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As a dirty prototyping pseudo-dev, the one thing that keeps me using Coda is its native ftp/scp capabilities. I can open files on a remote server as if they were local and command-s saves them back there.

Right now it seems that none of these other editors support that function. I know I can run ssh-fs or similar, but that requires much more setup.




I mount drives and use them with whatever IDE. The big problem for me is that if someone else changes a file, then often the text editor doesn't notice... but that's pretty much the case with text editors+ftp. But most ftp programs let you open files in whatever program and save them back.


Why don't you mount SFTP as a drive? That way you can use any app with remote files. I don't use mac but a quick search shows there are tools for that just like on Windows: https://www.google.com/search?q=mac+mounting+sftp

(ExpanDrive, WebDrive, MacFusion, Transmit, sshfs)


I used to like Coda, but version 2 lost me. And when I'm working right off the server, I prefer Transmit + a real editor.


Sublime Text + SFTP plugin will let you do this.


I've tried it. Requires a local copy of the files - I found it messy.


If by local you mean temp working file, that's a given isn't it? 'Save' still saves it remotely.

However, if the (S)FTP connection is broken and reconnected you can't continue in the same editor, you need to re-open it again which frustrates me.


If I recall it required a full local cache of the remote folder.


It technically only needs a local cache of the files you intend to edit. I work from a very large remote checkout on a development server, and only have a local cache of the directories and files that matter to me.


try cyberduck. you can set the default editor for remote files.


Still not as friendly as a single app.




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