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 October survey is based on a sample size of 2,286,571 pages downloaded from 313,784 sites. We detected authoring tool usage on 99,785 sites (31.80% of all sites visited).
| Web Authoring Package | Count | Percent |
| microsoft frontpage 4.0 | 29,912 | 9.53% |
| microsoft frontpage 3.0 | 12,011 | 3.83% |
| adobe golive 4 | 5,714 | 1.82% |
| microsoft frontpage express 2.0 | 3,518 | 1.12% |
| microsoft frontpage 2.0 | 2,086 | 0.66% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 win | 1,982 | 0.63% |
| microsoft frontpage 5.0 | 1,863 | 0.59% |
| microsoft word 97 | 1,733 | 0.55% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 mac | 1,474 | 0.47% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 mac | 1,084 | 0.35% |
| golive cyberstudio 3 | 1,082 | 0.34% |
| adobe golive 5 | 1,037 | 0.33% |
| hotmetal pro 4.0 | 978 | 0.31% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows | 879 | 0.28% |
| microsoft publisher 2000 | 599 | 0.19% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 567 | 0.18% |
| hotmetal pro 5.0 | 484 | 0.15% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 444 | 0.14% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows | 426 | 0.14% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows | 401 | 0.13% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows | 397 | 0.13% |
| microsoft visual studio 6.0 | 392 | 0.12% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0 win | 366 | 0.12% |
| golive cyberstudio | 365 | 0.12% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows | 362 | 0.12% |
| namo webeditor v3.0 | 344 | 0.11% |
| microsoft publisher 98 | 329 | 0.10% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 319 | 0.10% |
| netnames forwarding | 318 | 0.10% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows | 315 | 0.10% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 313 | 0.10% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 302 | 0.10% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows | 296 | 0.09% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 287 | 0.09% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 284 | 0.09% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 271 | 0.09% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 262 | 0.08% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows | 253 | 0.08% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 226 | 0.07% |
| microsoft publisher 97 | 226 | 0.07% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows | 224 | 0.07% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j mac | 219 | 0.07% |
| namo webeditor v4.0 | 218 | 0.07% |
| | 217 | 0.07% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 212 | 0.07% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows | 204 | 0.07% |
| notepad | 197 | 0.06% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 185 | 0.06% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 4 | 182 | 0.06% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 5 | 181 | 0.06% |
| domaindirect forwarding | 179 | 0.06% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 177 | 0.06% |
| vstore, inc. | 171 | 0.05% |
| microsoft frontpage 1.1 | 168 | 0.05% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 166 | 0.05% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 166 | 0.05% |
| microvision development / webexpress | 164 | 0.05% |
| html tidy, see www.w3.org | 164 | 0.05% |
| bbedit 4.5 | 160 | 0.05% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows | 153 | 0.05% |
| arachnophilia 3.9 | 150 | 0.05% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows | 148 | 0.05% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows | 142 | 0.05% |
| cutehtml | 140 | 0.04% |
| arachnophilia 4.0 | 137 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 136 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 135 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 125 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 125 | 0.04% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0j win | 125 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 124 | 0.04% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows | 119 | 0.04% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh | 118 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 117 | 0.04% |
| editplus | 117 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 115 | 0.04% |
| ulli meybohms html editor | 114 | 0.04% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 113 | 0.04% |
| bbedit 5.1.1 | 106 | 0.03% |
| bbedit 5.0 | 104 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 102 | 0.03% |
| symantec visual page mac 1.1.1 | 101 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/3.04gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 95 | 0.03% |
| visual page 1.0 for windows | 94 | 0.03% |
| ulimit.com inc. | 93 | 0.03% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0j mac | 92 | 0.03% |
| visual page 1.1a for windows | 91 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 91 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion mx for windows | 90 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (winnt; i) [netscape] | 89 | 0.03% |
| ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows | 87 | 0.03% |
| corel wordperfect 8 | 85 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 82 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 80 | 0.03% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows | 79 | 0.03% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 78 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 78 | 0.02% |
| webexpert | 77 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 77 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.74 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 75 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 2.0.2 for windows | 74 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 74 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows | 73 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.04 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 73 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows | 72 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows | 71 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 71 | 0.02% |
| arachnophilia 3.4 | 71 | 0.02% |
| stone's webwriter 3 | 67 | 0.02% |
| microsoft word 9 | 67 | 0.02% |
| internet assistant for microsoft word 2.04z | 67 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; i) [netscape] | 66 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 66 | 0.02% |
| web studio, version 2.0 for windows | 65 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 65 | 0.02% |
| netobjects authoring server 2000 | 63 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (win98; i) [netscape] | 62 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows | 61 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 61 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win95; u) [netscape] | 61 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 59 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.02 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 59 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 57 | 0.02% |
| dreamweaver | 57 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.61 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 56 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.5 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 56 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 55 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 55 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 53 | 0.02% |
| netobjects fusion 2.0.2i for windows | 52 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 52 | 0.02% |
| htmled32 version 2.0d | 52 | 0.02% |
| freeformeditor 1.0 | 52 | 0.02% |
| stone's webwriter 2 | 51 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 51 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 51 | 0.02% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 50 | 0.02% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows | 50 | 0.02% |
| webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted | 49 | 0.02% |
| ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows | 49 | 0.02% |
| visual page 2.0 for windows - trial version | 47 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/2.01gold (win32) | 47 | 0.01% |
| microsoft developer studio | 47 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder v3.0 for windows | 47 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd ebm-compaq (win95; u) [netscape] | 46 | 0.01% |
| elemental software drumbeat 2000 3.04.411 | 46 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac evaluation version 1.1.1 | 45 | 0.01% |
| sausage software hotdog professional 6 | 45 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.0 - http://phpnuke.org | 45 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 trial for windows | 45 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 44 | 0.01% |
| vi | 43 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.02 [en]c-dial (win95; u) [netscape] | 43 | 0.01% |
| internet assistant for microsoft word 2.0z | 43 | 0.01% |
| editplus 1.2 | 43 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke 5.2 - http://phpnuke.org | 42 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 42 | 0.01% |
| web! 2.0 pro edition | 41 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (win32) | 41 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 41 | 0.01% |
| web studio, version 1.0 for windows | 40 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.0 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 40 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 97/98 | 39 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 4.0 für windows | 38 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 macintosh | 38 | 0.01% |
| aceexpert | 38 | 0.01% |
| php-nuke - http://phpnuke.org | 37 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v2.00 | 37 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 37 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 37 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.03gold (win95; i) [netscape] | 37 | 0.01% |
| homesite 4.0 | 37 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 36 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 36 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.3.0 for windows | 36 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 35 | 0.01% |
| htmlpad | 35 | 0.01% |
| freeway 3.1 | 35 | 0.01% |
| realproducer g2 | 34 | 0.01% |
| microsoft visual interdev 1.0 | 34 | 0.01% |
| internet assistant for word 1.0z | 34 | 0.01% |
| hotdog professional | 34 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 33 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.08 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 33 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 33 | 0.01% |
| htmled pro32 version 2.0b | 33 | 0.01% |
| viscomp quick web editor | 32 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.74 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 32 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 32 | 0.01% |
| lotus word pro | 32 | 0.01% |
| ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.2 for windows | 32 | 0.01% |
| html editor | 32 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page 1.0 | 31 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 31 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.06 [en]c-gatewaynet (win98; i) [netscape] | 31 | 0.01% |
| freeway 2.0.3 | 31 | 0.01% |
| user-agent: mozilla/3.0gold (macintosh; i; ppc) | 30 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 30 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 30 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.08 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 30 | 0.01% |
| acehtml 4 freeware | 30 | 0.01% |
| vim - vi improved 5.4 (1999 jul 25, compiled jul 27 1999 18:08:35) | 29 | 0.01% |
| siteup internet promotions meta-tag builder | 29 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v5.0 | 29 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 29 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (win16; i) [netscape] | 29 | 0.01% |
| micrografx windows draw 6 | 29 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 für windows | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.04 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 28 | 0.01% |
| handmade | 28 | 0.01% |
| cosmo create 1.0.3 | 28 | 0.01% |
| allaire homesite 4.0 | 28 | 0.01% |
| visual page 2.0j for windows | 27 | 0.01% |
| user-agent: mozilla/3.01gold (macintosh; i; ppc) | 27 | 0.01% |
| textpad 4.0 | 27 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page 1.0.2 | 27 | 0.01% |
| pathfinder redirection | 27 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 27 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.07 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 27 | 0.01% |
| lotus domino 4.6 | 27 | 0.01% |
| homesite 4.5 | 27 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.1 (win32) | 26 | 0.01% |
| oda | 26 | 0.01% |
| namo webeditor v4.0(trial) | 26 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.0.2 | 26 | 0.01% |
| stone's webwriter 3.5 | 25 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win95; i) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.5 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 25 | 0.01% |
| wordperfect 9 | 24 | 0.01% |
| privacy wizard version 1 | 24 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; u) [netscape] | 24 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win16; i) [netscape] | 24 | 0.01% |
| intuit inc., http://site.quickbooks.com | 24 | 0.01% |
| bc network | 24 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 5.1 | 24 | 0.01% |
| textpad 3.0 | 23 | 0.01% |
| homesite | 23 | 0.01% |
| hi-metas | 23 | 0.01% |
| dreamweaver 3.0 | 23 | 0.01% |
| claris home page 3.0 | 23 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [ja] (win98; u) [netscape] | 22 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.2.9-23mdk i686) [netscape] | 22 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 22 | 0.01% |
| bbedit 6.1.2 | 22 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.2 (linux) | 21 | 0.01% |
| simplynet forwarding | 21 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 21 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.61 [en]c-cck-mcd (win98; u) [netscape] | 21 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] | 21 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [de] (win95; i) [netscape] | 21 | 0.01% |
| webexpert 2000 | 20 | 0.01% |
| symantec visual page mac 1.1 | 20 | 0.01% |
| staroffice/5.1 (linux) | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.72 [en] (windows nt 5.0; i) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [ja] (win98; i) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 [en-gb]c-cck-mcd netscapeonline.co.uk (win98; i) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [de]c-cck-mcd dt (win95; i) [netscape communicator von t-online] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i; 16bit) [netscape] | 20 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 81.2 | 20 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4.1 for windows | 20 | 0.01% |
| greymatter 1.21b | 20 | 0.01% |
| adobe photoshop(r) 5.5 web photo gallery | 20 | 0.01% |
| a+ web design's meta-tag master | 20 | 0.01% |
| website2go 2.5 | 19 | 0.01% |
| visual page 1.1 for windows | 19 | 0.01% |
| self | 19 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion personal edition for windows | 19 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 19 | 0.01% |
| textpad | 18 | 0.01% |
| optima pagespinner for macos | 18 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 5.0 trial for windows | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.76 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; u) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (win95; u) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.03 [es] (win95; i) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.04gold (win95; u) [netscape] | 18 | 0.01% |
| microsoft notepad | 18 | 0.01% |
| jasc paint shop pro 7 | 18 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 2.0j win | 18 | 0.01% |
| text | 17 | 0.01% |
| sitedesigner | 17 | 0.01% |
| print shop web site designer | 17 | 0.01% |
| photoimpact | 17 | 0.01% |
| notetab 4.5 | 17 | 0.01% |
| netobjects authoring server 3.0 for windows | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape] | 17 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.51 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 17 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 98 | 17 | 0.01% |
| microsoft word 73.1 | 17 | 0.01% |
| adobe pagemill 3.0 per windows | 17 | 0.01% |
| netobjects fusion 2.0.1 for windows | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.77 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.75 [de] (win98; u) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.73 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.7 [ja] (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.6 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.07 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.07 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/4.01 [de]c-dt (win95; i) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| mozilla/3.0gold (winnt; i) [netscape] | 16 | 0.01% |
| internet designer pro 250 | 16 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder v3.0.7 for windows | 16 | 0.01% |
| ibm homepage builder v3.0.5 for windows | 16 | 0.01% |
| frontier 4.2 mac | 16 | 0.01% |
| forehtml pro 3.0 | 16 | 0.01% |
| claris home page 2.0 | 16 | 0.01% |
| bbedit | 16 | 0.01% |
