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Free website design software.
- Free
- Nice interface
- Good preview feature
- Spell checker
- Less convenient than some
- Requires learning some HTML
- Skimpy support
- Can be slow
- Ungraceful PHP handling
If you're willing to learn some HTML and sacrifice some convenience, reviews recommend the Evrsoft First Page HTML editor as more convenient than most free website software. It lets you see the results of your code as you edit it, and includes spell checking and a quick browser preview. Lots of scripts are included too. The main weak points are in setting up layouts and using PHP. If you want something easier to use, reviewers recommend CoffeeCup Visual Site Designer (*est. $50) for Windows users and Realmac RapidWeaver 4.1.3 (*est. $80) for Mac users.
We found the best review of Evrsoft First Page 2006 at MerificamPress.com, where Matthew Griffin compares it with four other free web design programs, noting both its advantages and drawbacks. Download.com provides the most user-written ratings, some with comments, while ratings at Softpedia don't include comments. An older review at WDVL.com covers a much earlier version of First Page, but the screen shots make it easier to visualize how it works. A brief user-review at ReviewCentre.com is well balanced and helpful.
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Though this site is aimed at professional web designers, this review compares Evrsoft First Page 2006 with four other free web design tools, declaring First Page the best. It's a bit slower and less convenient than paid software, with the main drawbacks with layout, PHP and a "mediocre" FTP client.
Review: 5 Free HTML Editors that Get the Job Done, Matthew Griffin, May 2008
2. Download.com
Nearly 70 users give First Page 2006 quite mixed reviews that lead to an average rating of three stars out of a possible five. Some users love it, while others complain of scanty technical support and that the software can be very slow.
Review: First Page 2006, Contributors to Download.com
About 40 users (out of 8,000 who've downloaded the software) rate First Page here, giving it the same average rating of three stars out of a possible five as at Download.com.
Review: Evrsoft First Page, Contributors to Softpedia.com
4. WDVL.com
This older review at Web Developers' Virtual Library by a professional website designer covers a much earlier version, but still gives a good idea of how the program works since it includes quite a few screen shots.
Review: Evrsoft's 1st Page 2000, Lee Creek, Jan. 12, 2000
Only one user reviews First Page here, but it's the latest version. The review praises the software for excellent features, but warns that it's too slow for older computers and that technical and sales support is inadequate.
Review: First Page 2006, Contributor to ReviewCentre.com
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