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DIRECTORY OF LEARNING TOOLS
Web Authoring Tools and HTML editors
These tools are for creating web pages or sites -
either using WYSIWYG tools or HTML editors.
Key to Availability
£=cost;
C =add code to web page/blog;
D =download;
H = hosted service; OS = Open
source; FT=free trial
Top Web Authoring Tools
These are the tools voted Top Tools for Learning
by learning professionals worldwide
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Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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Dreamweaver |
Web development tool to design, develop and
maintain websites and
applications. |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Firebug |
Edit, debug and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript
live in any web page (Firefox extension) |
Free |
D |
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Flash |
Advanced authoring environment for creating
interactive websites and digital experiences |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Google
Page Creator
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Create and publish web
pages |
Free |
H |
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HTML-Kit |
Full-featured
free editor for HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and other
text file types |
Free |
D |
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Notepad++ |
Source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which
supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows
environment. |
Free |
D |
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Nvu |
Web authoring
system for Windows, Mac and Linux |
Free |
D |
OS |
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Web Developer |
Firefox extension adds a menu and a toolbar with
various web developer tools |
Free |
D |
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Other Web Authoring Tools
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Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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1st
Page 2000 |
HTML editor
and website builder |
Free |
D |
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1st site free |
Create a website for free |
Free |
H |
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AceHTML 6 Pro |
Tool that allows you to build and manage professional
Web sites with ease, control, and efficiency |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Adobe Creative Suite |
Six editions
that enable you to handle virtually any creative task. |
£ |
D |
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app2you |
Fastest and cheapest way to create custom interactive
web applications |
Free |
H |
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Arachnophilia |
HTML editor |
Free |
D |
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Axure |
Tool to
propose solutions to clients and stakeholders and to communicate
designs to development teams |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Coda |
One-window web development for the Mac |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Coffee
Cup |
Website design software |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Coldfusion |
To create powerful Internet applications |
£ |
D |
FT |
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ComfyPage |
Online website builder |
Free |
H |
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deusto.com |
Service for
the creation of small web pages (digital books) in a simple and fast
manner |
Free |
H |
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disposable
WebPage |
Set the countdown clock up to 90 days after which
page disposes |
Free |
H |
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Easy Web
Editor |
Professional Web Site creation software |
£ |
D |
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Edit Pad |
Online plain text editor |
Free |
H |
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EditPlus 2 |
Text editor,
HTML editor and programmers editor for Windows |
Free |
D |
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Expression Web |
Tools to produce high-quality Web sites the way you
want them. (Upgrade from FrontPage) |
£ |
D |
FT |
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FCKeditor |
HTML text
editor |
Free |
D |
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formatpixel |
Create online
magazines, fanzines, brochures, catalogues, portfolios and
more. |
£ |
H |
FT |
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FolioNow |
Create incredible websites - simple, clean,
professional |
Free |
H |
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formatpixel |
Create online
magazines, fanzines, brochures, catalogues, portfolios and
more. |
Free |
H |
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Freewebs |
Create a free website |
Free |
H |
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HomeSite |
Code-only editor
for web development. |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Homestead |
Create a website in 3 steps |
£ |
H |
FT |
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iNetWord |
Fully
functional online editor |
Free |
H |
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Infogami |
Lets anyone
build good-looking, easily-editable web sites |
Free |
H |
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JClic |
Web authoring
tool |
Free |
D |
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Jimdo |
Create your own Jimdo-Page (website) |
Free |
H |
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Jumpchart |
Online
interactive site map |
Free |
H |
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Leafletter |
Create a portable, interactive "little web site"
("Leaflet") using nothing but a web browser. |
Free |
H |
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Markup Validation
Service |
Checks the markup validity of Web documents in HTML,
XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc. |
Free |
H |
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NetObjects
Fusion MX |
To develop first Web
sites or add sophisticated
features to an existing site |
£ |
D |
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NoteTab |
Text and HTML editor (free Light and Pro versions |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Nvu Portable |
Easy-to-use Nvu web editor packaged with a
PortableApps.com launcher |
Free |
D |
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NoteTab |
Text and HTML editor (free Light and Pro versions |
Free |
D |
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PSPad |
Universal freeware editor |
Free |
D |
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Roxer |
Create stunning websites in minutes |
Free |
H |
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Sampa |
Create a personal website |
Free |
H |
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SharePoint Designer |
Create web applications on the SharePoint platform |
£ |
D
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FT |
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siteKreator |
Build Web 2.0
web sites (Personal Edition free) |
Free |
H |
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SiteSpinner |
The only
website tools you'll need! |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Sophie |
Software for writing and reading rich media documents
in a networked environment. |
Free |
D |
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Swishmax |
Create Flash animations |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Synthasite |
Collaborative
web development |
Free |
H |
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TextMate |
Text and HTML editor |
£ |
D |
FT |
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texty |
Simple content management syndication |
Free |
H |
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TopStyle |
TopStyle Lite is strictly a simple CSS editor,
whereas TopStyle Pro is a full-blown XHTML, HTML and CSS editor |
Free/£ |
D |
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Webnode |
Create and edit advanced websites using a web browser |
Free |
H |
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Weebly |
Create a
website |
Free |
H |
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Winksite |
Easy to publish mobile websites and build simple
social connections via mobile phones |
Free |
H |
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Wix |
Create and publish stunning web content in Flash |
Free |
H |
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Zinadoo |
Create a mobile website |
Free |
H |
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