30 useful tools for making website's

Creating Web pages

• Dreamweaver - the popular web site creation package
• Hotscripts.com - free scripts to use in your site (Free)
• HTML Kit - tools for coding web pages (Free)
• AutoReplace - easily replace text across multiple web pages (Free)
• Namo web editor - tools for creating web sites
• Notepad ++ - improved version of Notepad (Free)
• Serif WebPlus - web page creation software

Designing graphics

• Adobe Photoshop - popular image editing software
• CoolText.com - online logo graphics generator (Free)
• IrfanView - image editing software (Free)
• Pixie - show values for any colour on screen (Free)
• Serif DrawPlus - graphics editing software

Managing your site

• Contribute - easily update sites and blog's
• CoffeeCupFreeFTP - manage and upload your site files (Free)
• Email check - check if spammers can see your site email addresses (Free)
• Firefox Web Developer extensions - tools for development of sites (Free)
• FileZilla - manage and upload your site files (Free)
• Link popularity - see how popular your site is with search engines (Free)
• Alexa Toolbar - Alexa site information (Free)
• Lynx browser - check how your site appears in a text browser (Free)
• W3C Validator - validate your page coding against Web standards (Free)

Flash animation

• Flash Pro - premier Flash authoring software
• SWiSH Max - Flash creation tool
• A4 Desk - easily create Flash sites using templates
• DVIO - captures video from digital camera to AVI (Free)
• KoolMoves - easily create Flash animation
• Turbine Encoder - convert video to streaming Flash (Free)

Other features

• MSN SiteSearch - add a search facility to your site (Free)
• PHPBB - PHP-based system for creating forums (Free)
• XSPF Music Player - play mp3s on your web site (Free)

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