons
constantly crashes (on windows 7).
Summary
looks like it would be okay if it didn't constantly crash
Keeps crashing on both my laptop and desktop
dexteriotDecember 25, 2012
Pros
free, should be ok if it didn't constantly crash
Cons
keep crashing for no reason on both my laptop and desktop. both have windows 7 professional but different hardware.
Summary
try at your own risk

Developer’s Description

By Olivier Sessink

Edit and modify your codes on PC.

Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and web developers, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages. It includes snippets sidebar, integrate external filters of your liking, pipe your document, powerful search and replace, Project support, Multiple document interface, Character map of all Unicode characters, Full screen editing, and auto-recovery of changes in modified documents after a crash, kill or shutdown.

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User Reviews

Powerful, Simple-To-Use Editor!!

constantly crashes

Keeps crashing on both my laptop and desktop

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