Every coder needs a text editor dedicated to his programming language of choice. It's no different for CSS coders. There are many commercial CSS editors available. This article focuses on the best freeware CSS editors for Mac.
EditiX Lite
EditiX Lite is primarily an XML editor. It has a CSS editor built in. It fully supports CSS, XHTML, SVG, XML, and XML-related technologies. The application features syntax checking and coloring, property and property value assistant, intelligent entry helpers, multiple templates, and project management. EditiX has a small footprint, is easy to use, and requires the Java Virtual Machine 5.x. It is free for non-commercial use only. Download directly from JAPISoft.
Simple CSS 2.0
Simple CSS is a simple application that allows the user to build CSS stylesheets from scratch, choosing selectors and attributes with the mouse. There's no problem if the user can't remember the properties. The CSS styles are all listed in the drop down menu of the left side pane. The accompanying attributes are selected on the right. When the selections are done, the user exports an external stylesheet. The application also supports the importation of existing stylesheets. It supports the CSS2 specification. Download from Apple.com.
Smultron 3.5.1
Smultron is Peter Borg's labor of love. This freeware application is a text editor with support for myriad programming and scripting languages, including CSS. It features syntax coloring, line numbers, snippets, tabs, a command line utility, multi-document find and replace with regular expressions, and split screen for working with multiple documents. Smultron lets the user open a new document or a new project. The project option allows for simultaneous opening of multiple documents. The program is very fast, stable, easy to use, and highly customizable. Download from Sourceforge.
Summary
Smultron is a powerful of the freeware CSS editors presented. It's has the feature set of the for pay applications. However, users will have to be satisfied with its current state. The developer will not be upgrading it. Likewise, EditiX is powerful and feature rich. Its handicap is that it cannot be used on commercial projects. Commercial usage requires the purchase of a commercial license. Simple CSS has a place in the web developer's toolkit, especially for beginning site designers.