Do I need any special tools to use ColdFusion?

No. Since ColdFusion integrates its special coding with normal HTML codes, any standard web authoring tool that allows editing of HTML can be used. This means that all development and debugging of a ColdFusion application can take place right on our servers. However, if you plan on doing heavy development work with ColdFusion, you may find it easier to purchase a copy of ColdFusion, DreamWeaver UltraDev or CF Studio to do all your development locally, and only copy the finished product to our servers.