The following tables illustrates the usage of web authoring tools
on the web. The tool is determined by examining the web page
meta tag 'generator'. Readers are cautioned that not all authoring
packages insert their name in this meta tag, and as such may not
be picked up in this survey.
The July survey is based on a sample size of 11,419,076 pages downloaded from1,469,696 sites We detected authoring tool usage on342,427 sites (23.30% of all sites visited).
| Web Authoring Package | Count | Percent |
| microsoft frontpage 4.0 | 108,924 | 7.41% |
| microsoft frontpage 5.0 | 60,708 | 4.13% |
| microsoft frontpage 3.0 | 22,131 | 1.51% |
| adobe golive 4 | 13,298 | 0.90% |
| microsoft frontpage express 2.0 | 8,563 | 0.58% |
| adobe golive 5 | 6,896 | 0.47% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 win | 4,232 | 0.29% |
| microsoft word 97 | 3,481 | 0.24% |
| microsoft frontpage 2.0 | 3,098 | 0.21% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 mac | 3,030 | 0.21% |
| microsoft visual studio 6.0 | 3,024 | 0.21% |
| adobe golive 6 | 2,734 | 0.19% |
| microsoft publisher 2000 | 2,171 | 0.15% |
| ulimit.com inc. | 2,036 | 0.14% |
| hotmetal pro 4.0 | 1,852 | 0.13% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows | 1,824 | 0.12% |
| golive cyberstudio 3 | 1,816 | 0.12% |
| html tidy, see www.w3.org | 1,755 | 0.12% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows | 1,609 | 0.11% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows | 1,553 | 0.11% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows | 1,491 | 0.10% |
| editplus | 1,387 | 0.09% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 mac | 1,369 | 0.09% |
| namo webeditor v5.0 | 1,359 | 0.09% |
| hotmetal pro 5.0 | 1,136 | 0.08% |
| namo webeditor v3.0 | 1,082 | 0.07% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 1,072 | 0.07% |
| microsoft publisher 98 | 1,035 | 0.07% |
| namo webeditor v4.0 | 1,009 | 0.07% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows | 1,007 | 0.07% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows | 999 | 0.07% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows | 998 | 0.07% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.0.0 for windows | 976 | 0.07% |
| ulli meybohms html editor | 868 | 0.06% |
| netobjects fusion mx for windows | 840 | 0.06% |
| | 838 | 0.06% |
| notepad | 833 | 0.06% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows | 822 | 0.06% |
| domain direct forwarding | 815 | 0.06% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows | 802 | 0.05% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows | 761 | 0.05% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows | 735 | 0.05% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows | 694 | 0.05% |
| arachnophilia 4.0 | 674 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 7 for windows | 668 | 0.05% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 640 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 639 | 0.04% |
| cutehtml | 618 | 0.04% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j mac | 596 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 590 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 587 | 0.04% |
| golive cyberstudio | 572 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows | 548 | 0.04% |
| namo webeditor v5.0(trial) | 545 | 0.04% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 win | 538 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 537 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 511 | 0.03% |
| netnames forwarding | 482 | 0.03% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 474 | 0.03% |
| php-nuke 6.0 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org | 467 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.79 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 467 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 467 | 0.03% |
| microvision development / webexpress | 465 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 430 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 418 | 0.03% |
| microsoft visual studio.net 7.0 | 415 | 0.03% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows | 414 | 0.03% |
| postnuke 0.7.2.3-phoenix - http://postnuke.com | 409 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows | 408 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 407 | 0.03% |
| microsoft visual studio 7.0 | 396 | 0.03% |
| freeformeditor 1.0 | 395 | 0.03% |
| webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted | 388 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 7 für windows | 385 | 0.03% |
| microsoft publisher 97 | 380 | 0.03% |
| php-nuke 6.5 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 379 | 0.03% |
| stone's webwriter 3.5 | 367 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 365 | 0.02% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows | 365 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion mx für windows | 355 | 0.02% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows | 339 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 324 | 0.02% |
| arachnophilia 3.9 | 323 | 0.02% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 5 | 317 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 315 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 307 | 0.02% |
| postnuke 0.7.1 - http://postnuke.com | 304 | 0.02% |
| http://www.planck.be | 299 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows | 291 | 0.02% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 6 | 289 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 272 | 0.02% |
| dreamweaver | 265 | 0.02% |
| microsoft word 9 | 261 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 257 | 0.02% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j win | 255 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 254 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 252 | 0.02% |
| www.cm4all.com | 249 | 0.02% |
| bbedit 4.5 | 246 | 0.02% |
| php-nuke 5.5 - http://phpnuke.org | 239 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 236 | 0.02% |
| namo webeditor v2.00 | 230 | 0.02% |
| web studio, version 2.0 for windows | 226 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows | 226 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 224 | 0.02% |
| direct handler v 4.16 ©opyright 30.04.2003 by www.service-fuchs.com | 223 | 0.02% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 4 | 221 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 216 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.1.1 | 216 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 213 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 212 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.0 | 209 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.83 | 195 | 0.01% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 7.0 web photo gallery | 194 | 0.01% |
| ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows | 193 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 192 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 190 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh | 188 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 188 | 0.01% |
| webexpert | 187 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 186 | 0.01% |
| visual page 1.1a for windows | 185 | 0.01% |
| internet designer pro 250 | 181 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.2.0 for windows | 181 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.1.0 for windows | 180 | 0.01% |
| photoimpact | 178 | 0.01% |
| corel wordperfect 8 | 174 | 0.01% |
| web2date basic | 173 | 0.01% |
| microsoft frontpage 1.1 | 173 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac 1.1.1 | 172 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.74 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 168 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 168 | 0.01% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 6.0 web photo gallery | 166 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 2000 | 165 | 0.01% |
| microsoft frontpage 6.0 | 163 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 162 | 0.01% |
| visual page 1.0 for windows | 161 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 161 | 0.01% |
| homestead sitebuilder lpx | 161 | 0.01% |
| typo 3.3 cms | 158 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 157 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows | 157 | 0.01% |
| vi | 155 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 155 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 für windows | 150 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.04gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 150 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.1.2 | 150 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 149 | 0.01% |
| web! 2.0 pro edition | 144 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 144 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 143 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape] | 143 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 freeware | 142 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 141 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.75 | 136 | 0.01% |
| html editor | 135 | 0.01% |
| gfxartist engine 1.0 | 135 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 für windows | 134 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (win32) | 132 | 0.01% |
| blogger | 130 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.6 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org | 129 | 0.01% |
| arachnophilia 3.4 | 128 | 0.01% |
| netobjects authoring server 2000 | 127 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 127 | 0.01% |
| microsoft developer studio | 126 | 0.01% |
| elemental software drumbeat 2000 3.04.411 | 126 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.76 | 125 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; i) [netscape] | 124 | 0.01% |
| aceexpert | 123 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 122 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0j mac | 122 | 0.01% |
| stone's webwriter 3 | 121 | 0.01% |
| none | 121 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 5 pro | 121 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.5.2 | 119 | 0.01% |
| freeway 3.1 | 118 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 116 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 110 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (win98; i) [netscape] | 109 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 109 | 0.01% |
| microsoft visual interdev 1.0 | 109 | 0.01% |
| dreamweaver 4.0 | 109 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 108 | 0.01% |
| editplus 1.2 | 107 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 106 | 0.01% |
| jasc paint shop pro 7 | 106 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 105 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 2.0.2 for windows | 104 | 0.01% |
| htmled32 version 2.0d | 104 | 0.01% |
| serif pageplus 8.0 | 103 | 0.01% |
| macromedia dreamweaver | 102 | 0.01% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows - trial version | 101 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 100 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 99 | 0.01% |
| postnuke 0.7.2 - http://postnuke.com | 97 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (winnt; i) [netscape] | 96 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 94 | 0.01% |
| htmlpad | 94 | 0.01% |
| web studio, version 1.0 for windows | 93 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 trial for windows | 93 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 pro | 93 | 0.01% |
| textpad 4.0 | 92 | 0.01% |
| yellowpage: http://www.zj001.com/ | 91 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 91 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 91 | 0.01% |
| quanta plus | 88 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 88 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.02 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 86 | 0.01% |
| siteup internet promotions meta-tag builder | 85 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 85 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 macintosh | 85 | 0.01% |
| newsys | 84 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.8 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 84 | 0.01% |
| simply.com forwarding | 83 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.82 | 83 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 81 | 0.01% |
| ikonboard 3.1.1 | 80 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 5 | 79 | 0.01% |
| netbenefit frameset redirection | 79 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 79 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4.1 for windows | 79 | 0.01% |
| microsoft notepad | 78 | 0.01% |
| html tidy for mac os, see www.w3.org | 78 | 0.01% |
| virtual subdomains v3.2 - http://www.ledgerlabs.cc | 77 | 0.01% |
| stone's webwriter 2 | 77 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 77 | 0.01% |
| edytor znaczników html | 76 | 0.01% |
| (c)2002 all rights reserved. | 76 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.2 - http://phpnuke.org | 75 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en]c-gatewaynet (win98; i) [netscape] | 75 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (linux) | 74 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [fr] (win98; i) [netscape] | 74 | 0.01% |
