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 January survey is based on a sample size of 14,921,610 pages downloaded from1,595,174 sites We detected authoring tool usage on301,505 sites (18.90% of all sites visited).

Summary

Web Authoring Package	Count	Percent
Microsoft FrontPage	151,456	9.49%
Adobe GoLive	20,288	1.27%
Microsoft Visual Studio	13,458	0.84%
Netscape Composer	13,252	0.83%
NetObjects Fusion	9,642	0.60%
Adobe PageMill	5,864	0.37%
Namo WebEditor	4,547	0.29%
Microsoft FrontPage Express	4,184	0.26%
Microsoft Word	2,216	0.14%
IBM HomePage Builder	2,074	0.13%
Microsoft Publisher	1,889	0.12%
DreamWeaver	1,772	0.11%
HotMetal Pro	1,686	0.11%
bbedit	1,517	0.10%
Golive CyberStudio	927	0.06%
Arachnophilia	852	0.05%
Visual Page	808	0.05%
Sausage Software	525	0.03%
MicroVision Development	310	0.02%
Symantec Visual Page	264	0.02%
StarOffice	228	0.01%
Allaire	216	0.01%
htmled	196	0.01%
IBM NetObjects TopPage	170	0.01%
Corel WordPerfect	129	0.01%
Elemental Software	80	0.01%
Microsoft Developer Studio	71	0.00%
analog	64	0.00%
NetObjects Authoring	64	0.00%
Frontier	61	0.00%
Lotus Domino	41	0.00%
Internet Assistant for Word	30	0.00%
Cosmo Create	23	0.00%

Revision Breakdown

Web Authoring Package	Count	Percent
microsoft frontpage 4.0	61,561	3.86%
microsoft frontpage 5.0	51,364	3.22%
microsoft frontpage 6.0	26,423	1.66%
microsoft visual studio .net 7.1	9,732	0.61%
microsoft frontpage 3.0	9,155	0.57%
adobe golive 4	7,369	0.46%
adobe golive 5	5,175	0.32%
adobe golive 6	4,931	0.31%
microsoft frontpage express 2.0	4,132	0.26%
adobe golive	2,614	0.16%
adobe pagemill 3.0 win	2,283	0.14%
microsoft visual studio 6.0	2,207	0.14%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.0.0 for windows	2,190	0.14%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.0.0 for windows	2,130	0.13%
	2,050	0.13%
adobe pagemill 3.0 mac	1,972	0.12%
namo webeditor v5.0	1,895	0.12%
editplus	1,814	0.11%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows	1,733	0.11%
microsoft word 97	1,693	0.11%
mambo - copyright 2000 - 2005 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved.	1,560	0.10%
microsoft frontpage 6.1	1,462	0.09%
microsoft publisher 2000	1,284	0.08%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.0.0 for windows	1,277	0.08%
html tidy, see www.w3.org	1,261	0.08%
blogger	1,258	0.08%
microsoft frontpage 2.0	1,250	0.08%
netobjects fusion 7 für windows	1,183	0.07%
netobjects fusion 7 for windows	1,152	0.07%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows	1,059	0.07%
hotmetal pro 4.0	1,049	0.07%
www.cm4all.com	967	0.06%
http://www.movabletype.org/	951	0.06%
wordpress 1.5.2	935	0.06%
ulli meybohms html editor	933	0.06%
microsoft visual studio.net 7.0	888	0.06%
notepad	845	0.05%
typo3 3.8 cms	783	0.05%
netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows	780	0.05%
web2date basic	757	0.05%
typo3 3.7 cms	720	0.05%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows	719	0.05%
namo webeditor v6.0	696	0.04%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 open source matters. all rights reserved.	690	0.04%
adobe pagemill 2.0 mac	690	0.04%
php-nuke 6.9 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org	672	0.04%
php-nuke - copyright by http://phpnuke.org	665	0.04%
golive cyberstudio 3	655	0.04%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows	653	0.04%
netobjects fusion mx for windows	649	0.04%
namo webeditor v4.0	648	0.04%
netobjects fusion 8 for windows	621	0.04%
hotmetal pro 5.0	599	0.04%
wordpress	591	0.04%
microsoft visual studio 7.0	586	0.04%
visual page 2.0 for windows	585	0.04%
mambo - copyright 2000 - 2004 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved.	578	0.04%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows	568	0.04%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows	560	0.04%
dvbbs	530	0.03%
namo webeditor v5.0(trial)	520	0.03%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	520	0.03%
xoops	519	0.03%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows	513	0.03%
cutehtml	499	0.03%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.88	498	0.03%
arachnophilia 4.0	498	0.03%
namo webeditor v3.0	497	0.03%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows	465	0.03%
plone - http://plone.org	451	0.03%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	447	0.03%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows	445	0.03%
microsoft publisher 98	435	0.03%
netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows	428	0.03%
typo 3.3 cms	386	0.02%
php-nuke copyright (c) 2005 by francisco burzi. this is free software, and you may redistribute it under the gpl (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). php-nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt).	386	0.02%
netobjects fusion 7.5 für windows	380	0.02%
dreamweaver	375	0.02%
typo3 3.6 cms	369	0.02%
gfxartist engine 1.0	368	0.02%
postnuke 0.7.2.6-phoenix - http://postnuke.com	366	0.02%
netobjects fusion mx für windows	366	0.02%
netobjects fusion 7.5 for windows	356	0.02%
wordpress 1.5	353	0.02%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows	351	0.02%
metty	345	0.02%
adobe photoshop(r) 7.0 web photo gallery	335	0.02%
netobjects fusion 8 für windows	334	0.02%
adobe pagemill 3.0j mac	333	0.02%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows	332	0.02%
quanta plus	323	0.02%
netnames forwarding	311	0.02%
microvision development / webexpress	310	0.02%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	304	0.02%
stone's webwriter 3.5	294	0.02%
wordpress 2.0	292	0.02%
adobe pagemill 2.0 win	285	0.02%
swishmax http://www.swishzone.com	279	0.02%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.3.0 for windows	268	0.02%
golive cyberstudio	266	0.02%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows	265	0.02%
mozilla/4.8 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	253	0.02%
wordpress 1.5.1.3	247	0.02%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	239	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.1.0 for windows	239	0.01%
phpwebsite	232	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.2.0 for windows	231	0.01%
postnuke - http://postnuke.com	223	0.01%
website pro 4.3	222	0.01%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	220	0.01%
acehtml 5 pro	219	0.01%
adobe photoshop(r) cs web photo gallery	217	0.01%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	215	0.01%
postnuke - http://www.postnuke.com	210	0.01%
sausage software hotdog professional 6	206	0.01%
photoimpact	206	0.01%
webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999-2003 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted	205	0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.2.2/1.5.0_02	203	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	201	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	198	0.01%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	198	0.01%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	195	0.01%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape]	193	0.01%
weblogic server	192	0.01%
stone's webwriter 4	192	0.01%
postnuke 0.7.2.3-phoenix - http://postnuke.com	188	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	187	0.01%
php-nuke 6.0 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org	185	0.01%
html	183	0.01%
vbulletin 3.0.7	182	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	182	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	181	0.01%
ort - ovh redirect technology	180	0.01%
mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape]	180	0.01%
php-nuke copyright (c) 2004 by francisco burzi. this is free software, and you may redistribute it under the gpl (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). php-nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt).	178	0.01%
web! 2.0 pro extended edition	175	0.01%
xara webstyle 4. see xara.com/webstyle	172	0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows	172	0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight	170	0.01%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.87	168	0.01%
tswebeditor (tswebeditor.net.tc - www.tswebeditor.tk)	167	0.01%
movable type 3.2	167	0.01%
microsoft publisher 97	165	0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows	165	0.01%
dreamweaver mx	165	0.01%
webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted	164	0.01%
netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows	164	0.01%
ez publish	161	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.2.0 for windows	159	0.01%
macromedia dreamweaver	158	0.01%
bbedit 6.5.1	158	0.01%
microsoft word 9	153	0.01%
arachnophilia 3.9	151	0.01%
php-nuke 6.5 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org	149	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows	149	0.01%
webexpert	146	0.01%
mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	146	0.01%
shopping cart program by zen cart™, http://www.zen-cart.com	141	0.01%
freeway pro 3.5.12	141	0.01%
wordpress 1.5.1.2	140	0.01%
php-nuke 7.0 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org	140	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.2.0 for windows	139	0.01%
ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows	139	0.01%
sausage software hotdog professional 5	138	0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows	138	0.01%
bbedit 5.1.1	138	0.01%
adobe photoshop(r) 6.0 web photo gallery	138	0.01%
adobe pagemill 3.0j win	132	0.01%
webexpert 2000	131	0.01%
www.ift.cx	128	0.01%
webexpert 5	128	0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows	128	0.01%
mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	127	0.01%
freeway pro 3.5.15	127	0.01%
acehtml 5 freeware	127	0.01%
namo webeditor v2.00	126	0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	126	0.01%
mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	126	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	125	0.01%
(c)1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 all rights reserved.	124	0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.2.3/1.5.0_02	123	0.01%
mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	123	0.01%
netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows	122	0.01%
mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	122	0.01%
vi	120	0.01%
created using yahoo! wizards 2.61.65	119	0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.1.3/1.4.1_03	118	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	118	0.01%
vbulletin 3.5.2	117	0.01%
vbulletin 3.0.3	117	0.01%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	117	0.01%
accxecom4	117	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 10.0.0.0 for windows	116	0.01%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	115	0.01%
jasc paint shop pro 7	115	0.01%
bbedit 4.5	115	0.01%
cool page version 2.72 webmaster, sep 15 2002 for windows	110	0.01%
direct handler v 4.21 ©opyright 07.03.2004 by www.service-fuchs.com	107	0.01%
acehtml 4 freeware	107	0.01%
postnuke 0.7.1 - http://postnuke.com	106	0.01%
telerova	105	0.01%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.75	105	0.01%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	104	0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.0.3/1.4.1_03	102	0.01%
hapedit 3.1	102	0.01%
web studio, version 2.0 for windows	100	0.01%
synkron.web 3	100	0.01%
bbedit 5.0	99	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	98	0.01%
corel wordperfect 8	98	0.01%
sausage software hotdog professional 4	97	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [de]c-cck-mcd qxw0322h (winnt; i) [netscape]	96	0.01%
serif webplus 8.0	95	0.01%
mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape]	95	0.01%
http://www.typepad.com/	95	0.01%
dreamweaver 4.0	95	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	94	0.01%
mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	94	0.01%
mozilla/4.77c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape]	92	0.01%
bbedit 6.1.2	91	0.01%
mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	90	0.01%
microsoft dhtml editing control	90	0.01%
symantec visual page mac 1.1.1	89	0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0 für windows	89	0.01%
microsoft word 10	89	0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder v5.0.1 for windows	89	0.01%
macromedia dreamweaver mx	87	0.01%
lionwap.org admin	86	0.01%
htmlpad	86	0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows	85	0.01%
claris home page 3.0	85	0.01%
php-nuke 5.5 - http://phpnuke.org	84	0.01%
netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh	84	0.01%
html editor	84	0.01%
wordpress 1.2	83	0.01%
bbedit 6.5.3	83	0.01%
virtual mechanics sitespinner v2 250f	82	0.01%
web studio, version 4.0 sp3 for windows	81	0.01%
vbulletin 3.5.1	81	0.01%
microsoft frontpage 5.5	80	0.01%