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 May survey is based on a sample size of 12,272,632 pages downloaded from 1,556,408 sites. We detected authoring tool usage on 399,322 sites (25.66% of all sites visited).

Summary

Web Authoring Package	Count	Percent
Microsoft FrontPage	226,685	14.56%
Netscape Composer	29,930	1.92%
Adobe GoLive	26,533	1.70%
NetObjects Fusion	12,711	0.82%
Adobe PageMill	12,056	0.77%
Microsoft FrontPage Express	10,183	0.65%
Namo WebEditor	4,906	0.32%
Microsoft Word	4,890	0.31%
Microsoft Visual Studio	4,454	0.29%
IBM HomePage Builder	4,379	0.28%
Microsoft Publisher	4,003	0.26%
HotMetal Pro	3,432	0.22%
Golive CyberStudio	2,749	0.18%
Visual Page	1,771	0.11%
bbedit	1,764	0.11%
DreamWeaver	1,629	0.10%
Arachnophilia	1,422	0.09%
Sausage Software	1,035	0.07%
MicroVision Development	555	0.04%
Symantec Visual Page	546	0.04%
StarOffice	448	0.03%
htmled	387	0.02%
IBM NetObjects TopPage	282	0.02%
Allaire	243	0.02%
Corel WordPerfect	238	0.02%
Elemental Software	196	0.01%
NetObjects Authoring	181	0.01%
Microsoft Developer Studio	152	0.01%
Frontier	131	0.01%
analog	121	0.01%
Lotus Domino	85	0.01%
Internet Assistant for Word	78	0.01%
Cosmo Create	52	0.00%

Revision Breakdown

Web Authoring Package	Count	Percent
microsoft frontpage 4.0	128,814	8.28%
microsoft frontpage 5.0	67,604	4.34%
microsoft frontpage 3.0	26,080	1.68%
adobe golive 4	15,424	0.99%
microsoft frontpage express 2.0	10,013	0.64%
adobe golive 5	8,084	0.52%
adobe pagemill 3.0 win	4,798	0.31%
microsoft word 97	4,038	0.26%
microsoft frontpage 2.0	3,744	0.24%
adobe pagemill 3.0 mac	3,635	0.23%
microsoft visual studio 6.0	3,536	0.23%
html tidy, see www.w3.org	3,317	0.21%
adobe golive 6	2,823	0.18%
microsoft publisher 2000	2,523	0.16%
ulimit.com inc.	2,192	0.14%
hotmetal pro 4.0	2,132	0.14%
golive cyberstudio 3	2,066	0.13%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows	2,042	0.13%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows	1,973	0.13%
netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows	1,777	0.11%
adobe pagemill 2.0 mac	1,654	0.11%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows	1,595	0.10%
editplus	1,560	0.10%
namo webeditor v5.0	1,450	0.09%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	1,304	0.08%
namo webeditor v3.0	1,296	0.08%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows	1,266	0.08%
hotmetal pro 5.0	1,245	0.08%
visual page 2.0 for windows	1,206	0.08%
namo webeditor v4.0	1,171	0.08%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows	1,147	0.07%
microsoft publisher 98	1,065	0.07%
notepad	1,044	0.07%
netobjects fusion mx for windows	1,037	0.07%
domain direct forwarding	993	0.06%
netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows	981	0.06%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows	975	0.06%
ulli meybohms html editor	960	0.06%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows	946	0.06%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows	932	0.06%
	914	0.06%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	870	0.06%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.0.0 for windows	829	0.05%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows	806	0.05%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	774	0.05%
arachnophilia 4.0	768	0.05%
cutehtml	736	0.05%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	719	0.05%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	706	0.05%
netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows	699	0.04%
adobe pagemill 3.0j mac	693	0.04%
golive cyberstudio	674	0.04%
php-nuke 6.0 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org	653	0.04%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows	646	0.04%
netobjects fusion 7 for windows	628	0.04%
adobe pagemill 2.0 win	614	0.04%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	609	0.04%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	584	0.04%
namo webeditor v5.0(trial)	574	0.04%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	570	0.04%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows	566	0.04%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	560	0.04%
microvision development / webexpress	553	0.04%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows	547	0.04%
netnames forwarding	544	0.03%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	522	0.03%
mozilla/3.01gold (win95; i) [netscape]	501	0.03%
freeformeditor 1.0	477	0.03%
netobjects fusion mx für windows	456	0.03%
microsoft visual studio 7.0	452	0.03%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	430	0.03%
microsoft visual studio.net 7.0	429	0.03%
vstore, inc.	427	0.03%
microsoft publisher 97	414	0.03%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4 for windows	414	0.03%
netobjects fusion 3.0 for windows	412	0.03%
webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999,2000 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted	409	0.03%
postnuke 0.7.2.3-phoenix - http://postnuke.com	401	0.03%
stone's webwriter 3.5	399	0.03%
ibm homepage builder 2000 v4.0.2 for windows	398	0.03%
microsoft word 9	371	0.02%
arachnophilia 3.9	366	0.02%
mozilla/4.78 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	362	0.02%
postnuke 0.7.1 - http://postnuke.com	361	0.02%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	359	0.02%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	351	0.02%
sausage software hotdog professional 5	350	0.02%
netobjects fusion 7 für windows	339	0.02%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	332	0.02%
mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	326	0.02%
netobjects fusion 5.0.1 für windows	325	0.02%
mozilla/4.01 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	324	0.02%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	323	0.02%
http://www.planck.be	317	0.02%
adobe pagemill 3.0j win	316	0.02%
sausage software hotdog professional 6	312	0.02%
sausage software hotdog professional 4	301	0.02%
dreamweaver	301	0.02%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	293	0.02%
php-nuke 5.5 - http://phpnuke.org	285	0.02%
direct handler v 4.16 ©opyright 30.04.2003 by www.service-fuchs.com	282	0.02%
bbedit 4.5	271	0.02%
web studio, version 2.0 for windows	270	0.02%
netobjects fusion 5.0.1 for windows	264	0.02%
www.cm4all.com	261	0.02%
namo webeditor v2.00	261	0.02%
mozilla/4.76 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	261	0.02%
php-nuke 6.5 - copyright 2003 by http://phpnuke.org	252	0.02%
mozilla/3.0gold (win95; i) [netscape]	247	0.02%
bbedit 5.1.1	242	0.02%
bbedit 5.0	237	0.02%
mozilla/4.03 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	236	0.02%
webexpert	234	0.02%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.76	231	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.2.0 for windows	229	0.01%
mozilla/4.6 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	228	0.01%
photoimpact	223	0.01%
mozilla/4.51 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	222	0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	221	0.01%
mozilla/4.78 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	217	0.01%
ibm netobjects toppage v4.0.3 for windows	216	0.01%
corel wordperfect 8	212	0.01%
symantec visual page mac 1.1.1	211	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	211	0.01%
netobjects fusion 3.0 for macintosh	210	0.01%
microsoft frontpage 1.1	209	0.01%
visual page 1.1a for windows	207	0.01%
internet designer pro 250	207	0.01%
mozilla/4.74 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	191	0.01%
adobe photoshop(r) 6.0 web photo gallery	187	0.01%
webexpert 2000	180	0.01%
php-nuke 5.6 - copyright 2002 by http://phpnuke.org	180	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	180	0.01%
acehtml 4 freeware	179	0.01%
web2date basic	178	0.01%
mozilla/4.06 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	178	0.01%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	174	0.01%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	173	0.01%
staroffice/5.2 (win32)	169	0.01%
none	169	0.01%
web! 2.0 pro edition	167	0.01%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	167	0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	165	0.01%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (x11; i; linux 2.3.99-pre3 i686) [netscape]	164	0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2000 for windows	164	0.01%
visual page 1.0 for windows	163	0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0 für windows	162	0.01%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape]	160	0.01%
gfxartist engine 1.0	159	0.01%
html editor	157	0.01%
bbedit 6.1.2	157	0.01%
elemental software drumbeat 2000 3.04.411	156	0.01%
vi	154	0.01%
mozilla/3.04gold (win95; i) [netscape]	154	0.01%
stone's webwriter 3	152	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en]c-cck-mcd nscpcd47 (win98; i) [netscape]	152	0.01%
mozilla/4.6 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	152	0.01%
microsoft developer studio	152	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.1.0 for windows	152	0.01%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.82	151	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape]	150	0.01%
mozilla/4.51 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	149	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	146	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	146	0.01%
adobe photoshop(r) 7.0 web photo gallery	146	0.01%
netobjects authoring server 2000	145	0.01%
acehtml 5 pro	145	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [de] (win98; i) [netscape]	140	0.01%
mozilla/4.73 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	137	0.01%
aceexpert	137	0.01%
microsoft visual interdev 1.0	136	0.01%
mozilla/3.01gold (winnt; i) [netscape]	135	0.01%
typo 3.3 cms	134	0.01%
netobjects fusion 2.0.2 for windows	132	0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0 für windows	131	0.01%
mozilla/4.77 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	130	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	130	0.01%
bbedit 6.5.2	129	0.01%
web studio, version 1.0 for windows	128	0.01%
arachnophilia 3.4	128	0.01%
mozilla/4.75c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape]	127	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	127	0.01%
homestead sitebuilder lpx	126	0.01%
dreamweaver 4.0	125	0.01%
jasc paint shop pro 7	124	0.01%
ikonboard 3.1.1	121	0.01%
freeway 3.1	120	0.01%
siteup internet promotions meta-tag builder	119	0.01%
editplus 1.2	118	0.01%
postnuke 0.7.2 - http://postnuke.com	116	0.01%
mozilla/4.61 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	116	0.01%
htmlpad	116	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win98; u) [netscape]	115	0.01%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.75	115	0.01%
serif pageplus 8.0	111	0.01%
synkron.web 3	110	0.01%
adobe pagemill 2.0j mac	110	0.01%
netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows	107	0.01%
linux quanta 3.0	106	0.01%
acehtml 4 pro	106	0.01%
macromedia dreamweaver	104	0.01%
mozilla/3.0gold (win95; u) [netscape]	103	0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0 trial for windows	101	0.01%
mozilla/4.77c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape]	101	0.01%
mozilla/4.51 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	101	0.01%
mozilla/4.02 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	99	0.01%
stone's webwriter 2	98	0.01%
simplynet forwarding	98	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	98	0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows	98	0.01%
greymatter 1.21c	98	0.01%
mozilla/4.06 [en] (win98; i) [netscape]	97	0.01%
textpad 4.0	96	0.01%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (win95; i) [netscape]	96	0.01%
microsoft notepad	96	0.01%
quanta plus	95	0.01%
mozilla/4.5 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	95	0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder v5.0.1 for windows	95	0.01%
htmled32 version 2.0d	95	0.01%
symantec visual page mac evaluation version 1.1.1	94	0.01%
homesite 4.0	91	0.01%
dreamweaver 3.0	91	0.01%
php-nuke 5.2 - http://phpnuke.org	90	0.01%
adobe pagemill 3.0 macintosh	90	0.01%
homesite	89	0.01%
bbedit 6.0	89	0.01%
(c)2002 all rights reserved.	89	0.01%
microsoft frontpage 6.0	87	0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.4.1 for windows	87	0.01%
html tidy for mac os, see www.w3.org	87	0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [fr] (win98; i) [netscape]	86	0.01%
handmade	86	0.01%
notepad.exe	84	0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.2 for windows	84	0.01%
ez publish	84	0.01%
edytor znaczników html	84	0.01%
mozilla/4.74 [en] (win95; u) [netscape]	83	0.01%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape]	83	0.01%
mozilla/4.72 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape]	83	0.01%
mozilla/4.76 (macintosh; u; ppc) [netscape]	82	0.01%
anybrowser.com metamaker	82	0.01%
visual page 2.0 for windows - trial version	81	0.01%
mozilla/4.7c-cck-mcd {c-udp; ebm-apple} (macintosh; i; ppc) [netscape]	81	0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (winnt; u) [netscape]	81	0.01%
htmled pro32 version 2.0b	81	0.01%
html	81	0.01%
simply.com forwarding	80	0.01%
php-nuke 5.4 - http://phpnuke.org	80	0.01%
yellowpage: http://www.zj001.com/	79	0.01%
mozilla/4.02 [en]c-dial (win95; u) [netscape]	79	0.01%
microsoft word 97/98	79	0.01%
macromedia dreamweaver 4.0	79	0.01%
self	78	0.01%
internet assistant for microsoft word 2.04z	78	0.01%