Coding apps for your Mac are a dime a dozen in the Mac App Store and beyond. You could even be comfortable using a couple of apps to get the job done. But the beauty of the diversity of development apps is in the unique strengths each of these apps have. Coda 2 may not be the perfect development tool for everyone but the attractive UI and innovative feature set deserves some attention from beginner and advanced Web developers alike.
When you launch the app for the first time, you will immediately recognize the support for Apple’s iCloud service which is nice as it makes it easy to back up your website projects and optionally access them from another Mac running Coda 2. The app walks you through the steps in making your first website so it is impossible to get lost. While the main purpose of the app is to help you code webpages, you also have the option to use Terminal to connect to a server or connect directly to a MySQL server.
Coda 2 is somewhat like a distraction-free Word processor in the sense that there is a minimal amount of button and toolbar clutter. You can conveniently switch between pages on the top toolbar and you may easily preview the page right from the app. Full screen supported as well if you really need the focus.
Plenty of other features of the app can be found here but one of the standout features has to be AirPreview. This feature lets you preview a webpage to your iPad so you can still review your code on the Mac. The catch is that you have to purchase the $20 Diet Coda app for the iPad. It may be pricey for a mobile app but Diet Coda functions as a Web code editor on its own and it also provides a very friendly interface for development on the go.