What's new in version 2016?

Overview

Version 2016 is a huge leap forward both visually and feature-wise. With heavily re-vamped user interface and tons of features added and fine-tuned, this is one of the biggest jumps forward we have ever made.

Built upon the successful previous version
Completely new user interface and docking structure.
Address many of the best suggestions from our customers accumulated over the past 2 years.

Heavily improved user interface

New, modern tab and docking system
Close button on tabs (optional)
Tool windows can now be pinned to sides
Document windows can now be undocked and stacked in multiple panes or external windows
Customizable toolbar and menu icons
New visual themes
No more flicker upon tab change
No flicker on window resize
Improved high DPI support makes WeBuilder easier to use on high-resolution screens

New, epic time saver - Go To Anything

With the new Goto feature, you can jump to any file or place in your project or currently open file with a few keystrokes. The default shortcut is Ctrl+`, but you can use another combo.

Quickly open project files by typing just a few symbols
Quickly jump to symbols in any file of your project
Quickly jump to words in any file of your project, with context preview
Quickly switch between large number of projects

Improved text editor

Automatic pasted code indenting matching - editor will attempt to auto-adjust indenting to match your default settings if your own code is well-structured and the editor can detect a pattern in the pasted code
Improved bracket closing in some situations
HereDoc and NowDoc syntax highlighting for PHP and Perl

Improved preview

Updated built-in Chrome preview
Built-in access to Chrome Developer Tools
Preview address input behavior improvements
Auto-refresh preview on save
Visual Event (by Allan Jardine) JS plugin integration
X-Ray now available in full-screen preview

Improved Project management

Quickly activate any project via Goto Project, even if you have a huge list of projects
Open Folder for opening a folder as a temporary project without creating a saved project
Activate Folder of Current File feature now works for project files
Larger and resizable Projects window

Improved FTP/SFTP/FTPS

Easily search / filter FTP connections list
FTP passwords and SSH key passphrases can now be optionally left unsaved and they will be asked only once during session and not saved to disk
Improved SFTP SSH password protected key file support
View details mode is now remembered for file view
Delete file from FTP and project with a single click
Auto correction of line endings when opening ASCII files that were incorrectly uploaded (as binary with Windows newlines)