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 7,135,367 pages downloaded from 841,702 sites. We detected authoring tool usage on 208,136 sites (24.73% of all sites visited).

Summary

Web Authoring Package	Count	Percent
Microsoft FrontPage	118,291	14.05%
Netscape Composer	17,735	2.11%
Adobe GoLive	14,210	1.69%
Adobe PageMill	7,420	0.88%
NetObjects Fusion	6,865	0.82%
Microsoft FrontPage Express	5,808	0.69%
Microsoft Word	2,957	0.35%
IBM HomePage Builder	2,303	0.27%
Namo WebEditor	2,242	0.27%
Microsoft Publisher	2,216	0.26%
Microsoft Visual Studio	2,175	0.26%
HotMetal Pro	2,078	0.25%
Golive CyberStudio	1,725	0.20%
Visual Page	1,016	0.12%
bbedit	914	0.11%
DreamWeaver	784	0.09%
Arachnophilia	774	0.09%
Sausage Software	592	0.07%
Symantec Visual Page	356	0.04%
MicroVision Development	298	0.04%
htmled	237	0.03%
StarOffice	237	0.03%
IBM NetObjects TopPage	152	0.02%
Corel WordPerfect	142	0.02%
Allaire	126	0.01%
Elemental Software	123	0.01%
Microsoft Developer Studio	106	0.01%
NetObjects Authoring	91	0.01%
analog	79	0.01%
Frontier	66	0.01%
Internet Assistant for Word	52	0.01%
Lotus Domino	47	0.01%
Cosmo Create	46	0.01%

Revision Breakdown

Web Authoring Package	Count	Percent
microsoft frontpage 4.0	73,571	8.74%
microsoft frontpage 5.0	25,207	2.99%
microsoft frontpage 3.0	16,933	2.01%
adobe golive 4	9,365	1.11%
microsoft frontpage express 2.0	5,727	0.68%
adobe golive 5	3,989	0.47%
adobe pagemill 3.0 win	3,105	0.37%
microsoft word 97	2,555	0.30%
microsoft frontpage 2.0	2,379	0.28%
adobe pagemill 3.0 mac	2,081	0.25%
microsoft visual studio 6.0	1,950	0.23%
microsoft publisher 2000	1,398	0.17%
hotmetal pro 4.0	1,350	0.16%
golive cyberstudio 3	1,288	0.15%
netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows	1,143	0.14%
adobe pagemill 2.0 mac	1,112	0.13%
html tidy, see www.w3.org	1,074	0.13%
ulimit.com inc.	994	0.12%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows	977	0.12%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows	915	0.11%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows	840	0.10%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows	770	0.09%
adobe golive 6	751	0.09%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	749	0.09%
hotmetal pro 5.0	696	0.08%
vstore, inc.	694	0.08%
visual page 2.0 for windows	672	0.08%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows	650	0.08%
namo webeditor v3.0	648	0.08%
namo webeditor v4.0	638	0.08%
netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows	610	0.07%
microsoft publisher 98	550	0.07%
netobjects fusion mx for windows	541	0.06%
editplus	521	0.06%
domain direct forwarding	501	0.06%
namo webeditor v5.0	491	0.06%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	473	0.06%
notepad	464	0.06%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	462	0.05%
	462	0.05%
ulli meybohms html editor	456	0.05%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows	439	0.05%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	438	0.05%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	438	0.05%
golive cyberstudio	426	0.05%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows	417	0.05%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows	415	0.05%
netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows	410	0.05%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows	399	0.05%
cutehtml	378	0.04%
adobe pagemill 2.0 win	378	0.04%
arachnophilia 4.0	374	0.04%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	364	0.04%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	362	0.04%
adobe pagemill 3.0j mac	362	0.04%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows	348	0.04%
netnames forwarding	325	0.04%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	318	0.04%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	315	0.04%
microvision development / webexpress	298	0.04%
mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape]	296	0.04%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows	294	0.03%
microsoft publisher 97	267	0.03%
mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	262	0.03%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	255	0.03%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows	252	0.03%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	248	0.03%
ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows	247	0.03%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	246	0.03%
netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows	228	0.03%
arachnophilia 3.9	228	0.03%
mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	225	0.03%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows	224	0.03%
postnuke 0.7.1 - http://postnuke.com	223	0.03%
webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted	222	0.03%
http://www.planck.be	220	0.03%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	212	0.03%
freeformeditor 1.0	210	0.02%
sausage software hotdog professional 5	206	0.02%
namo webeditor v5.0(trial)	202	0.02%
mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape]	201	0.02%
php-nuke 5.5 - http://phpnuke.org	189	0.02%
sausage software hotdog professional 4	188	0.02%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	188	0.02%
direct handler v 4.12c ©opyright 30.10.2002 by www.service-fuchs.com	186	0.02%
adobe pagemill 3.0j win	184	0.02%
stone's webwriter 3.5	181	0.02%
mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	181	0.02%
web studio, version 2.0 for windows	179	0.02%
bbedit 4.5	176	0.02%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	173	0.02%
namo webeditor v2.00	170	0.02%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	165	0.02%
mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	161	0.02%
netobjects fusion mx für windows	157	0.02%
webexpert	153	0.02%
sausage software hotdog professional 6	153	0.02%
netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows	147	0.02%
dreamweaver	145	0.02%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	144	0.02%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	143	0.02%
symantec visual page mac 1.1.1	136	0.02%
netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows	136	0.02%
bbedit 5.0	135	0.02%
netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh	134	0.02%
corel wordperfect 8	132	0.02%
bbedit 5.1.1	132	0.02%
php-nuke 6.0 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org	129	0.02%
mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	129	0.02%
mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	127	0.02%
mozilla/4.74 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	126	0.01%
microsoft frontpage 1.1	124	0.01%
visual page 1.1a for windows	122	0.01%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	122	0.01%
mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	121	0.01%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	120	0.01%
mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	118	0.01%
php-nuke 5.6 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org	117	0.01%
netobjects fusion 7 for windows	117	0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	117	0.01%
ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows	114	0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	113	0.01%
stone's webwriter 3	112	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	112	0.01%
microsoft visual studio.net 7.0	112	0.01%
microsoft visual interdev 1.0	106	0.01%
microsoft developer studio	106	0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows	106	0.01%
web! 2.0 pro edition	105	0.01%
visual page 1.0 for windows	105	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; i) [netscape]	104	0.01%
microsoft word 9	103	0.01%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	101	0.01%
staroffice/5.2 (win32)	100	0.01%
netobjects fusion 2.0.2 for windows	99	0.01%
mozilla/3.04gold (win95; i) [netscape]	95	0.01%
mozilla/4.51 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	94	0.01%
microsoft visual studio 7.0	94	0.01%
internet designer pro 250	93	0.01%
elemental software drumbeat 2000 3.04.411	93	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.2.0 for windows	92	0.01%
acehtml 4 freeware	92	0.01%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	91	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	90	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [de] (win98; i) [netscape]	89	0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0 für windows	88	0.01%
webexpert 2000	86	0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0 für windows	85	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape]	84	0.01%
mozilla/4.6 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	84	0.01%
arachnophilia 3.4	84	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	82	0.01%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape]	82	0.01%
htmled32 version 2.0d	81	0.01%
vi	80	0.01%
post-nuke 0.7.0.3 - http://postnuke.com	80	0.01%
mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	80	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	80	0.01%
photoimpact	79	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	79	0.01%
freeway 3.1	79	0.01%
adobe pagemill 2.0j mac	79	0.01%
weblogger brasil	77	0.01%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	76	0.01%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.60.18	76	0.01%
netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows	73	0.01%
netobjects authoring server 2000	73	0.01%
adobe photoshop(r) 6.0 web photo gallery	73	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	72	0.01%
html editor	72	0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0 trial for windows	70	0.01%
aceexpert	70	0.01%
none	68	0.01%
htmlpad	68	0.01%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	67	0.01%
mozilla/4.06 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	67	0.01%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.75	67	0.01%
mozilla/4.75c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape]	66	0.01%
web studio, version 1.0 for windows	65	0.01%
mozilla/4.02 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	65	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	64	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	64	0.01%
jasc paint shop pro 7	64	0.01%
mozilla/3.01gold (winnt; i) [netscape]	63	0.01%
editplus 1.2	62	0.01%
bbedit 6.1.2	62	0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape]	61	0.01%
mozilla/3.0gold (win95; u) [netscape]	60	0.01%
greymatter 1.21b	60	0.01%
visual page 2.0 for windows - trial version	59	0.01%
textpad 4.0	59	0.01%
stone's webwriter 2	59	0.01%
mozilla/4.73c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape]	59	0.01%
bbedit 6.0	59	0.01%
acehtml 5 pro	58	0.01%
virtual subdomains v3.2 - http://www.ledgerlabs.cc	57	0.01%
symantec visual page mac evaluation version 1.1.1	57	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	57	0.01%
internet assistant for microsoft word 2.04z	57	0.01%
php-nuke 5.2 - http://phpnuke.org	56	0.01%
bbedit 6.5.2	56	0.01%
siteup internet promotions meta-tag builder	55	0.01%
mozilla/4.51 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	55	0.01%
dreamweaver 4.0	55	0.01%
php-nuke 5.0 - http://phpnuke.org	53	0.01%
postnuke 0.7.2 - http://postnuke.com	52	0.01%
mozilla/4.02 [en]c-dial (win95; u) [netscape]	52	0.01%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	51	0.01%
mozilla/2.01gold (win32)	51	0.01%
dreamweaver 3.0	50	0.01%
realproducer g2	49	0.01%
mozilla/4.77c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape]	49	0.01%
textpad	48	0.01%
php-nuke 5.4 - http://phpnuke.org	48	0.01%
mozilla/4.6 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	48	0.01%
microsoft word 97/98	48	0.01%
adobe pagemill 3.0 macintosh	48	0.01%
xynx! netjet 2.50 build 86 (win32r)	47	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [fr] (win98; i) [netscape]	47	0.01%
mozilla/4.0 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	47	0.01%
micrografx windows draw 6	47	0.01%
lotus word pro	47	0.01%
htmled pro 3.0	47	0.01%
symantec visual page 1.0	46	0.01%
simplynet forwarding	46	0.01%
newsys	46	0.01%
mozilla/4.73 [de]c-cck-mcd dt (win98; u) [netscape]	46	0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder v5.0.1 for windows	46	0.01%
ibm homepage builder v3.0 for windows	46	0.01%
cosmo create 1.0.3	46	0.01%
acehtml 4 pro	46	0.01%
(c)2002 all rights reserved.	46	0.01%
netobjects fusion 2.0.2i for windows	45	0.01%
mozilla/4.7c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	45	0.01%
gfxartist engine 1.0	45	0.01%
synkron.web 3	44	0.01%
macromedia dreamweaver	44	0.01%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	43	0.01%
mozilla/4.03 [de] (win95; i) [netscape]	43	0.01%
dreamweaver 4	43	0.01%
cool page version 2.7 webmaster, aug 11 2001 for windows	43	0.01%