Dreamweaver CS6 / Features

Construct complex web designs and layouts without getting buried in code. Fluid Grid Layout is adaptive to help you design projects that display on different screen sizes for desktops and devices. More about Fluid Grid Layout ›

Jump-start your standards-based website design with CSS Starter Layouts. Choose from a wide selection of templates that incorporate CSS best practices and easy-to-understand selectors and rules.

Design for smartphones, tablets, and desktops with the Multiscreen Preview panel. Use media query support to style and visualize rendering of your designs for a wide range of devices.

Add advanced interactivity with jQuery code hinting. jQuery makes it simple to add interactivity to web pages. Get a jump start with starter templates for mobile phones.

Check your pages before publishing with a WebKit rendering engine that supports display of HTML5 content. Help ensure cross-browser compatibility and consistent display of your layouts.

Build and package native apps for Android™ and iOS with Adobe PhoneGap. Convert existing HTML to a mobile phone app within Dreamweaver using the PhoneGap framework. Test layouts with the provided emulator.

Style with the CSS panel, which supports CSS3. Design view supports media queries for applying different styles to fit screen dimensions. Design view and code hinting support HTML5.

Animate changes to CSS properties as transitions to bring web designs to life. Maintain greater control of web design as you finesse page elements and create captivating effects.

Visually display the CSS box model in detail and easily toggle CSS properties without reading code or needing to use a separate utility.

Set up a site with ease using the retooled Dreamweaver Site Definition dialog box. Add multiple servers with custom names to utilize staged or networked sites or other site types.

Preview dynamic web pages and local content with diagnostic and comparison tools. Use Adobe BrowserLab (available separately) to test web content across browsers and operating systems.

Use the integrated Business Catalyst panel in Dreamweaver to connect and edit sites you build with Adobe Business Catalyst (available separately). Build e-commerce sites with the hosted solution. More about website builder ›

Author sites using CMSs like WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal. Access related files with the Dynamically Related Files feature. Live View Navigation offers accurate previews of dynamic apps.

Upload large files quickly with the reengineered FTP transfer tool. Save time transferring batches of associated files as you publish your projects.

Use the online W3C Markup Validation Service to help ensure the accuracy of your standards-based web designs.

Build and maintain PHP applications and get direct insight into core functions, methods, and objects with dynamic PHP code hinting.

Benefit from code hinting on nonstandard files in Dreamweaver, enabling enhanced hinting support for third-party PHP libraries and CMS frameworks like WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal.

Save time and work more efficiently with Adobe Create Suite® components including Adobe Flash® Professional, Fireworks®, and Photoshop® Extended.

Store your files more securely with support for Subversion® software.