A list of links to useful web site creation tools.
- Creating Web pages
- Designing graphics
- Managing your site
- Flash animation
- Other features
- Related Tips
- Ask a Question
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 blogs
- 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)
Related Tips
- POI Loader - Garmin's software for sending POI files to many of their newer GPS models
- Extra_POI_Editor - turboccc's utility for creating POI files and tour guides.
- TTSVoiceEditor - turboccc's utility for editing Garmin voice files; works with models that have TTS (text to speach).
- GeePeeEx Editor - Hornbyp's GPX editor helps you produce files that take full advantage of the GPX format; handles many model-specific formatting issues.
- Mac POI Tools - Simon Slavin's utilities for creating Garmin POI files on a Mac
- PoiEdit - converts among several formats including Garmin CSV and TomTom OV2
