Making Web Sites - 30 Useful Tools

Creating Web pages
· D reamweaver - the popular web site creation package (Buy)
· H otscripts.com - free scripts to use in your site (Free)
· H TML Kit - tools for coding web pages (Free)
· A utoReplace - easily replace text across multiple web pages (Free)
· N amo web editor - tools for creating web sites (Buy)
· N otepad ++ - improved version of Notepad (Free)
· S erif WebPlus - web page creation software (Buy)
Designing graphics
· P hotoshop - popular image editing software (Buy)
· C oolText.com - online logo graphics generator (Free)
· I rfanView - image editing software (Free)
· P ixie - show values for any colour on screen (Free)
· S erif DrawPlus - graphics editing software (Buy)
Managing your site
· C ontribute - easily update sites and blogs (Buy)
· B rowser Resolution Checker - test your site at different resolutions (Free)
· C offeeCupFreeFTP - manage and upload your site files (Free)
· E mail check - check if spammers can see your site email addresses (Free)
· F irefox Web Developer extensions - tools for development of sites (Free)
· F ileZilla - manage and upload your site files (Free)
· L ink popularity - see how popular your site is with search engines (Free)
· L ynx browser - check how your site appears in a text browser (Free)
· W 3C Validator - validate your page coding against Web standards (Free)
Flash animation
· F lash Professional – premier Flash authoring software (Buy)
· S WiSH Max - Flash creation tool (Buy)
· A 4 Desk - easily create Flash sites using templates (Buy)
· D VIO - captures video from digital camera to AVI (Free)
· K oolMoves - easily create Flash animation (Buy)
· T urbine Encoder – convert video to streaming Flash (Free)
Other features
· M SN SiteSearch - add a search facility to your site (Free)
· P HPBB – PHP-based system for creating forums (Free)
· X SPF Music Player - play mp3s on your web site (Free)
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