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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/3/2018

"Perfect for small projects such as building out your own website or a mom/pop shop"

4/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

Espresso is very easy to use. I like you can customize your code color scheme as I prefer dark tones to ease eye strain. Being able to upload to your server right within Espresso is also very convenient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

Espresso could be more robust but it does function well for what it does. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Josh W.

Creative Director / Production Manager

Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/8/2017

"Sunsetting my favorite feature???"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

The ability to extract and live edit stylesheets is the number one reason I and the other coder at our company began using this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

In the latest "big" update, it seems that these features have been removed or minimized. It's quite possible that I missed something or do not understand where to find this functionality in the new system. If so, this feels like a UX and/or transition breakdown. Is it possible that I've merely overlooked this feature?

Either way, for this reason, I've reverted back to the older version of the app and continue to use and enjoy the older features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Espresso solving and how is that benefiting you?

While there are plenty of text editors out there that offer plug-in support, auto-complete features, and well-designed interfaces, none (that I'm aware of) offer the ability to take a website URL, extract the stylesheet, and then make edits to that stylesheet in real time. Additionally, being a design-first web professional, being able to see my changes in "real time" allows me to make design judgment calls and adjustments mid-process. I realize that many code ninjas strictly follow mockups, but I've found that it strengthens the end product to continually make design adjustments and improvements at every step of the website build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sean S.

Owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/16/2017

"Best Mac CSS Editor on the market"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

The simplicity of the software is it's greatest feature. It you know CSS this tool is by far the easiest way to speed up your coding. If you are brand new to CSS this tool will help you learn the ins and outs of CSS in no time. As long as this software is updated regularly I see no need to look any further for CSS creation and editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

I wish it were multi-platform. I have a lot of windows fans that can't use this great software. There is not much I dislike about Espresso but if I had to pick one it would be the price. It's still super affordable at $99.00 but some of my freelance colleagues would rather use freeware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Espresso:

It's the Best Mac CSS Editor on the market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Espresso solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Espresso quite a bit with the XRay function to modify css that has already been output by other modules.When working on Wordpress sites with robust themes there is a lot of CSS output. This software is invaluable to finding and editing the code put out by multiple functions and plugins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UG

Verified User in Graphic Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/15/2018

"Great software"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

It is inexpensive. Really good interface, well designed, makes everything clear. Good tech support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

I have not discovered anything I dislike about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Michael F.

Founder

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/7/2017

"Best text editor for the Mac"

5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

- It's a really clean and light interface and fast to use.

- Reliable (I use it everyday)

- Simple enough but has everything I need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

- The older version seemed to crash but version 5+ seems solid Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Espresso solving and how is that benefiting you?

When coding apps and sites I find that using Espresso allows me to save loads of time because it's a pleasure to work with, is fast to use and nice to look at. I tried other text editors and they were a little uglier to say the least. If I'm staring at it / using it everyday and almost all day, I need it to look and function nicely :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Alberto D.

Co-founder and Creative Director

Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/27/2017

"Espresso is the text editor for the rest of us."

5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

Ease of use, snippets implementation and smart coding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

I don’t think this app have a flaw... maybe the way to handle live html websites thru ftp can be kind of confusing but definitely duable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Stephanie M.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/16/2017

"It works well, but not anything special."

2.5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

The interface is nice and clean. I do like how it lays out the files within my project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

It's just okay. I've switched to Sublime editor, which is free, and I find it works just as well but with an even simpler interface which I prefer.I've tried using it again recently as I haven't found a text editor I am in love with, and there hasn't really seemed to many updates in the last year and a half/two years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UG

Verified User in Graphic Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/25/2017

"Easy program for coding beginners"

4/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

The split screen of code and preview is much smoother than other coding applications. It highlights the text that you have selected in the preview and vice versa, closes tags, and color codes the text. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

The automatic closings take some getting used to, but make building much quicker once you get used to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Espresso:

Espresso offers a free trial, so if you are on the verge of trying a new program, you are able to see if Espresso offers everything you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Espresso solving and how is that benefiting you?

Espresso has a one time fee, making it a more cost efficient choice as opposed to other programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AC

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/7/2018

"Expressing "

5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

It is very user friendly! Templates to choose from. People with no design experience will find this very useful! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

Would like to see more designs to choose from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Lucy W.

Administrative Assistant

Publishing

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/16/2017

"Coders Rejoice with Espresso software"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Espresso?

Espresso is one of those amazing software with amazing tools for web developers, some of those great tools are visual CSS editing, X-ray and preview window. Espresso has different versions of their software, and this the part of the review where I say that the app is good but could be better in certain areas, but I really only have positive things to say about Espresso 2. The Kaboom version, like all pre-release software, had some quirks but as far as I can tell all of these have been smoothed out so if you tried an early preview it’s time to take another look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Espresso?

There is nothing really that I dislike, there is different versions of the software and the newest always is the best, it comes with upgraded features, probably just the fact that we need to purchase the newest, but other than that every penny it's worth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.