What's new in version 2022?

Version 2022 introduces several major productivity-boosting features such as code minimap, built-in full-fledged FTP client with side-by-side local and remote panels and the long awaited inline color preview for CSS. Other updates include support for PHP 8 and many smaller refinements.

• Code minimap
• Full fledged side-by-side FTP client
• CSS inline color preview
• Updated Chrome preview version
• Updated HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP language support and features
• Faster application launch and exit when multiple tabs are kept open
• Address many of the suggestions from our customers accumulated over the last 2 years
• Many new and rewritten features

Code minimap

Code minimap allows quick navigation based on visual representation of all code in the file.

Side-by-side FTP client/explorer

The editor now comes with a full fledged FTP client that you can run in parallel with code editing. It offers some very helpful features:

• Side-by-side local and remote panels
• Tree view for directories
• Synchronized browsing
• Forward/Back navigation memory
• All essential FTP file management features
• Now remembers View mode and panel sizes

Inline CSS color preview

Optional inline CSS color preview can greatly speed up work with web design and colors.

React and Vue.js framework support

It is now easier to work with React and Vue.js code. This feature is also found in late 2020 releases, but it was initially not available for 2020.

PHP 8 support

Improved auto complete

Named parameter support in hints

Number format support

Promoted property support in code explorer

New keywords fn and match

Performance improvements

• Faster application launch and exit when multiple tabs are kept open
• Slightly improved code explorer performance

Visual improvements

• Customizable error line color
• Updated all color schemes to work better with error lines, bookmark lines, hidden character display
• Smoother menu drawing in dark themes on Windows 11

Preview improvement

• Updated built-in Chromium version to support latest HTML and CSS features
• Removed legacy IE preview (can turn on with an option)

Usability improvements

• New actions Next Tab and Previous Tab that you can assign shortcuts to
• Preview now remembers scroll position
• Improved auto complete behavior with functions
• Reopen Closed Tab feature that reopens last closed tab

Language, coding and other improvements

• Support for CSS variables
  
• New framework - Bootstrap 5
• Updated Google Fonts library
• Improved JavaScript code parser
• Updated PHP function and class definitions
• Easy PHP installer package updated to 7.4

Easy upgrade

• All settings are preserved
• German, Russian, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Spanish versions are available