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Free WYSIWYG website editors
Not all HTML editors are expensive. Listed below are free HTML editors we recommend in helping you create and edit your website easily, yet efficiently. These editors have been chosen for a number of reasons:

(1) Firstly, they are FREE website creators. There aren’t as many around nowadays as there was six years ago, but it’s still possible to find a few good quality editors that you can legally download for free.

(2) Secondly, being a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, they are easy to use for the beginner webmaster. WYSIWYG editors work as a drag and drop webpage creator. You don’t need any knowledge of programming or coding. They are as easy as writing a text and image document.

(3) Thirdly, they are suitable for the more advanced webmaster who may need more control over their website design. For example, it is still possible to edit the raw HTML code if needed or add JavaScript and CSS to the webpage.

Netscape Composer – Recommended for beginners.
Yes, it is true. Earlier versions of Netscape did come with a free HTML editor that can still be downloaded from their archives found at: http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/archive.jsp
To use Netscape Composer you need to download and install version 7.X. Once you have it installed, you can then find a good Netscape Composer tutorial at: http://www.umw.edu/training/inte/internet/composer/index.htm

1st page 2000 – Recommended for medium to advanced webmasters.
Evrsoft 1st Page 2000 is one of the best free editors for those webmasters wanting to code their own website pages from scratch. In other words, it is not a drag and drop HTML editor. Having said that, it does come with over 450 in built JavaScript’s and powerful wizards that allow you to easily create image rollovers etc. You can download First Page 2000 from http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml .

NVU – Recommended for beginners to advanced webmasters.
NVU is another free WYSIWYG website editor that has similar features to FrontPage or Dreamweaver without the high cost. If you can use a text editor, then you can also use NVU. This program has an option for more advanced webmasters to switch to raw HTML coding if required. NVU is certainly worth the download and can be found at http://nvu.com/screenshots.php .

Trellian – Recommended for beginners to advanced webmasters.
Trellian is another WYSIWYG webpage creator that is perfect for the beginner webmaster, yet also allows advanced programmers to edit the raw HTML code. Trellian allows you the option of three different editing views: WYSIWYG drag and drop interface, HTML interface, or a half and half mixture of the two. You can view all the features and download Trellian from http://www.trellian.com/webpage/ .

Ezpad – Recommended for beginner to medium skilled webmasters.
An advantage of this free website editor is its size which is under 2MB. However don’t let this fool you into thinking it’s not worth the download because it definitely is. Ezpad is a simple yet effective HTML editor, making it a perfect choice for beginners. The design is very basic yet the software is surprisingly full of features and wizards including form, frame and image wizards as well as many others which you can read about and download from: http://www.mmedia.is/ezpad/about.htm .