Microsoft WebMatrix 3 is available for download

Microsoft has released the final version of WebMatrix 3. This new version brings you easy access to your Windows Azure websites. Icon-sized previews of your sites make them easy to find and open. Access your remote sites as seamlessly as local sites. Collaborate on team projects with Git and TFS source control systems.

Overview
WebMatrix is a free, lightweight, cloud-connected web development tool that lets users create, build and deploy websites based upon the web technologies and content management systems of their choosing. Sites can be built from templates or from scratch, and more than 40 open source web applications are supported, like the popular Wordpress, Joomla, DotNetNuke, and more, and files can then be edited in HTML, CSS, ASP.NET or PHP. Naturally, Microsoft put some special shine on ASP.NET in WebMatrix and included support for the "Razor" view engine and special single-line-of-code helper functions to integrate with external social and commercial services.

Watch Video: WebMatrix 3 Demo Video

Download WebMatrix 3
WebMatrix 3 available for download from Microsoft's site for the product.

New Features in WebMatrix 3
Here are some new features in WebMatrix 3.

Designed for Top Languages
Create websites using our ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js, or HTML5 templates, and take advantage of the latest web standards, emerging standards(CSS3, HTML5), and popular JavaScript libraries such as JQuery.

Your Companion for the Cloud
When you create local projects, you’ll be able to instantly get a companion website in Windows Azure without ever leaving WebMatrix. Using the Publish button, you can easily keep these sites in sync and save your changes to the cloud.

Source Control with Git
Plug into GitHub, CodePlex, and Team Foundation Service to start sharing your code with the world. Whether you’re a newcomer to git, or a seasoned pro, you’ll find all of the features you would expect in a powerful but easy to use tool.

Remote Site Editing
Simply open your remote sites, make changes, and hit Save. The lightweight performance and full editing capability (including intellisense) make it feels like you are editing a local site!.

Optimized for Open Source
Install popular web apps with a few clicks, customize them easily with app-specific code completion, and publish them quickly to the web.

Designed for Mobile
Optimize your websites for mobile browsing with built-in templates, device emulators and code completion for JQuery mobile.

Source Control with TFS
Team Foundation Service is Microsoft’s hot source control service in the cloud. WebMatrix 3 makes it simple and fun to work with your

Extended by the Community
Want an iPhone simulator or power tools for Node.js? Find extensions that add even more functionality to WebMatrix, or create your own.

Sources:
Microsoft WebMatrix
Announcing WebMatrix 3

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