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 August survey is based on a sample size of 7,072,598 pages downloaded from752,274 sites We detected authoring tool usage on146,590 sites (19.49% of all sites visited).
| Web Authoring Package | Count | Percent |
| microsoft frontpage 4.0 | 32,595 | 4.33% |
| microsoft frontpage 5.0 | 26,467 | 3.52% |
| microsoft frontpage 6.0 | 12,281 | 1.63% |
| microsoft frontpage 3.0 | 4,757 | 0.63% |
| adobe golive 4 | 3,693 | 0.49% |
| microsoft visual studio .net 7.1 | 3,448 | 0.46% |
| adobe golive 5 | 2,594 | 0.34% |
| adobe golive 6 | 2,495 | 0.33% |
| microsoft frontpage express 2.0 | 2,102 | 0.28% |
| microsoft visual studio 6.0 | 1,206 | 0.16% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 win | 1,178 | 0.16% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.0.0 for windows | 1,134 | 0.15% |
| adobe golive | 1,104 | 0.15% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.0.0 for windows | 1,057 | 0.14% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 mac | 1,005 | 0.13% |
| namo webeditor v5.0 | 981 | 0.13% |
| editplus | 953 | 0.13% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows | 905 | 0.12% |
| | 882 | 0.12% |
| microsoft word 97 | 832 | 0.11% |
| html tidy, see www.w3.org | 652 | 0.09% |
| microsoft publisher 2000 | 651 | 0.09% |
| microsoft frontpage 2.0 | 640 | 0.09% |
| netobjects fusion 7 für windows | 578 | 0.08% |
| mambo - copyright 2000 - 2005 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved. | 569 | 0.08% |
| blogger | 568 | 0.08% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows | 561 | 0.07% |
| netobjects fusion 7 for windows | 557 | 0.07% |
| http://www.movabletype.org/ | 557 | 0.07% |
| hotmetal pro 4.0 | 525 | 0.07% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.0.0 for windows | 512 | 0.07% |
| www.cm4all.com | 509 | 0.07% |
| microsoft visual studio.net 7.0 | 479 | 0.06% |
| php-nuke - copyright by http://phpnuke.org | 463 | 0.06% |
| ulli meybohms html editor | 447 | 0.06% |
| notepad | 404 | 0.05% |
| golive cyberstudio 3 | 370 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows | 365 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows | 360 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows | 343 | 0.05% |
| web2date basic | 341 | 0.05% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 mac | 341 | 0.05% |
| php-nuke 6.9 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 339 | 0.05% |
| typo3 3.7 cms | 335 | 0.04% |
| mambo - copyright 2000 - 2004 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved. | 335 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion mx for windows | 333 | 0.04% |
| microsoft visual studio 7.0 | 327 | 0.04% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows | 327 | 0.04% |
| namo webeditor v4.0 | 324 | 0.04% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows | 322 | 0.04% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows | 318 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows | 317 | 0.04% |
| namo webeditor v6.0 | 306 | 0.04% |
| hotmetal pro 5.0 | 304 | 0.04% |
| namo webeditor v3.0 | 275 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion 8 for windows | 268 | 0.04% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows | 260 | 0.03% |
| dvbbs | 257 | 0.03% |
| xoops | 252 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 249 | 0.03% |
| arachnophilia 4.0 | 248 | 0.03% |
| namo webeditor v5.0(trial) | 241 | 0.03% |
| postnuke 0.7.2.6-phoenix - http://postnuke.com | 238 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows | 221 | 0.03% |
| cutehtml | 221 | 0.03% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows | 219 | 0.03% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j mac | 219 | 0.03% |
| wordpress 1.5 | 217 | 0.03% |
| microsoft publisher 98 | 217 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 213 | 0.03% |
| wordpress | 212 | 0.03% |
| typo3 3.6 cms | 212 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion mx für windows | 201 | 0.03% |
| wordpress 1.5.1.3 | 200 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 7.5 for windows | 200 | 0.03% |
| typo 3.3 cms | 186 | 0.02% |
| plone - http://plone.org | 182 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows | 180 | 0.02% |
| dreamweaver | 177 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 164 | 0.02% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.87 | 164 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 7.5 für windows | 163 | 0.02% |
| microvision development / webexpress | 160 | 0.02% |
| gfxartist engine 1.0 | 158 | 0.02% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 7.0 web photo gallery | 153 | 0.02% |
| quanta plus | 147 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 143 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 142 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 8 für windows | 140 | 0.02% |
| stone's webwriter 3.5 | 138 | 0.02% |
| netnames forwarding | 138 | 0.02% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.88 | 138 | 0.02% |
| golive cyberstudio | 135 | 0.02% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 6 | 134 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.2.0 for windows | 133 | 0.02% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 win | 132 | 0.02% |
| metty | 130 | 0.02% |
| vbulletin 3.0.7 | 128 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows | 126 | 0.02% |
| acehtml 5 pro | 126 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 125 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.1.0 for windows | 125 | 0.02% |
| typo3 3.8 cms | 119 | 0.02% |
| postnuke - http://www.postnuke.com | 119 | 0.02% |
| swishmax http://www.swishzone.com | 118 | 0.02% |
| php-nuke copyright (c) 2004 by francisco burzi. this is free software, and you may redistribute it under the gpl (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). php-nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). | 115 | 0.02% |
| php-nuke 6.0 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org | 115 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.8 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 114 | 0.02% |
| postnuke 0.7.2.3-phoenix - http://postnuke.com | 113 | 0.02% |
| yahoo! sitebuilder/2.1.3/1.4.1_03 | 112 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 112 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 111 | 0.01% |
| phpwebsite | 109 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 108 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.79 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 106 | 0.01% |
| starfield technologies; website tonight | 105 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 105 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke copyright (c) 2005 by francisco burzi. this is free software, and you may redistribute it under the gpl (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). php-nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). | 103 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 103 | 0.01% |
| freeway pro 3.5.12 | 103 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 7.0 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 102 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 6.5 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org | 102 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape] | 102 | 0.01% |
| webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999-2003 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted | 100 | 0.01% |
| photoimpact | 98 | 0.01% |
| weblogic server | 94 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 94 | 0.01% |
| microsoft publisher 97 | 91 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows | 91 | 0.01% |
| wordpress 1.5.2 | 88 | 0.01% |
| adobe photoshop(r) cs web photo gallery | 87 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows | 86 | 0.01% |
| html | 86 | 0.01% |
| stone's webwriter 4 | 85 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 85 | 0.01% |
| website pro 4.3 | 84 | 0.01% |
| ort - ovh redirect technology | 84 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 84 | 0.01% |
| arachnophilia 3.9 | 84 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 83 | 0.01% |
| dreamweaver mx | 83 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 5 | 81 | 0.01% |
| ez publish | 80 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 79 | 0.01% |
| web! 2.0 pro extended edition | 78 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 78 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.2.0 for windows | 78 | 0.01% |
| vi | 76 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows | 76 | 0.01% |
| tswebeditor (tswebeditor.net.tc - www.tswebeditor.tk) | 75 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.1.1 | 75 | 0.01% |
| webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted | 74 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v2.00 | 74 | 0.01% |
| xara webstyle 4. see xara.com/webstyle | 73 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 73 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 2000 | 72 | 0.01% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 5 | 72 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 9 | 72 | 0.01% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 6.0 web photo gallery | 72 | 0.01% |
| postnuke 0.7.1 - http://postnuke.com | 71 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 71 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 71 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 5 freeware | 71 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.2.0 for windows | 70 | 0.01% |
| www.ift.cx | 69 | 0.01% |
| wordpress 1.5.1.2 | 68 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 68 | 0.01% |
| yahoo! sitebuilder/2.0.3/1.4.1_03 | 67 | 0.01% |
| webexpert | 67 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 67 | 0.01% |
| yahoo! sitebuilder/2.2/1.5.0_02 | 66 | 0.01% |
| web studio, version 2.0 for windows | 65 | 0.01% |
| vbulletin 3.0.3 | 65 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.3.0 for windows | 65 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j win | 63 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.5.1 | 61 | 0.01% |
| accxecom4 | 61 | 0.01% |
| telerova | 60 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 60 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows | 59 | 0.01% |
| macromedia dreamweaver | 59 | 0.01% |
| ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows | 59 | 0.01% |
| direct handler v 4.21 ©opyright 07.03.2004 by www.service-fuchs.com | 58 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 4.5 | 58 | 0.01% |
| yahoo! sitebuilder/2.1.1/1.4.1_03 | 57 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 57 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 56 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac 1.1.1 | 55 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 55 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 55 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows | 55 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.0 | 55 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows | 54 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.75 | 54 | 0.01% |
| wordpress 1.2 | 53 | 0.01% |
| vbulletin 3.0.6 | 53 | 0.01% |
| serif webplus 8.0 | 53 | 0.01% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 4 | 53 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 52 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.1.2 | 52 | 0.01% |
| anybrowser.com metamaker | 52 | 0.01% |
| microsoft developer studio | 50 | 0.01% |
| shopping cart program by zen cart™, http://www.zen-cart.com | 49 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.5 - http://phpnuke.org | 49 | 0.01% |
| jasc paint shop pro 7 | 48 | 0.01% |
| postnuke - http://postnuke.com | 47 | 0.01% |
| handmade | 47 | 0.01% |
| text | 46 | 0.01% |
| seagull framework v0.4.0dev2 | 46 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 46 | 0.01% |
| dreamweaver 4.0 | 46 | 0.01% |
| (c)1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 all rights reserved. | 46 | 0.01% |
| wordpress 1.2.1 | 45 | 0.01% |
| synkron.web 3 | 44 | 0.01% |
| notepad.exe | 44 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 44 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/-1.9gold (win2020; i) [opera compatible] | 44 | 0.01% |
| ipdynamic lite | 44 | 0.01% |
| zamzam http://www.zamzam.coop | 43 | 0.01% |
| vim | 43 | 0.01% |
| netbenefit frameset redirection | 43 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (win32) | 42 | 0.01% |
| htmled32 version 2.0d | 42 | 0.01% |
| homesite | 42 | 0.01% |
| created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.84 | 42 | 0.01% |
| cool page version 2.72 webmaster, sep 15 2002 for windows | 42 | 0.01% |
| visual page 1.1a for windows | 41 | 0.01% |
| textpad | 41 | 0.01% |
| openoffice.org 1.1.0 (win32) | 41 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v5.0.1 for windows | 41 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.5.3 | 41 | 0.01% |
| yahoo! sitebuilder/2.2.1/1.5.0_02 | 40 | 0.01% |
| virtual mechanics sitespinner v2 250f | 40 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh | 40 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 40 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 40 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 pro | 40 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 39 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 39 | 0.01% |
| microsoft frontpage 1.1 | 39 | 0.01% |
| mambo (c) 2000 - 2004 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved. | 39 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere studio | 39 | 0.01% |
| html editor | 39 | 0.01% |
| yahoo! sitebuilder/2.1.2/1.4.1_03 | 38 | 0.01% |
| web page maker | 38 | 0.01% |
| netobjects authoring server 2000 | 38 | 0.01% |
| mshtml 6.00.2600.0 | 38 | 0.01% |
| macromedia dreamweaver mx | 38 | 0.01% |
