Microsoft Paint, which comes with Windows, can save in both. Most people won’t have an image editor that can save in the Internet’s two graphics formats. You’ll probably settle on one to use as your own primary browser, but it’s very helpful to have the others as you can check how your site looks in each browser (since sometimes pages will look different) and make sure that it works, which is important. Bear in mind however, that it is probably best to have a copy of each of the popular browsers installed on your system. Other than that, you need an Internet browser, which you have already because you’re reading this in one. Then under “Open and Save”, tick the box that says “Ignore rich text commands in HTML files”. In the Preferences, under “Format”, choose “Plain Text”. Sourcetip: Mac users going the TextEdit route will need to change some preferences to get the application to save files correctly. If you have a Mac with OS X, you can use TextEdit. If you have a PC and use Windows, you can use Notepad, the most basic text editor on your computer. First of all, you’ll need a text editor to write your HTML and CSS files. All computers will come with some of the basic tools necessary to write HTML and CSS, and to edit images. You already have everything you need to create a competent website.
