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HTML Editors and Web Page Creation Utilities   

htmlThere are plenty of programs on the market for the Web designer who doesn't want to bother with HTML coding; not all of them are expensive, off-the-shelf offerings. Or, for handcoders who want programs to help them out without doing all the grunt work (and creating possibly bloated and erroneous code), there are plenty of other programs that help out while still allowing you to work the code yourself.

!VisToolBox 2.0 combines utilities such as a screen capturer, magnifier, mouse auto-click, color picker, and "DOS prompt here." Useful for graphics designers and Web creators alike. $27 from www.vistoolbox.com/.

_JavaScript Headline 1.0 lets you create JavaScript-based headlines for your site. Rotate and change them around as you like. Free from www.usingit.com/.

_JavaScript Utility Suite 1.0 generates customized JavaScripts for image slideshows, pop-up windows, drop-down menus, and MouseOvers without having to write any code. Enter the variables and push a button to generate the code. Free from dark-street.com/darkstreet/jsutility.html.

0-Code HTML Converter 2.0 converts HTML to most used script languages (PHP, Perl, ASP, JSP, JavaScript) as well as convert ASCII text and RTF to HTML. Free from hixus.com/.

123LogAnalyzer 2.20 tells you who your site visitors are, where they come from, where they go and lots more. Not cheap at $130, but you can try it out for free at www.123loganalyzer.com/ and see if it's worth the simoleons.

1st Page 2000 2.0 is a free HTML editor that is touted by at least one expert as able to give HomeSite and HotDog a run for their money (looks a lot like HomeSite, even). Very powerful for a freebie. Four different settings, Easy, Normal, Expert, or Hardcore, lets you adapt this program to your own skill level. Check it out at www.evrsoft.com/1stpage/. Note: I've used this on two machines, and both of them ended up infected with the JS_LOOP.A worm. Not a good thing, and required the program to be uninstalled to remove the worm. I've alerted Evrsoft to the problem, but as I have not received a response (after two months) and have found no mention of the viral infection on their site, I can no longer recommend this program for use.

3DHTML is a toolkit for making three-dimensional effects using DHTML. Not for the faint-hearted, but a cool download, and apparently free from 3dhtml.netzministerium.de/.

Absolute HTML Compressor 1.11 compresses HTML files by removing extraneous tags, shortening expressions, and the like. Free from www.serpik.com/ahc/.

AceHTML 5.0 is a free, powerful HTML editor and Web page creator that works well for both novices and experienced users. Includes templates useful for less experienced users, a frame delineation feature, and snippets of JavaScript and DHTML that can be plugged into your creation with a minimum of fuss. Find out more from freeware.acehtml.com/.

Actual Search & Replace 2.5.3 hunts through HTML and text files for text strings and can replace them. Nice for doing big search-and-replace functions on your Web site code. $30 from www.divlocsoft.com/.

AddWeb 2.47 submits your Web site to various search engines for registration. The unregistered version only submits you to major search sites, and you can only use it 10 times. Keep it for $50, try it from www.cyberspacehq.com/.

Advanced HTML Optimizer 3.0 pares the unneeded tags and glop out of your HTML code, reducing page size an average of 20% while leaving the appearance unchanged. (I imagine this is far more useful for those of us who don't hand-write our own code; I'd love to see this turned loose on a FrontPage product, for example.) Also makes it impossible for cyberbanditos to steal your source code. $25 from www.pcbit.com/htmlopt/.

Advanced Scrolling Text 3.1 will enhance the viewing experience of your Web site visitors. It supports text, images and hyperlinks. Plus, you can set colors, fonts, indents, pauses between pages, scroll speed and more. $25 from www.jpowered.com/advscrollingtext/index.htm.

Agile HTML Editor 1.10 lets you create HTML documents quickly and easily. It also knows which browsers support which tags, and supports syntax coloring. Keep it for $75; try it from www.compware.demon.co.uk/agile/.

AllWebMenus PRO 3.1.502 is a JavaScript menu builder that lets you create pop-up or drop-down menus without any DHTML or JavaScript experience required. It creates cross-browser navigation bars that work the same way in all browsers that support DHTML, including Internet Explorer, Netscape and Opera. $60 from www.likno.com/.

AM-DeadLink 1.0 lets you locate dead URLs quickly and easily. Free from aignes.com/software/index.html.

Amazing Portal Generator 1.02 lets you design your very own Web portal that you can use as your custom browser home page. You can choose links from a categorized list that is provided with the software, and you can also add your own. Free from www.rtgsoftware.com/apg/.

Anfy 2.0 gives you access to more than 50 applets that can be readily added to your page, including interactive graphics, 3D navigation menus, image-transition effects, and image morphing. Free from anfyteam.com/index.html.

Applet Headline Factory 4.0 is a neat little goodie from the folks at www.coffecup.com/ that lets you build Java-based headlines to run in your Web sites. No knowledge of Java required, and only costs $25.

Applet HScrollMenu Builder 1.0 builds horizontally scrolling message applets (in Java) without requiring any code from you. $25 from www.usingit.com/products/java/applet/ahsmb/index.html.

APrompt 1.0.6 checks your HTML code for accessibility problems that might be experienced by disabled users. Free from aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/demo.htm.

Apycom Java Menu Applets 3.12 is a collection of lightweight (~5kb each) Java applets that will help you create menus, popups, bars, and buttons. Free from www.apycom.com/apmenu/.

Arachnophilia 4.0 is a free HTML code editor that offers plenty of bells and whistles. (I can vouch for this one, as it came in handy for rewriting some of the links in early versions of these pages.) Get it from www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/.

Arles Image Web Page Creator 4.62 quickly and easily creates image collections on the Web. This program creates high-quality thumbnails, modifies images, and automatically creates HTML pages. $49 from www.digitaldutch.com/arles/.

AscToHTM 3.3 is a $40 utility from www.jafsoft.com/asctohtm/ that transforms standard text to HTML format.

AscToTab 4.1 is similar to its sibling above; this one converts text files containing table information to either HTML or RTF files. Free from www.jafsoft.com/asctotab/.

AtomPark HTML Password Protector 1.20 password-protects and encrypts your HTML source code. Don't forget your password, as this is a one-way operation. $30 from www.atompark.com/products/ahpp.htm.

Atrise Everyfind 5.1.1 designs a search engine for your Web site, CD, intranet, or portable documentation. Lots of templates and it doesn't need server-side scripts to work. $70 from www.atrise.com/everyfind/.

Atrise HTMLock 1.10.0 lets you create password-protected HTML pages and hide the source of those pages. $20 for personal use from www.atrise.com/.

AutoSiteGallery 1.6 creates HTML-based photo galleries. $29 from www.brizsoft.com/index.html.

Azure Web Log 1.4 is a site analyzer that tells you what the most popular pages and files are on your site, how many visitors are there and where they are from, among other information. $65 from www.azuredesktop.com/logdoc.html.

Babarosa 1.5c is a quick and easy way to make GIF animations for your Web site. $39 from www.liatro.net/eng/babarosa/.

Background Magic lets anyone create background images for Web sites. The free version provides 25 images for use; registering it ($25 now; $40 soon) unlocks 75 more images, lets users import their own images, and gives access to new images packs. Find out more at www.backgroundmagic.com/.

Balthaser:fx is a pricey ($199) but powerful alternative to Macromedia's Flash for whomping up snazzy Web effects. Basically, it provides users with a range of "canned" Flash effects for easy application. There are some hitches; you're required to build your Web page on-site (i.e. no cuts-and-pastes to your own extant site), and unless you register the program, you can't save your efforts. The 30-day trial is just that: a trial. Find out more at www.balthaser.com/.

Balthisar Cascade 2.0 beta 12 is intended for the creation of specification 2 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS2) for inclusion into HTML documents. Includes most of the features an amateur or professional HTML developer needs to create publishable hypertext documents, and strictly follows the CSS2 specification as set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium. Free from www.balthisar.com/.

Better Ad Blocking for Mozilla and Netscape 7 uses Mozilla and Netscape 7 CSS3 selectors to block ads based on substring matches in the HREF of a link for links containing images. Apparently, it's more reliable to matching the HREF link than the IMG SRC link. The Web page gives instructions for accomplishing this through a newly-created file called USERCONTENT.CSS. Free from www.floppymoose.com/.

BPlainLite 1.1 is a free combination HTML generator and tutorial program. Can't say the Webmaster's grasp of English is the best, but the program is worth a look from www.minostudio.com.

Cascade DTP 3.0 build 008 is an HTML program that looks and feels like a desktop publisher. Uses CSS instead of tables. Free from www.price-media.demon.co.uk/cascade.html (needs MSIE 5.5 or later).

CD Start-it! 1.0 lets you create a fully functional Web site on CD-ROM. Useful for Web developers and designers. $20 from members.tripod.com/~ProfessionalSights/index.html.

chm2web 1.1 converts HTML Help (.CHM) to Web-ready documents. $21 from www.aklabs.com/chm2web/en/.

CHR$ converts standard characters to ASCII code. There are times when normal characters aren't allowed when coding in Html and various programming languages. CHR$ converts whatever you type into the appropriate code for pasting into your document. Free from camtech2000.com/Pages/Useful.html.

CoffeeCup Button Factory 6.1 makes Java or Flash-based buttons for your Web sites. Snazzy effects, and no knowledge of Flash or Java is required. $30 from www.coffeecup.com/.

CoffeeCup Free HTML 5.0,, a freebie from www.coffeecup.com/, is a powerful HTML coder; not for the inexperienced. ($49 gets you a fully loaded, non-ad supported version.) Also provides libraries of JavaScripts and HTML to XML and XHTML conversion. The shareware version (9.1) is much more powerful, and costs you $50 to keep.

CoffeeCup Marquee Wizard 3.5 easily creates smooth-scrolling, customizable Java banners. $25 from www.coffeecup.com/.

CoffeeCup Style Sheet Maker ++ 3.0 lets you edit and preview cascading style sheets. $30 from www.coffeecup.com/.

Color Expert 3.1 is a color tool for all graphic and web-designers. Lots of pluses. $20 from www.abitom.com/.

ColorSchemer is a $25 HTML color scheme creator from www.colorschemer.com/. If you're color-blind, or your site seems to be, then you might check this one out.

Cool Page 2.72 is a easy-to-use Web page builder that requires no HTML knowledge and even includes some images. Good program with which to get your feet wet. Three versions, from $28 to $79, available from www.coolpage.com/index.html.

Crimson Editor 3.45 is a powerful code editor that works well with HTML, C++, Perl, and Java. Free from www.crimsoneditor.com/.

Crossword Creator 3.1 creates a Java-based crossword puzzle that can be placed on your Web site. No muss, no fuss, no need to know HTML. $44 from www.centronsoftware.com/.

CSE HTML Validator Professional 6 scans and validates raw HTML code, highlighting problems and possible browser conflicts. It also works with C++, Perl, Delphi, Java, VBScript, and SQL languages, scans entire websites in batch mode, lets you make notations in your code that won't show up in browser displays, and bookmarks locations within documents. $129 (student and non-profit organizations get discounts) from www.htmlvalidator.com/. There's now a "lite," free version (3.50) as well.

CSS Code Assembler 1.0 lets you create, edit, and use CSS in your site without having to know the ins and outs of style sheets. Free from bis.midco.net/jwacintro/ns/index2.html.

Custo 1.0 is a $19 Web designer goodie from www.netwu.com/ that retrieves information about the structure of Web sites -- your own or another. Explore site resources, download selected files and Web folders, and verify the accessibility of links to other sites. Developers can use this tool to verify the integrity of a Web site under construction and get a tree structure of the overall site before making it live. Users just learning Web development and programming can use it to learn the structure of Web sites worth emulating. It works quickly and doesn't consume your Internet bandwidth or an inordinate amount of hard drive space.

CuteHTML 2.2 is a quite flexible, powerful, and easy-to-use HTML editor and Web page builder that can be used by all but the rankest novice. Lots of helpful goodies, including TagTips, an inbuilt browser for previewing pages, and an image optimization utility. $20 from www.globalscape.com/.

De-tagger 1.0 removes some or all of the tags from an HTML source file. Lots of useful options; $20 from www.jafsoft.com/detagger/.

DHTML Menu Builder 3.5 creates DHTML pulldown menus for your Web site without your needing to know the code. The demo is free, but quite limited; find out more about DHTML and the utility at software.xfx.net/mainindex.htm.

DocFather Professional 3.0 is an extremely powerful, horrendously expensive ($495) program that creates a search and navigation tool for your Web site. The Web site for SFS Software, the makers of DocFather, seems to be extremely coy in letting itself be found; rather than waste your time tracking it down, find it at www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,,000SZT,.html or another download site.

Doctor HTML 6.1 is a Web-based HTML validator available at www2.imagiware.com/RxHTML/.

Doorway Page Wizard 1.0 is a tool for creating highly optimized, keyword-intensive Web pages, featuring a wizard that guides you through a step-by-step process to create the pages. Doorway pages contain keywords and META tags that describe your Web site, and are optimized to the search parameters of leading engines. Free from www.saurabh.info/doorwaywizard/.

Dr. Watson 5.02 is a Web-based HTML validator available at watson.addy.com/.

Dreamweaver MX 6.0 is a huge, well-regarded Web design tool that is used by lots of Web professionals. The actual program costs $399 (!), well out of the realm of most shareware, but the 30-day demo is worth checking out, if you don't mind the enormous amount of time used to download the thing. Check it out from www.macromedia.com/. Note: I've learned Dreamweaver as part of my (now-former) day job, and I am totally impressed. It has its quirks and its flaws, but overall, it rocks. If you really want a program that handles everything to do with Web design, try Dreamweaver UltraDev, a $600 program that adds dynamic content and ASP to Dreamweaver's array of functions. Warning: not every user I've run into thinks that UltraDev is worth the extra bucks.

Dutch's CSS 1.1 is a utility that allows Webmasters to construct style sheets quickly and easily. $20 to keep from www.bee.net/dutch/shareware/shareware.html.

DzSoft Perl Editor 5.3.1 is a tool for writing, editing and debugging Perl CGI scripts. Its intuitive interface is appropriate for both beginners and advanced programmers. $49 from www.dzsoft.com/dzperl.htm.

e-Navigator Suite 2000 5.5 is a powerful tool for creating navigation tools for your Web site. Your creations can be written in Java, JavaScript, DHTML, or plain HTML. The trial version is crippled, so all you can do with it is look it over and see if you think it might be useful. The full version is $150 from www.auscomp.com/.

Easy Applet Builder 1.7 gives you 70 small, easily configured Java applets for use in your Web pages. $25 to keep from www.taijisoftware.com/home.php.

Easy Web Editor 3.9.72.233 is an easy-to-use Web publishing tool that will help you make fancy Internet pages with hot spots, frames, frame-to-frame links, styles, pop-ups, mouse-over changing images, and more. You do not see the actual HTML, so everything is visual and very fast. Not the cheapest editor of its kind at $60, and it doesn't seem to have its own Web page, but you can find it at www.5star-shareware.com/Internet/HTML/easy-web.html.

Easy Web Editor STD 3.5.0.60 bills itself as "the one-stop visual solution for online (Internet, HTML) and offline (manuals, CDs, e-books, WinHelp) hyperlinked document publishing." Sound useful? $80 to keep from easy-web-editor.net/.

EditLive! Web Editing Plug-in 1.0 Beta is a pricey ($80) utility that lets you extend the capabilities of your Web design utility, chat client, web-based e-mail, and others. Sounds like something you'd need to play with for a while to determine if you could use it or not; you can do so from www.ephox.com/.

EditPlus 2.11 SR-1 is an Internet-ready, 32-bit text, HTML and programmer's editor for Windows. Good replacement for Notepad and also has helpful features for Web page authors and programmers. $30 from www.editplus.com/.

Emotion 3D Web Edition 1.0 creates slick Web elements for existing Web pages. The trial version expires after 15 days, but by that point you'll know whether or not all the fun effects it can produce for you are worth the $45 it'll cost you to keep it. Check it out at www.anark.com/products/emotion3d.htm.

EZ _JavaScript 1.1 helps you create JavaScripts quickly and easily, and offers over 50 grabbable scripts which can stand alone or be modified. Free from southeastsoft.netfirms.com/software.html.

EZLogin is a Web-based utility that lets you cut & paste Web page information for storage on your own LiveClips page. When the Web page updates, LiveClips updates itself also. Visit www.ezlogin.com/ for more information.

FAQGenie 1.2.1 simplifies the writing and maintaining of Web site FAQs. Enter your questions and answers, arrange them according to your preferences and select a suitable layout, and with one click you'll have a professional looking FAQ page. $35 from www.virdi-software.com/faqgen/.

Feedback Chat 2.0 provides a way for your site visitors to contact you in real time, either via e-mail or over chat. Free from www.feedbackchat.com/.

FlashBuilder 2.0 is a combination of a free web hosting service and a WYSIWYG interface for building Flash content. It enables you to create, edit, and publish your own Flash Web site in minutes, using up to 50 custom images and mp3 files. Free from flashbuilder.net/.

FlashNow 1.0 enables Flash developers to easily create live real-time interactions over IP networks. The FlashNow server supports the XML socket feature in Macromedia Flash 5. FlashNow Applications include games, text and avatar chats, whiteboards, virtual classrooms, animated story environments, shared simulations, and other multiuser Flash-based facilities. $95 from www.nowcentral.com/.

FormPal CGI Form Builder 5.05 lets non-code warriors create CGI and Web forms. $149 from www.munica.com/cgi-bin/flagship.cgi, but less powerful programs are available for much less money.

Frontier 5.1 is not only one of the best cross-platform Web-site managers around, it's free for the download from www.scripting.com/frontier5/. (At least it used to be; a recent source prices it at $99 and above.) This utility, according to Windows magazine, is one of the best deals on the Internet, and the best program of its kind available as freeware.

GIF2SWF 1.04 converts animated or static GIFs into Shockwave Flash (SWF) files. Free from www.anthillweb.com/daunis/gif2swf.htm.

Good Keywords helps you zero in on the perfect keywords for your site. Free from goodkeywords.com/.

Greenstreet Publisher 3 Lite, from www.gst-soft.demon.co.uk/download/index.html, is a graphics program strong enough for relatively serious desktop publishing.

HandyHTML Editor 1.5 is a free HTML editor and Web page generator that includes facility with CSS, JS, ASP, PHP, and PERL, a Java editor, a built-in FTP client, Image Mapper, Color Picker, and other essential tools. The basic version is $33; the Pro ($47) version includes bundling in of HTMLTidy and other features. Find out more from www.silveragesoftware.com/index.html.

HelpHikes Pro 3.5.5 is a notepad for HTML editing with hyperlink testing features, and also supports testing in a personal Web server environment. It's also a free-format organizer that you can use to manage notes. $25 from kanadepro.com/helphikes/.

Hippie 98 3.1 uses MSIE to help you create HTML code quickly and easily. $40 to keep from www.hippie98.com/.

Homepage Monitor 1.0 stops spammers from changing your homepage. If your page does get changed, this tool will change it back. Free from www.exits.ro/.

HomeSite 5 is a somewhat pricey ($99) but highly recommended goodie from www.macromedia.com/ that lets you create sophisticated Web site code without having to know too much HTML. One of the best HTML editors on the market, and much less prone to produce "bloatcode" than, say, Composer or FrontPage. (Note: this site is produced in HomeSite, based on the original text-by-hand coding.)

Hot Dog Pro 6.5 is a famous shareware HTML editor. Lots of help and built-in wizards for the novice; lots of sophisticated techniques like CSS and scripting support for the veterans. The trial version is free from www.sausagetools.com/products/index.html, but it'll cost you $100 to keep it. The $70 Hot Dog Page Wizard will be appreciated more by the amateur, but intermediate users can get plenty of mileage out of it as well. If you find that your system resources are slowly draining away as you use HotDog for hours on end...well, you're right, there is a notorious memory leak in the program. But don't let that dissuade you from trying it.

HoTMetaL Pro 6.0 is a well-known HTML editor that lets you choose your own environment in which to create your masterworks. Cost is a pricey $99 from www.softquad.com/enter.html. Users of other programs may find HoTMetaL's interface confusing.

HotScripts isn't a downloadable program, it's a source site for JavaScript, ASP, Perl, PHP, and other tidbits, located at www.hotscripts.com/.

HTML 2000 1.0 is yet another freeware HTML editor, this one billing itself as useful for novices and experts alike. Look it over at patu.iwarp.com/.

HTML Builder XP 5.0 LITE is a powerful and professional environment for HTML that comes with an impressive array of features and an easy-to-use interface. Some of the features include HTML Syntax Highlighting, Instant Tag Property Editing (e.g., Delphi and Visual Basic), Tag Insight Drop Down Helper Lists (e.g., MSVC++), Automatic Tag Completion, Complete HTML Tidy Integration, Fast Spell Checker, Thesaurus, integrated document preview, support for external browsers, source formatter, ASP, SSI, CFML, WebTV tags, Editable Code Snippets, Local Project Management, Integrated JavaScripts and DHTML Scripts, and more. HTML Builder XP also includes FTP functionality, a Meta Tag Wizard, integrated help files, webmaster resources and reference manuals covering HTML 4.0 and CSS. That's a lot for a freebie; find out more at www.code-builders.com/.

HTML Calendar 1.1 lets you build a calendar in HTML. Free from bonseb.free.fr/info/windows/htmlcalendar//english-main.html.

HTML Calendar Creator v1.0.0.0 is another HTML calendar maker, this one compatible with FrontPage. Free from mferman.tsx.org/.

HTML Calendar Generator 4.02 creates a full-year, customizable HTML calendar. Free from www.dbhsoftware.com/.

HTML Calendar Maker Pro 3.8.3 helps you create slick Web-based calendars without a need to understand code. $25 from www.htmlcalendar.com/.

HTML Cipher 1.0 allows Webmasters to protect their source code from casual theft. It encrypts the entire page, using a Java algorithm that can be decoded by any modern browser. Warning: visiting the home page gives the site an opportunity to place Xupiter, an insidious piece of spyware, on your computer. Free from dark-street.cjb.net/.

HTML Gallery Maker 3.3 helps you make a gallery on your Web page for displaying pictures and graphics. Free from levelbbs.chat.ru/.

HTML Help Starter Kit is a free CD that helps you get Microsoft HTML Help systems up and running. Note: The former home of this CD has disappeared, redirected to www.ehelp.com/. While this CD isn't available from that site any more, it's possible that the contents are available on one or another shareware sites. Maybe.

HTML Kit 1.0 is a full-featured text editor designed to help HTML, XML and script authors to edit, format, validate, preview and publish Web pages. Newcomers to HTML coding can benefit from the program's error-catching abilities. Experts can save time spent on common tasks, using the customizable and extendible editor, while maintaining full control over the code. Free from www.chami.com/html-kit/.

HTML Optimizer 98 1.4 is a $30 goodie from www.fano.net/venusoft/ that lets you check the sizes and links of your Web pages.

HTML Pix 1.0 is a wizard-driven solution for creating and managing HTML indexes of pictures. The programs have disappeared from the home page of author Bill Reid, but they currently reside at www.simtel.net/pub/oth/17598.html. (Thanks to Bill for the heads up.).

HTML Preprocessor 2K.278 is a free Web creation utility that uses templates and style sheets created by you for easy replication of the same look and feel across the many pages of a single site...kinda like this one. Sounds like I could have used it. Check it out at www.labyrinth.net.au/~dbareis/ppwizard.htm.

HTML Shrinker 1.07 is a free HTML utility that tightens and shrinks your code. Fight bloatcode by going to pico.i-us.com/.

HTMLSpy 1.03 lets you collect HTML sources that you can use in your own pages. Please, use ethically! $20 from www.softexe.com/htmlspy.html.

HTML to AnyCode Converter 2.0 lets you convert HTML code to JavaScript, ASP, PHP, JSP, and/or Perl. $30 from www.nutsoft.com/products/ or www.exactcom.com/products/htmltoanycodeconverter/.

HTMLDOC 1.8 generates indexed HTML, Adobe PostScript and PDF files from HTML "source" files that you create using your favorite HTML editor. Converts HTML files to PDF or PostScript files, and generates a table-of-contents for books, indexed HTML files, files on the fly for web applications, from the command line for batch jobs, or from a GUI for interactive work. The program is free, but you can buy technical support for a breathtaking $150, all from www.easysw.com/htmldoc/.

HTMLSqueeze 1.0.1.0 is a command-line utility to compress HTML files. $10 from www.mindwarp-consultancy-software.com/
htmlsqueeze-shareware-download.html.

HTMLTidy is a little goodie that, like the utility above, helps you spot and fix errors in your HTML code. Even works with Word2000's horrendous code. Since it was written by Dave Raggert, the lead architect of the HTML 4.0 specs, how can you go wrong? Even better, the new version translates HTML into XHTML. Free from www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/.

Htp 1.14 is an HTML pre-processor that pre-processes HTML, XHTML, XML, and CSS files. There's a great deal to this program that has to be experienced to be understood, so surf over to htp.sourceforge.net/ for the free download. Don't forget the documentation, which includes a very thorough walkthrough.

HumanClick 1.0 is a free utility that allows you to add a live chat interface to your Web site so you (or your assistant, or your dog) chat with visitors who surf in to check you out. Don't look for me to add this to these pages any time soon -- I already have a job, thank you. But if this strikes you as a great way for you to expand your Web business or add technical support to your site, surf over to www.humanclick.com/ and see what's on the fire.

HyperColor 1.0 helps you with the chore of picking, and assessing, the color scheme to use on your Web site. It generates the necessary HTML code, lets you see it in preview form, etc. Free from www.white-dwarf.com/software/products/hypercolor/v1.00/.

HyperInclude helps you manage a large Web site by letting you put common page elements into separate files for easy managability, also processing the files and inserting the code for you. Free from www.fazeware.com/.

HyperMaker HTML 3000 lets you easily create and distribute HTML-based e-books. It lets you package all HTML pages, linked images and sounds in a single, encrypted, compressed file. $149 from bersoft.com/hmhtml/index.htm.

Hypertext Builder XI is a $40 XHTML authoring utility from paksoft.homestead.com/files/ that is most useful for the intermediate and advanced user. Lots of features that most standard HTML editors lack. Tools include everything from fonts, lists, and tables to more-advanced elements such as frames, image maps, style sheets, Java applets, ActiveX, VBScript, and JavaScript. Pop-up tag references provide auto-completion for tag and attribute editing. Additional advanced features include Visual HB (a visual page editor), VRML Orbitor (a VRML sitemap builder), and ASP tools.

iDrag Tag 3.02 identifies any image file you drop onto it, tells you what HTML tag you need to use that file, and saves that tag to your Clipboard for easy insertion in your source code. This program is located somewhere within the www.codearchive.com/home/ pages, but I can't seem to find it. Maybe you'll have more luck.

IMS Web Dwarf 1.28 is a visual drag-and-drop HTML WYSIWYG editor, featuring a text, HTML and Rich Text editor that also supports conversion between these formats as well as enables the import-export of them from other popular text editors, including Microsoft Word. Free from www.virtualmechanics.com/.

Index Generator 2.1 is a free HTML sitemap creator and index generator that helps you make sense of the jungle that is your Web site. Sounds useful for this one.... Check it out from www.mh.ic24.net/idgen/. You can believe I intend to do just that.

InfoSnorkel 1.00.05 makes it easy to create custom, up-to-date personal news pages. $40 from www.blueelephantsoftware.com/.

INotepad 3.1 is a more sophisticated form of Notepad, the venerable Windows text editor, that is configured specifically for the needs of the HTML coder. Even works to create code without a user's specific knowledge of HTML. Free from www.itools2k.cjb.net/.

Instabase 4.0 Web Ready, $69 to keep from www.instabase.com/main.html, uses a GUI to help you create a Web database that includes other graphics, e-mail and Web addresses, and other data. Also has phone-dialing capability, import/export of data, and even lets you paint images.

ixla Web Easy is a $50 HTML editor for Web novices, with lots of included clip art and templates. Try a demo from www.ixla.com/products/webeasy/.

Java Editor 1.0 allows you to edit java code, compile, view errors, run application or applet and much more. Free ($10 for the source code) from www.delphi32.com/vcl/4755/.

JCreator 1.00 is a little utility that lets you code/edit Java applets with less muss and fuss. You still need to be able to use Java code; this utility just makes the process easier. Free from www.jcreator.com/.

Just NavBars 1.2 lets you create easy-to-follow navigation bars for your Web site. Uses standard HTML image maps or JavaScript mouseover routines. $20 from www.lincolnbeach.com/justnavbars.asp.

Just Tabs 3.1 instantly creates customized tabbed interfaces so you can make your Web site easier to navigate. Integrates generated interfaces into existing HTML documents as well as lets you create new HTML documents using the internal template, search existing documents for Just Tabs tag definitions and replace source code automatically. $25 from www.lincolnbeach.com/justtabs.asp.

Koala HTML 1.0.5 is a program for novices and/or those who don't want to bother with code. The program does all the gruntwork, even providing templates, graphics, animations, and HTML, DHTML and Java snippets for the truly lazy. $25 to keep from www.avantrix.com/.

Light Pad 4.0 supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and Perl file editing with syntax highlighting to assist with Web development. Supports external browser display, provides templates, and more. $25 from www.metaproducts.com/.

LinkSurvey 1.1 lets you check and maintain reciprocal links over the entirety of your Web site. $40 from www.antssoft.com/linksurvey/index.htm.

LinKtoLinK 2.1.1, like the above program, lets you check and maintain reciprocal links over your Web site. Free from www.linktolink.com/.

Lost Link 1.0 is a useful little freebie that, like the utility above, checks your HTML code for bad links. Check it out at www.rhinosoftware.co.uk/.

Macrobot 1.0 is a high-level app that automates the various and sundry aspects of Web site testing. It's by far the most expensive shareware utility I've ever listed, at a whopping $2995, but the demo is functional for 15 days, which should give its potential users time to see for themselves if they want to lay out that much green for this little goodie. Get the info you need from www.watchfire.com/.

MagicJpgHtmlPager 3.71 gives you an easy and powerful way to publish galleries of graphics on the Web. It does the thumbnailing and Web layouts for you, as well as generates the HTML. $39 from www.magicseries.de/. Requires MSIE 3 or above.

Menu Maker 1.0 gives you a way to create DHTML-based pulldown menus without having to get your hands dirty in the code. $29 from www.selteco.com/.

Metty 1.31 creates 33 different Meta tags that help Web pages to be properly indexed by search engines. Free from www.clickfire.com/tools/freeware/metty/.

Microsoft FrontPage Express is a "lite" version of Microsoft's well-known FrontPage HTML editor. Download it free from www.microsoft.com/ or any number of shareware sites, and be prepared to create some horrendously bloated code. (If you downloaded MSIE 5, FPExpress came with it, just like Netscape bundles Composer in with Navigator.) Note: FrontPage 2002's user agreement includes a nasty little paragraph that forbids FP users to create Web sites that "disparage" Microsoft. Fie on them; I say use something else and say what you want to say, with or without Microsoft's involvement. You won't find the addendum in the CD's EULA, but it is currently included in the printed documentation.

Microsoft Web Application Stress Tool simulates the stress that multiple downloads and viewings can place on a Web site. Definitely for Webmasters who manage large, oft-visited sites. Free from webtool.rte.microsoft.com/.

Moreover isn't a program, it's a Web site with over 1800 sources of "push" data to load onto your Web site, mostly news feeds of various types. Free to use from w.moreover.com/. A Moreover web feed appears on the home page of this site.

MultiUpdate 3.0 edits batch text and HTML, and can insert, remove, or replace entire segments of text in multiple files at once. $20 from www.ksware.com/mu.shtml.

My Web Toolbox 3.2 is a suite of Web design utilities from www.australianwineandbeer.com/mwt/toolbox.htm that makes HTML graphics creation much simpler. A restricted demo version is free; $25 unlocks the entire program. Look for a review of this program in Newsletter #13. This one is a personal favorite.

Namo Web Editor 3.0 is a powerful, advanced Web design utility that provides DHTML, JavaScript, and CSS support. Not the absolute easiest Web designer to use, but lots of bang for the buck. 20-day trial version available from www.namo.com/products/we3/index.html, keeping it costs $80 downloaded or $100 on CD-ROM.

Netter Free Web Page Templates Bundle #1 2.0 includes 32 Web page templates with a nice selection of colors and layouts. It can be used for both personal and commercial Web sites and no link back is required. Free from web.thenetter.com/free_templates_and_graphics.html.

NK Map Maker 1.1 is a tool which creates clickable imagemaps, where each part of an image links to different Web addresses (normally to different pages on a site). It features small and fast operation, supports .GIF, .JPG and .BMP formats, code copied to Clipboard, and more. Free from users.otenet.gr/~nkourkou/freeware.html.

Online Status Indicator is a little Web-based service that shows your online status for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ, MSN/Windows Messenger, Odigo, Tencent QQ, Trillian, and Yahoo Messenger to your Web site visitors. Free from status.webhop.net/.

Perl Builder is a $150 utility from www.solutionsoft.com/perl.htm that lets you create Perl scripts for the Web without asking you to know Perl coding. The trial period is only 14 days, so once you install it, give it a spin quickly.

Pop-up 4.5 builds sophisticated DHTML pop-up menus. The free version doesn't let you save your work, so to really make this work, you'll have to pony up $35 to popup.jscentral.com/.

PPWIZARD 02.326 is an HTML preprocessor, which allows you to easily include external files (to include HTML files such as common HTML headers, footers, or navigation). Preprocessors also accomplish complex tasks such as defining e-mail and Web addresses in one location and reusing these throughout a Web site, or creating more complex macros that can make decisions for themselves as to how HTML should be generated. Also allows data import in various formats, such as SQL from a wide variety of databases including MS Access, CSV, fixed, and other formats. While it can be used on a server (CGI, for example) it is more frequently used to generate static pages. Unlike SSI, there are no server requirements or performance hits. Free from www.labyrinth.net.au/~dbareis/ppwizard.htm.

Programmer's File Editor 1.01 is a file editor that works with HTML, SQL, C++, and other programming languages. Free from www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaap/pfe/ (note: the author no longer supports the program, and the site may vanish; according to the site info, this utility is also available at www.winsite.com/ and www.simtel.net/).

RankMeter 1.64 used to be Advanced Site Position, but under either name it does the same job. It's a ranking tool designed to locate Web site positions in search engines, and works with 250 search engines from 27 countries. $70 from www.searchutilities.com/rankmeter/

RankSpy 1.0 lists the search engines that list your site, as well as finds the sites that are linked to yours. $40 from www.searchutilities.com/rankspy/.

REL Link Checker Lite 1.0 helps you easily locate broken links, and links containing syntactic errors. Not for professional Webmasters with intricate, complicated sites, but for most of us, this freebie will do the job. Find out more from www.relsoftware.com/.

Reptile 1.4 is a freebie that creates textured or gradient backgrounds for Web pages. Get it from www.sausagetools.com/products/index.html.

RoboGen LE 1.51 generates a ROBOTS.TXT file for your Web pages that help search engine spiders correctly catalog your pages. Free from www.rietta.com/robogen/index.shtml.

Sawpit Webmaster Tools 1.0 allows you to add JavaScript features to your Web page without having to know the code. Free from www.sawpit.net/.

Screen Calipers 2.1 lets you measure Web page elements in pixels; good for printing out Web goodies. Free from www.iconico.com/caliper/index.asp; the "full" version is $15.

Scribbler 2000 1.8.3 is a $35 utility from www.creamsoft.com/scribbler/ that lets you edit DHTML, JavaScript, and VBScript code. Aimed at beginners and advanced users alike.

ScriptWorx v4.12.0 is a free, highly recommended HTML editor from www.softlite.net/products/scriptworx/.

Selida 2.1 is a well-regarded HTML code editor and viewer. Lots of bells and whistles, including split-screen view, help files, and some JavaScript snippets. Not bad for a freebie; find out more at www.amaryllis.8m.com/.

Site Builder 1.2 is another goodie most suited for the less experienced Web page builder. One unusually powerful feature is the program's ability to create its own Java applets, without the user needing to know code. Even contains its own FTP client for uploading your creation. $25 from www.pbnsoft.com/.

SiteMorse is a Web-based HTML checker. Also checks and reports on the number of URLs, pages, errors, site warnings, service response time, and calculated download speed. Free to use from www.sitemorse.com/.

SiteWriter PLUS 4.0 allows you to create HTML macros that hold the place of text, and compile templates into HTML files. Keep it for $19; get it from www.see-me.com/eng/sw.htm.

Smart Site 3.01 is a pricey ($99) but powerful Web site analyzer. It checks your code, tests links, and tracks visitors. Try it for 30 days from bigpic.com/.

SmartSaver Pro 3.0 is another goodie from Ulead that optimizes Web graphics, and lets you create JavaScript rollovers and image maps. $60 from www.ulead.com/ssp/runme.htm.

Software Applet Button Factory, from www.coffeecup.com/, allows budding Webmasters to create Java buttons for a Web site with no programming experience needed.

Software Linkbot Pro 4.1, from www.linkbot.com/products/index.html, helps Web publishers identify and fix dead or broken links within their Web pages. Not cheap to keep at $295, but you can try it for 15 days free.

Source Morph 1.0 is a freebie that converts Perl, Java, JavaScript, C, C++, VisualBasic, and Q-Basic code into HTML quickly and easily. Try it from members.xoom.com/under_par/.

Source Painter 2.0 lets you view HTML source code in any combination of fonts and colors that you like. Free from come.to/mr_all/.

SpiderWriter 5.0.0590 $80 is a lot for a shareware HTML editor, but it does come highly recommended. The trial version is limited to 30 uses. My advice: try this one alongside the trial of HomeSite, listed above; if you're going to pay this much for this kind of program, you might as well get the best. Anyway, find out more at www.spiderwriter.com/.

Spot IT 2.0 makes it easy to create GIF buttons for your Web site. $41 to keep from www.acorus.fr/lineup/spot-it/en/Ecran.htm

Status Bar JavaScript Magic 1.0.100 is designed for Web developers who want to animate the status bar of their Web pages without the need to write or edit a single line of code. Free from www.likno.com/sbar_info.html.

StripFile 1.01 is a utility for stripping out useless junk or information in GIF, JPG, PNG, and HTML files, thereby reducing the files as much as 40 to 50 percent. Free from www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html.

Style Master 1.9 makes it easy to create sophisticated, standards-compliant style sheets. The basic edition lets you work with all of CSS1 as well as CSSP (the layout aspects of CSS) and goes for $29.00. The Pro versions lets you work with both CSS1 and CSS2, and includes a printed guide, for $49.00. Both are from www.westciv.com/style_master/index.html.

The Layout-o-Matik v1.0.1 is one of the most simple, and powerful, Web page makers out there. Forget about HTML, just point and click to get your Web page rolling. For the more sophisticated user, you can edit the generated code in any HTML editor. Free from www.web-o-tron.com/layoutomatik.html.

TagCheck RHA 1.3 checks HTML documents for tags that need to be closed. Free from www.angelfire.com/biz/rhaminisys/tagcheck.html.

Text2Web 2.2.2 converts text documents to HTML format. It has integrated clipboard support, so Web authors can include snippets of text (formatted or unformatted) in their Web pages, and it operates in command-line, batch or interactive mode. Free from www.virdi-software.com/txt2web/.

TidyGUI 1.1 is a free HTML-cleaning utility from perso.wanadoo.fr/ablavier/TidyGUI/. Get all of those tags under control.

TopStyle 2.5 is a powerful HTML editor that focuses on the creation and implementation of style sheets. TopStyle Lite is included with Dreamweaver and HomeSite 4.5, and also available as a free download; the full version costs $50. Both are available from www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/.

Transparent 4.1 makes icon-text backgrounds transparent. Free from www.pobox.com/~jayguerrette/transparent/.

Trellian Button Factory 1.0 lets you create Web-ready buttons for your site. You can make some truly slick buttons with this little goodie. $45 from www.trellian.com/tbf/. Look for a review of this program in Newsletter #13.

Trellian WebPage v1.02.016 allows you to create Web pages without having to learn complex scripting languages, or know much about HTML. Advanced users can access the source code directly; Additional features include Meta Tag editing, support for external applications, spell checking, and more. Free from www.trellian.com/ or, if you can't find the program on the site (as I can't), try www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=105592.

TRichView 1.8 is a set of native Delphi/C++ Builder components that are used for viewing, editing, and printing hypertext documents. Not for the faint-hearted, but useful for those who know how to use it. $189 from www.trichview.com/.

TSW WebCoder 5.0 is a feature-rich HTML editor with integrated project management and a built-in FTP client. In addition, it offers libraries with HTML, CSS, JS, VBS and PHP tags; a file explorer; customizable syntax coloring; integrated browser preview; and more. WebCoder even features built-in scripting that allows you to write functions for the program yourself, or download others and extend the way of using it. The editor provides support for PHP and stylesheets, as well as spell-checking and code validation. Additional features include HTML Tidy, image viewer, customizable toolbar button, meta tags editor, extended search and replace, server mappings, and many other useful features. Not bad for a freebie! Find out more at www.tsware.net/.

UltraEdit 32 10.10b is an amazingly powerful code editor that not only compiles HTML code, but C/C++, VB, Java, Perl, and ASP. It includes starter templates and a built-in FTP client, comes in 16-bit, French, and German versions...what more can you ask from shareware? A lowly $35 gets you your own copy from www.idmcomp.com/ or www.ultraedit.com/.

URL Run 1.3 lets you run a local program using a URL link. Useful for making an active desktop webpage with links to .EXE files as well as other uses. Won't work over network connections. Free from www.cgs.vdsworld.com/x/.

VirTime Everywhere Search 4.0.0 is a $40 search utility that lets you create a search engine for your Web site, home page, or even your CD-ROM or DVD, without requiring server space. Find out more from www.virtime.com/.

Visual Page 2.0 is a new, hot-buzz Web page creator from www.symantec.com/. You can try the demo for free, but the actual program costs $100.

VisualGallery 2.0.3 is an easy and powerful WYSYWIG gallery designer. Many parameters and a real-time preview. $35 from www.futuretrendsoft.com/index.html.

Waptool 1.0 converts HTML pages to WML for WAP devices. Free, I think, from www.argogroup.com/waptool/. WML is slated to be replaced by XHTML, so I don't know that I'd get too excited about this one.

W3C CSS Validator Service is a free Web-based service that checks your CSS for adherence to the particular DOCTYPE you're using in your pages. Find out more at jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator.

W3C Link Checker isn't a program, it's a Web-based link validator that checks the links in your HTML. Sometimes it chokes on "dynamic" URLs, so be aware. Free to use at validator.w3.org/checklink/.

W3C MarkUp Validation Service is a Web-based service that checks your HTML for compliance with different flavors of HTML, from 3.1 through XHTML. Free to use at validator.w3.org/.

Web Cal Plus 1.1 generates an HTML calendar; includes multicolor calendars, recurring events, pop-up daily calendars, FTP upload, event cloning, holidays, filters and RTF format for calendar messages. $50 (!) from members.aol.com/contplus4/webcal/index.htm.

Web Development Kit is a $117 HTML editor with a good number of advanced features. The home site, wdk.cripton.com/, is currently offline, but you can find this at most major download sites.

Web Developer Accessories are free Microsoft tools that are designed to aid in Web design. Get the lowdown from www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/webaccess/webdevaccess.exe.

Web-It! 1.2 is an automated HTML-based Thumbnail Gallery Generator which allows you to create professional looking thumbnail galleries with ease. $25 to keep from www.batchimage.com/.

Web Link Validator 3.0 is a utility that helps Webmasters automate the process of Web site testing. It performs a thorough Web site analysis as well as finds broken links (including those using JavaScript and Flash), orphaned files and slow-loading, deep, outdated and small-sized pages. $27 from www.relsoftware.com/wlv/.

Web Menu Builder 1.0 builds dynamic (DHTML) menus for your Web site. No knowledge of DHTML or Java necessary. $75 from www.v-tech.ws/products/index.htm.

Web Page Wizard 5.0 creates Web pages quickly and easily by walking the user through the process with a series of wizards. $17 from www.kaboom.org.uk/wizard/.

Web Protector 2.0 helps you to protect your Web Page, including HTML code, JavaScript, VBscript, text, links, and graphics from unwanted copying. The software encrypts your Web Page with as many as six encryption schemes and makes the source code impossible for people to read and steal. $50 from www.protecthtml.com/.

Web Update Builder 2.0 creates small, standalone programs that allow users to easily update to their Web sites. $199 from www.xemico.com/wub/index.html.

WebAnalyzer is a graphically interfaced diagnostic tool for professional Web masters. The latest version, 2.0, is way too pricey, at $420, but you can download version 1.1 on a limited trial basis and see if this has any use for your site. If you want a program like this one that won't break your bank account, try the freeware Xenu Link Sleuth, reviewed below.

WebCrypt 2000 1.1 allows you to encrypt your HTML code, making it difficult for cyberbanditos to rip off your code. You can also disable the right-click functionality of the users' browsers, and keep people from linking back to graphics and documents on your servers. $20 from www.moonlight-software.com/.

WebData allows you to add a searchable Perl database to your Web page without having to code it yourself. Try it for free; pony up $200 to keep it. It's available, along with an extensive tutorial and demo presentation, from www.webteacher.com/webdata/index.html.

WebIdeaTree 2.01 is a Web site creation tool that lets you organize your ideas in a tree, to which you can add text, images or links, create a style and structure template, and build pages. $30 from perso.wanadoo.fr/ideanet/.

WebScripter 3.0, $50 from www.codegeneration.com/webscripter/index.html, is an HTML editor that helps the Webmaster create JavaScripts without requiring serious programming ability from the user.

WebSweep 1.0.35 turns text files into HTML files. Free from www.geocities.com/classicmanpro/Files/WebSweep.html.

WebTrends Live 3.0 isn't a downloadable utility; rather, it's a Web-based traffic tracking system that requires you to place snippets of JavaScript on each page to be tracked. Useful for personal and small businesses alike, but no longer free (in fact, quite expensive). Find out more from www.webtrends.com/.

White_Dune 0.12 is a VRML97 editor and animation tool that uses a light model based on the standard to read VRML97 files, and display and change the scenegraph, fields, and routes. Free from www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/vrml/dune/index_real.html.

XMLwriter XML Editor 2.0 edits and enhances XML code. Needs MSIE to function. $79 to keep from www.xmlwriter.net/.

Xenu's Link Sleuth 1.2d is a spidering software that checks Web sites for dead and broken links. Free from home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html.

xSite 1.1.0.245 is a free, powerful HTML editor that lets you see your HTML page take shape in a browser window as you code; it also simplifies JavaScripting and makes it easy to purloin HTML code from other pages. I believe its home page is at xsite.lad.co.za/, but you may prefer to download it from one of the major download sites.

ZPaint 1.4 makes 3-D graphics for your Web site with little or no fuss. Free from www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/.

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