Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 is the industry-leading web authoring and editing software that provides both visual and code-level capabilities for creating standards-based websites and designs for the desktop, smartphones, tablets, and other devices.
What's new in Dreamweaver
CSS3/HTML5 support Style with the CSS panel, updated to support CSS3. Design view now supports media queries, applying different styles as you adjust screen dimensions. Code for the future with HTML5, with code hinting and Design view rendering support. Live View now includes support for <video> (with QuickTime) and <svg> tags.
jQuery Mobile integration Add advanced interactivity with jQuery code hinting. jQuery is the industry-standard JavaScript library, making it simple to add a wide range of interactivity to web pages. Get a jump start with starter templates for mobile phones.
Native Android and iOS apps with PhoneGap Build and package native apps for Android and iOS with new PhoneGap functionality. Convert your existing HTML to a mobile phone application within Dreamweaver using the open source PhoneGap framework.
Adobe BrowserLab integration Preview dynamic web pages and local content with multiple viewing, diagnostic, and comparison tools. Dreamweaver integrates with Adobe BrowserLab, an Adobe CS Live online service that accurately tests web content across browsers and operating systems.
Features:
Design for many different types of mobile devices
Use the Multiscreen Preview panel in Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5.5 software to simultaneously design for phones, tablets, and computers. Use media queries to write and render separate styles for each device.
Multiscreen Preview panel Design for smartphones, tablets, and personal computers with the Multiscreen Preview panel. With media query support, developers can style and visualize rendering for a range of devices in a single panel.
jQuery Mobile integration Add advanced interactivity with jQuery code hinting. jQuery is the industry-standard JavaScript library, making it simple to add a wide range of interactivity to web pages. Get a jump start with starter templates for mobile phones.
CSS3/HTML5 support Style with the CSS panel, updated to support CSS3. Design view now supports media queries, applying different styles as you adjust screen dimensions. Code for the future with HTML5, with code hinting and Design view rendering support. Live View now includes support for <video> (with QuickTime) and <svg> tags.
Cutting-edge Live View rendering Check your page with Live View, now with an updated WebKit rendering engine. Preview designs for multiple devices with real-time media query support. HTML5 and CSS3 capabilities and enhancements make designing for mobile devices even more efficient.
Native Android and iOS apps with PhoneGap Build and package native apps for Android™ and iOS with new PhoneGap functionality. Convert your existing HTML to a mobile phone application within Dreamweaver using the open source PhoneGap framework.
Extend your reach
Take advantage of site-specific code hinting to write pages more quickly and work with third-party content management frameworks. FTPS/FTPeS support helps ensure your code is delivered more securely.
Integrated CMS support Enjoy authoring and testing support for content management system (CMS) frameworks like WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal. The Dynamically Related Files feature provides direct access to a page's related files, even for dynamic pages, and Live View Navigation offers accurate previews of dynamic applications.
FTPS, FTPeS support Deploy files more securely with enhanced FTP support. Dreamweaver CS5.5 now adds native support for the FTPS and FTPeS protocols.
Site-specific code hinting Benefit from code hinting on nonstandard files and directories in Dreamweaver CS5.5, enabling enhanced hinting support for third-party PHP libraries and CMS frameworks such as WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla!.
Adobe Creative Suite integration Save time and reduce the number of steps required to complete projects with intelligent integration across Adobe Flash Professional, Fireworks, Photoshop Extended, and Adobe CS Live online services.
Extended Dreamweaver community Learn and share with an extensive Dreamweaver community. Benefit from the online Adobe Design Center and Adobe Developer Connection, training and seminars, developer certification programs, and user forums.
Support for leading technologies Design and develop in an environment that supports most leading web development technologies, including HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, Adobe ColdFusion software, and ASP.
Work on the cutting edge
Accurately test your web pages across browsers and operating systems thanks to integration with Adobe BrowserLab Deliver clean code with integrated World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) live validation.
W3C validation Use the W3C's own online validation service to ensure the accuracy of your standards-based web designs.
Subversion support Store your files more securely with support for Subversion® software, which has been updated to the version 1.7 protocol.
Adobe BrowserLab integration Preview dynamic web pages and local content with multiple viewing, diagnostic, and comparison tools. Dreamweaver integrates with Adobe BrowserLab, an Adobe CS Live online service that accurately tests web content across browsers and operating systems.
CSS inspection Visually display the CSS box model in detail and easily toggle CSS properties without reading code or needing to use a separate utility.
Intelligent coding assistance Write clean code with confidence. Take advantage of code hinting with HTML, JavaScript, and Ajax frameworks such as Spry, jQuery, and Prototype. Get direct insight into core PHP functions with dynamic PHP code hinting.
PHP custom class code hinting Build and maintain PHP applications and get direct insight into core functions, methods, and objects with dynamic PHP code hinting.
Simple site setup Set up a site with ease using the retooled Dreamweaver Site Definition dialog box. Add multiple servers with custom names to utilize staged, networked, or other site types.
Comprehensive CSS support Design and develop websites with powerful CSS tools. Visually display the CSS box model without requiring separate utilities, and reduce the need to manually edit CSS code — even in external style sheets.
CSS starter pages Jump-start your standards-based website design with updated and simplified CSS Starter Layouts. You can now choose from a wider selection of templates that incorporate CSS best practices and easy-to-understand selectors and rules.
Integrated FLV content Add FLV files to any web page with point-and-click ease and standards-compliant coding. Preview your movies with FLV playback capabilities in Live View.
System requirements:
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended); Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1; or Windows 7
512MB of RAM
1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
1280x800 display with 16-bit video card
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis
