Adobe's Dreamweaver is one of the best software programs available on the market for creating and designing web pages. The only limitation of Dreamweaver is its steep cost that can act as a major drawback for its would-be users. Alternative options can be found among many free or open source software programs which perform the same function without any cost. There are many free alternatives for Dreamweaver. NVU, KompoZer, FirstPage, Matizha Sublime, Amaya and Aptana Studio are examples of alternative web designing software.

Free alternative for Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver is a powerful program for creating web pages. However the cost can be prohibitive for aspiring web developers.

Below are free or open source software alternatives, offering similar features to Dreamweaver:

• NVU: http://www.net2.com/nvu/
• KompoZer: http://kompozer.net/
• FirstPage: http://www.evrsoft.com/
• Matizha Sublime: http://www.matizha.com/sublime/
• Amaya: http://www.w3.org/Amaya/
• Aptana Studio: http://www.aptana.com/
• BlueGriffon : http://bluegriffon.org/pages/Download
  • BlueGriffon is a good alternative to Kompozer, which is no longer maintained.

See also

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