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 February survey is based on a sample size of 8,036,068 pages downloaded from924,391 sites We detected authoring tool usage on192,495 sites (20.82% of all sites visited).
| Web Authoring Package | Count | Percent |
| microsoft frontpage 4.0 | 56,073 | 6.07% |
| microsoft frontpage 5.0 | 38,442 | 4.16% |
| microsoft frontpage 3.0 | 10,184 | 1.10% |
| adobe golive 4 | 6,664 | 0.72% |
| microsoft frontpage express 2.0 | 4,272 | 0.46% |
| adobe golive 5 | 3,787 | 0.41% |
| microsoft frontpage 6.0 | 3,292 | 0.36% |
| adobe golive 6 | 2,254 | 0.24% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 win | 2,116 | 0.23% |
| microsoft word 97 | 1,657 | 0.18% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 mac | 1,642 | 0.18% |
| microsoft visual studio 6.0 | 1,618 | 0.18% |
| ulimit.com inc. | 1,451 | 0.16% |
| microsoft frontpage 2.0 | 1,322 | 0.14% |
| homestead sitebuilder lpx | 1,193 | 0.13% |
| microsoft publisher 2000 | 1,151 | 0.12% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows | 1,130 | 0.12% |
| namo webeditor v5.0 | 1,033 | 0.11% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.0.0 for windows | 1,007 | 0.11% |
| editplus | 898 | 0.10% |
| hotmetal pro 4.0 | 895 | 0.10% |
| golive cyberstudio 3 | 886 | 0.10% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows | 863 | 0.09% |
| html tidy, see www.w3.org | 814 | 0.09% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows | 796 | 0.09% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows | 755 | 0.08% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 mac | 616 | 0.07% |
| blogger | 587 | 0.06% |
| ulli meybohms html editor | 583 | 0.06% |
| hotmetal pro 5.0 | 583 | 0.06% |
| microsoft visual studio.net 7.0 | 543 | 0.06% |
| netobjects fusion 7 for windows | 538 | 0.06% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows | 528 | 0.06% |
| netobjects fusion mx for windows | 508 | 0.05% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows | 507 | 0.05% |
| | 507 | 0.05% |
| namo webeditor v4.0 | 503 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows | 496 | 0.05% |
| domain direct forwarding | 491 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows | 481 | 0.05% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 480 | 0.05% |
| notepad | 472 | 0.05% |
| microsoft visual studio .net 7.1 | 470 | 0.05% |
| namo webeditor v5.0(trial) | 466 | 0.05% |
| namo webeditor v3.0 | 455 | 0.05% |
| microsoft publisher 98 | 453 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows | 437 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 7 für windows | 429 | 0.05% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows | 428 | 0.05% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows | 395 | 0.04% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows | 366 | 0.04% |
| cutehtml | 363 | 0.04% |
| arachnophilia 4.0 | 352 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 342 | 0.04% |
| microsoft visual studio 7.0 | 328 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 320 | 0.03% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j mac | 314 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 303 | 0.03% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 win | 277 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 272 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows | 265 | 0.03% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 265 | 0.03% |
| php-nuke 6.0 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org | 257 | 0.03% |
| freeformeditor 1.0 | 257 | 0.03% |
| golive cyberstudio | 255 | 0.03% |
| typo 3.3 cms | 240 | 0.03% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows | 235 | 0.03% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.84 | 231 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion mx für windows | 229 | 0.02% |
| postnuke 0.7.2.3-phoenix - http://postnuke.com | 228 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 226 | 0.02% |
| microvision development / webexpress | 222 | 0.02% |
| postnuke 0.7.2.6-phoenix - http://postnuke.com | 221 | 0.02% |
| netnames forwarding | 220 | 0.02% |
| www.cm4all.com | 219 | 0.02% |
| php-nuke 6.5 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 218 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.0.0 for windows | 217 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.79 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 214 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 199 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 197 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 191 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 191 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 187 | 0.02% |
| stone's webwriter 3.5 | 185 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 185 | 0.02% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows | 181 | 0.02% |
| web2date basic | 174 | 0.02% |
| php-nuke 6.9 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 172 | 0.02% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows | 164 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.1.0 for windows | 160 | 0.02% |
| microsoft publisher 97 | 158 | 0.02% |
| dreamweaver | 158 | 0.02% |
| arachnophilia 3.9 | 158 | 0.02% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 7.0 web photo gallery | 156 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 153 | 0.02% |
| my erotic notepad :) | 151 | 0.02% |
| webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted | 150 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows | 147 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 147 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 147 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows | 146 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 145 | 0.02% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 6 | 143 | 0.02% |
| metty | 138 | 0.01% |
| postnuke 0.7.1 - http://postnuke.com | 133 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.2.0 for windows | 132 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 129 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 4.5 | 129 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 9 | 127 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j win | 127 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape] | 124 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v2.00 | 123 | 0.01% |
| web studio, version 2.0 for windows | 122 | 0.01% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 5 | 122 | 0.01% |
| photoimpact | 118 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 116 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 115 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.5 - http://phpnuke.org | 112 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 110 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 110 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 108 | 0.01% |
| direct handler v 4.20 ©opyright 11.02.2004 by www.service-fuchs.com | 104 | 0.01% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 4 | 102 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.0 | 101 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows | 100 | 0.01% |
| internet designer pro 250 | 99 | 0.01% |
| quanta plus | 98 | 0.01% |
| gfxartist engine 1.0 | 97 | 0.01% |
| planck foundation | http://www.planck.org | 95 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 95 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 7.0 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 94 | 0.01% |
| html editor | 94 | 0.01% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 6.0 web photo gallery | 94 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 93 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.8 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 92 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 92 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 91 | 0.01% |
| corel wordperfect 8 | 91 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 89 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac 1.1.1 | 88 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 für windows | 88 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.1.1 | 87 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh | 86 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 85 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 5 pro | 85 | 0.01% |
| adobe golive | 84 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 2000 | 83 | 0.01% |
| vi | 83 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.1.2 | 83 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (win32) | 81 | 0.01% |
| webexpert | 80 | 0.01% |
| ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows | 80 | 0.01% |
| visual page 1.0 for windows | 79 | 0.01% |
| microsoft frontpage 1.1 | 79 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.74 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 78 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 78 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 78 | 0.01% |
| microsoft developer studio | 78 | 0.01% |
| livesex | 78 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 77 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 76 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 7.5 for windows | 74 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 74 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.75 | 74 | 0.01% |
| netobjects authoring server 2000 | 71 | 0.01% |
| dvbbs | 70 | 0.01% |
| webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999-2003 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted | 69 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 69 | 0.01% |
| jasc paint shop pro 7 | 69 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 6.8 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 68 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows | 68 | 0.01% |
| simply.com forwarding | 67 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 67 | 0.01% |
| freeway 3.1 | 66 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.5.2 | 66 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 65 | 0.01% |
| macromedia dreamweaver | 65 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 5 | 64 | 0.01% |
| web! 2.0 pro edition | 64 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 64 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 freeware | 64 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; i) [netscape] | 63 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.83 | 63 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 für windows | 62 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 62 | 0.01% |
| dreamweaver 4.0 | 62 | 0.01% |
| visual page 1.1a for windows | 61 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 60 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 60 | 0.01% |
| web studio, version 3.0 for windows | 59 | 0.01% |
| serif pageplus 8.0 | 59 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 59 | 0.01% |
| freeway 3.5.6 | 59 | 0.01% |
| microsoft visual interdev 1.0 | 57 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 56 | 0.01% |
| elemental software drumbeat 2000 3.04.411 | 56 | 0.01% |
| dreamweaver mx | 56 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.6 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org | 55 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 55 | 0.01% |
| xoops | 54 | 0.01% |
| (c)2002 all rights reserved. | 54 | 0.01% |
| postnuke 0.7.2 - http://postnuke.com | 53 | 0.01% |
| ez publish | 53 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac evaluation version 1.1.1 | 52 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 52 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.04gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 52 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v5.0.1 for windows | 52 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 pro | 52 | 0.01% |
| aceexpert | 52 | 0.01% |
| stone's webwriter 3 | 51 | 0.01% |
| siteup internet promotions meta-tag builder | 51 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (win98; i) [netscape] | 51 | 0.01% |
| handmade | 51 | 0.01% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows - trial version | 50 | 0.01% |
| editplus 1.2 | 50 | 0.01% |
| textpad 4.0 | 49 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 48 | 0.01% |
| html tidy for mac os, see www.w3.org | 48 | 0.01% |
| web! 2.0 pro extended edition | 47 | 0.01% |
| arachnophilia 3.4 | 47 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0j mac | 47 | 0.01% |
