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 November survey is based on a sample size of 2,288,142 pages downloaded from 311,779 sites. We detected authoring tool usage on 98,121 sites (31.47% of all sites visited).
| Web Authoring Package | Count | Percent |
| microsoft frontpage 4.0 | 29,248 | 9.38% |
| microsoft frontpage 3.0 | 11,411 | 3.66% |
| adobe golive 4 | 5,584 | 1.79% |
| microsoft frontpage express 2.0 | 3,420 | 1.10% |
| microsoft frontpage 5.0 | 2,346 | 0.75% |
| microsoft frontpage 2.0 | 1,979 | 0.63% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 win | 1,953 | 0.63% |
| microsoft word 97 | 1,767 | 0.57% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 mac | 1,432 | 0.46% |
| adobe golive 5 | 1,162 | 0.37% |
| golive cyberstudio 3 | 1,027 | 0.33% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 mac | 982 | 0.31% |
| hotmetal pro 4.0 | 903 | 0.29% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows | 823 | 0.26% |
| microsoft publisher 2000 | 602 | 0.19% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 573 | 0.18% |
| hotmetal pro 5.0 | 507 | 0.16% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 466 | 0.15% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows | 441 | 0.14% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows | 440 | 0.14% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows | 423 | 0.14% |
| microsoft visual studio 6.0 | 413 | 0.13% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows | 367 | 0.12% |
| golive cyberstudio | 366 | 0.12% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows | 359 | 0.12% |
| namo webeditor v3.0 | 350 | 0.11% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 win | 344 | 0.11% |
| microsoft publisher 98 | 335 | 0.11% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 309 | 0.10% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows | 308 | 0.10% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 305 | 0.10% |
| netnames forwarding | 279 | 0.09% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 261 | 0.08% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 261 | 0.08% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows | 258 | 0.08% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 252 | 0.08% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 245 | 0.08% |
| namo webeditor v4.0 | 233 | 0.07% |
| html tidy, see www.w3.org | 230 | 0.07% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows | 228 | 0.07% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j mac | 226 | 0.07% |
| | 217 | 0.07% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 214 | 0.07% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 204 | 0.07% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows | 202 | 0.06% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 201 | 0.06% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 196 | 0.06% |
| vstore, inc. | 193 | 0.06% |
| microsoft publisher 97 | 193 | 0.06% |
| notepad | 190 | 0.06% |
| domaindirect forwarding | 185 | 0.06% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 176 | 0.06% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 171 | 0.05% |
| bbedit 4.5 | 170 | 0.05% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 162 | 0.05% |
| microvision development / webexpress | 161 | 0.05% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 160 | 0.05% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 5 | 158 | 0.05% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 4 | 158 | 0.05% |
| microsoft frontpage 1.1 | 156 | 0.05% |
| arachnophilia 3.9 | 149 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows | 141 | 0.05% |
| arachnophilia 4.0 | 139 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 138 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 131 | 0.04% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows | 129 | 0.04% |
| ulli meybohms html editor | 128 | 0.04% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j win | 127 | 0.04% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows | 118 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/3.04gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 116 | 0.04% |
| bbedit 5.1.1 | 115 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 114 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 113 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh | 110 | 0.04% |
| bbedit 5.0 | 110 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 109 | 0.03% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 108 | 0.03% |
| editplus | 108 | 0.03% |
| cutehtml | 108 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 107 | 0.03% |
| symantec visual page mac 1.1.1 | 103 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 101 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 101 | 0.03% |
| visual page 1.0 for windows | 94 | 0.03% |
| corel wordperfect 8 | 91 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion mx for windows | 87 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 85 | 0.03% |
| ulimit.com inc. | 81 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.74 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 80 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 80 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 80 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.02 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 79 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows | 78 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 78 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows | 75 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (winnt; i) [netscape] | 74 | 0.02% |
| web studio, version 2.0 for windows | 73 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows | 73 | 0.02% |
| stone's webwriter 3 | 70 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 70 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 70 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 69 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 69 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 68 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 67 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 67 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.5 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 67 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows | 67 | 0.02% |
| arachnophilia 3.4 | 67 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 66 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 66 | 0.02% |
| webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted | 65 | 0.02% |
| visual page 1.1a for windows | 65 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 65 | 0.02% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows | 65 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows | 64 | 0.02% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0j mac | 64 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.61 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 63 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; i) [netscape] | 60 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (win98; i) [netscape] | 60 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 60 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win95; u) [netscape] | 59 | 0.02% |
| internet assistant for microsoft word 2.04z | 59 | 0.02% |
| ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows | 59 | 0.02% |
| htmled32 version 2.0d | 59 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 57 | 0.02% |
| dreamweaver | 57 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 2.0.2 for windows | 55 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 55 | 0.02% |
| netobjects authoring server 2000 | 54 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 54 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 54 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 54 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.0 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 54 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 53 | 0.02% |
| freeformeditor 1.0 | 53 | 0.02% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 6 | 52 | 0.02% |
| vi | 51 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.02 [en]c-dial (win95; u) [netscape] | 50 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 49 | 0.02% |
| webexpert | 48 | 0.02% |
| elemental software drumbeat 2000 3.04.411 | 48 | 0.02% |
| php-nuke 5.0 - http://phpnuke.org | 47 | 0.02% |
| hotdog professional | 47 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 46 | 0.01% |
| freeway 3.1 | 46 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 für windows | 45 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 45 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 trial for windows | 44 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 9 | 44 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 43 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v2.00 | 42 | 0.01% |
| homesite 4.0 | 42 | 0.01% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows - trial version | 41 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 41 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 41 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 41 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v5.0 | 40 | 0.01% |
| stone's webwriter 2 | 39 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.2 - http://phpnuke.org | 39 | 0.01% |
| microsoft developer studio | 39 | 0.01% |
| editplus 1.2 | 39 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/2.01gold (win32) | 38 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 freeware | 38 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page 1.0 | 37 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 37 | 0.01% |
| microsoft visual interdev 1.0 | 37 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 36 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.08 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 36 | 0.01% |
| internet assistant for microsoft word 2.0z | 36 | 0.01% |
| htmlpad | 36 | 0.01% |
| aceexpert | 36 | 0.01% |
| viscomp quick web editor | 35 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (win32) | 35 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 2.0.2i for windows | 35 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke - http://phpnuke.org | 34 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 für windows | 34 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 34 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 34 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 34 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.03gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 34 | 0.01% |
| lotus word pro | 34 | 0.01% |
| intuit inc., http://site.quickbooks.com | 34 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 33 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 33 | 0.01% |
| lotus domino 4.6 | 33 | 0.01% |
| vim - vi improved 5.4 (1999 jul 25, compiled jul 27 1999 18:08:35) | 32 | 0.01% |
| stone's webwriter 3.5 | 32 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 32 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 32 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 32 | 0.01% |
| web studio, version 1.0 for windows | 31 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac evaluation version 1.1.1 | 31 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 2.0.1 for windows | 31 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.3.0 for windows | 31 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder v3.0 for windows | 31 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.74 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 30 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 30 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.1 | 30 | 0.01% |
| web! 2.0 pro edition | 29 | 0.01% |
| user-agent: mozilla/3.01gold (macintosh; i; ppc) | 29 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.1 (win32) | 29 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 29 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win16; i) [netscape] | 29 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win16; i) [netscape] | 29 | 0.01% |
| htmled pro32 version 2.0b | 29 | 0.01% |
| cosmo create 1.0.3 | 29 | 0.01% |
| visual page 1.1 for windows | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd ebm-compaq (win95; u) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en]c-gatewaynet (win98; i) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| internet designer pro 250 | 28 | 0.01% |
| freeway 2.0.3 | 28 | 0.01% |
| textpad 4.0 | 27 | 0.01% |
| textpad 3.0 | 27 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page 1.0.2 | 27 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 27 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.2 for windows | 27 | 0.01% |
| siteup internet promotions meta-tag builder | 26 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 26 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [ja] (win98; u) [netscape] | 26 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; u) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 97/98 | 25 | 0.01% |
| internet assistant for word 1.0z | 25 | 0.01% |
| dreamweaver 3.0 | 25 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0j win | 25 | 0.01% |
| wsmdomains url forwarding | 24 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 24 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.07 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 24 | 0.01% |
| html editor | 24 | 0.01% |
| realproducer g2 | 23 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 23 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 23 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape] | 23 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 23 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 98 | 23 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 81.2 | 23 | 0.01% |
| microsoft notepad | 23 | 0.01% |
| htmled pro 3.0 | 23 | 0.01% |
| allaire homesite 4.0 | 23 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 macintosh | 23 | 0.01% |
| web site design by galganov | 22 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.1 (linux) | 22 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (windows nt 5.0; i) [netscape] | 22 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.2.9-23mdk i686) [netscape] | 22 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 22 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.04gold (win95; u) [netscape] | 22 | 0.01% |
| self | 21 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion trial 2.0 for windows | 21 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [ja] (win98; i) [netscape] | 21 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 21 | 0.01% |
| microsoft internet assistant for powerpoint 97 | 21 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 2000 | 20 | 0.01% |
| notepad.exe | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [es] (win95; i) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.6 for windows | 20 | 0.01% |
| bc network | 20 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.0.2 | 20 | 0.01% |
| web! 2.0 personal edition | 19 | 0.01% |
| textpad | 19 | 0.01% |
| privacy wizard version 1 | 19 | 0.01% |
| pathfinder redirection | 19 | 0.01% |
| optima pagespinner for macos | 19 | 0.01% |
| oda | 19 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 19 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en]c-cck-mcd (win98; u) [netscape] | 19 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [de]c-cck-mcd dt (win95; i) [netscape communicator von t-online] | 19 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 19 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 19 | 0.01% |
| handmade | 19 | 0.01% |
| greymatter 1.21b | 19 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.1.2 | 19 | 0.01% |
| visual page 2.0j for windows | 18 | 0.01% |
| shopsite manager 4.3 | 18 | 0.01% |
| photoimpact | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [fr] (win98; i) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en-gb]c-cck-mcd netscapeonline.co.uk (win98; i) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| html | 18 | 0.01% |
| website2go 2.5 | 17 | 0.01% |
| text | 17 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (linux) | 17 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v4.0(trial) | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; u) [netscape] | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [de]c-cck-mcd dt (win98; i) [netscape communicator von t-online] | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en]c-cck-mcd {tlc;retail} (win98; u) [netscape] | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [de] (win98; i) [netscape] | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win16; u) [netscape] | 17 | 0.01% |
| homesite 4.5 | 17 | 0.01% |
| arachnophilia version 2.5 | 17 | 0.01% |
| zyweb by zy.com - www.zy.com | 16 | 0.01% |
| xynx! netjet 2.50 build 86 (win32r) | 16 | 0.01% |
| user-agent: mozilla/3.0gold (macintosh; i; ppc) | 16 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac 1.1 | 16 | 0.01% |
| pegasoweb engenius v 1.0 - http://www.pegasoweb.com/engenius/ | 16 | 0.01% |
| notetab 4.5 | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [de]c-cck-mcd dt (win98; u) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 73.1 | 16 | 0.01% |
| internet creator 4.05 | 16 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder v3.0.7 for windows | 16 | 0.01% |
| homesite | 16 | 0.01% |
| hi-metas | 16 | 0.01% |
| freeway 3.0 | 16 | 0.01% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 5.5 web photo gallery | 16 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 pro | 16 | 0.01% |
