Syntext has released a free edition of its XML editor.

This is designed for technical writers who work with DITA, DocBook and other common XML formats. To reduce time from the authoring process, composite documents are rendered using XSLT and XSL-FO to achieve a print-like appearance.


The XML editor supports Entity and XInclude editing, along with
drag-and-drop and instant validation against XML schemas.

You can publish content to multiple channels in a variety of languages, with support for multilingual spell-check.

Serna Enterprise adds drag-and-drop from Microsoft Word and web
browsers, along with support for large XML documents. Users can insert and edit DITA constructs including conrefs, xrefs, related links and topicrefs.

The enterprise version also integrates with publishing engines,
along with support for enterprise configuration and customized APIs.

Serna Free is compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms.

The Enterprise edition carries a price of $560.

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