CoffeeCup HTML Editor is an HTML editor developed by CoffeeCup Software. Originally created by Nicholas Longo and Kevin Jurica, it was first released to the public in August 1996. It was often compared to HotDog, a simple HTML editor that competed with HoTMetaL.:126 Until version 12.5 released in 2012, it was capable of WYSIWYG editing; as of 2023[update] WYSIWYG editing has not returned to the software. A companion program called CoffeeCup HTML Editor was offered as a purely text-based HTML editor from the onset.
↑"The HTML Editor 12.5". CoffeeCup Software. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. We've streamlined the app by removing older features, like the Visual Editor and preview tab.