The experience of being a software or web developer is completely different and on a whole new level. It can be a very fun experience. However, there are a lot of things to learn in the entire process. Even experts find out something new every now and then to learn and advance their own thoughts and skills.

As a web developer, you obviously need a handful of powerful tools to perform a number of tasks like coding, graphic designing etc. Fortunately, on Linux, there are already a number of available tools to perform the job smoothly. Here, let’s have a look at some of the best tools to have for any web developer.

Web development tools

• PhpStorm

In today’s web universe, PHP is basically EVERYTHING! It’s the most popular programming language all over the world. Even CMS like WordPress and other giants solely depend on PHP as their core. So, PHP is a must in this era, right?

Well, PhpStorm is right here to help you out! PhpStorm is based on the IntelliJ IDEA platform from JetBrain. For a web developer, it’s one of the most modern and cutting-edge solutions you can find out there. Besides the basic features like auto code completion, error highlighting, support for frameworks like WordPress, Symfony and Joomla!, PhpStorm also features advanced features like database/SQL, remote deployment, smart code navigation, debugging and testing tools etc.

Get PhpStorm. Note that this tool is a paid one. You’ll get 30-days trial for first installation.

• Visual Studio Code

It’s interesting to see a Microsoft product here, right? But believe me, this code editing tool is a BEAST that quite resembles the interface to Atom Text Editor and Sublime Text – 2 of the most popular text editors.

Visual Studio Code is very useful for those who are new in the field of web development. It’s an excellent tool to learn from that will indicate you about everything – from the simple HTML tag syntax to error handling in programming.

Are you a programmer of different language? Don’t worry! Visual Studio Code is also extremely compatible with other programming languages like C/C++, HTML, CSS, PHP, Perl, Ruby, CoffeeScript, JSON, Swift and a lot more.

The tool is also highly customizable to give you the feel of coding. For adding support of more programming languages, all you need to do is just add additional extensions.

• Brackets

The list would be incomplete without any candidate from Adobe, right? Brackets is another cool and powerful text editor for web developers. It’s a cross-platform and open-source tool, meaning that you can work with it on any of your favorite machine – Windows, macOS and so on.

The best feature of Brackets is its “Live Preview”. In short, it will show you a live preview of your code changes on a Google Chrome window. Yes, it works with Google Chrome only for this feature, so make sure that you get Google Chrome on you Linux system.

• Komodo

This is another cool IDE for developers. It’s a closed-source tool but features cross-platform availability. If you’re an open-source enthusiast, you can always get their open-source counterpart – Komodo Edit, basically a powerful editor tool for everyone.

Komodo IDE supports all the major web development languages like PHP, Perl, Python, Go, Ruby, JavaScript and a lot more. The features include code auto completion, debugging, code refactoring and unit testing etc.

• Bluefish

This is another cross-platform IDE. Developed and maintained by Bluefish Dev Team, it’s available for all the major operating systems like Windows, macOS, Solaris and Linux. This is basically a powerful, yet lightweight code editor that features a simplistic user interface. This is very beneficial for new users.

Bluefish is a feature-rich IDE, including syntax highlighting, auto recovery, code folding, code auto completion etc.

The bottom line

There are a number of tools available for using on web development. Feel free to check out all of them and share your experience. Did we miss anything your favorite? Don’t forget to leave a comment below!

Happy developing!