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November 29, 2020
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Dreamweaver Code Editor for iPad

  • November 29, 2020
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So here is the skinny. I love Adobe products. Since the NEW Illustrator and Photoshop for iPad solutions, I have been able to reply on my iPad Pro so much more for a lightweight all in one travel option! So since I am also a programmer I would love to see Dreamweaver as an app on my iPad then I don't have to rely on anything else but Adobe products for my entire business using exclusively my iPad only for traveling!!!

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    Dan Rodney
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    Dan RodneyCommunity Expert
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    November 29, 2020

    I don't think it will ever come to iPad, because I would not be surprised if Adobe discountinues Dreamwweaver entirely. I have no insider knowledge or anything, but I just don't see many professionals using Dreamweaver. They use other code editors such as Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, Atom, etc.

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      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      November 29, 2020

      "I don't think it will ever come to iPad, because I would not be surprised if Adobe discountinues Dreamwweaver entirely."

       

      @Dan Rodney,

      I agree that DW may never come to iPad because the visual interface would not work well on small screens.  But I don't agree with the 2nd half of your supposition. 

       

      Adobe can't afford to disenfranchise any more product users than they already have with the EOL of Contribute, GoLive, Fireworks, Muse, Flash Player, etc.... Killing DW would mean they have to kill XD and Animate, too. That's not going to happen right away. Adobe needs at least one actively developed code editor in their product family.  And Brackets/Edge Code didn't make the cut.  Besides, straight code editors like VS Code, Sublime and Atom don't have the visual interface and site management features that DW users have come to expect.

       

      Just my 2 cents.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      Dan Rodney
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      Dan RodneyCommunity Expert
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      November 29, 2020

      @Nancy OShea 

      • XD may be new, but is being used more widely and has a growing audience. From what I see, it's bigger than Dreamweaver or Animate.
      • Dreamweaver is not nearly as widely used and from what I see only has a shrinking audience.
      • Animate has a niche audience, so if Adobe is keeping it around maybe they'll keep Dreamweaver around too.

       

      One example behind my reasoning is XD using Visual Studio Code and not Adobe's own Dreamweaver. https://letsxd.com/vscode 

       

      Another example is ExtendScript as an add-on for Visual Studio Code instead of Adobe's own Dreamweaver. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Adobe.extendscript-debug

       

      I didn't say Adobe will kill Dreamweaver (I have no knowledge of their plans), just that I wouldn't be surprised if they do.

       

      — Adobe Certified Expert & Instructor at Noble Desktop | Web Developer, Designer, InDesign Scriptor
        Nancy OShea
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        Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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        November 29, 2020

        Feel free to submit Feature Requests to Uservoice from your Dreamweaver Help menu.

         

        Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
        Nancy OShea
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        Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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        November 29, 2020

        Nope.  Not possible.  Dreamweaver requires a desktop OS as do full scale Photoshop and Illustrator. 

        - https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html

        - https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/system-requirements.ug.html

        The iPad versions are incomplete and at best "companion apps" to be used alongside your desktop versions.

         

        If you want to code on the road, get a code editing app specifically for your generation iPad.

        - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/code-editor-by-panic/id500906297

        - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/koder-code-editor/id1447489375

         

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