HTML Authors Toolkit

These are the tools I recommend for HTML Authors using a PC and Microsoft Windows. Below each recommended tool is a link to lists of similar tools.

Find the tools that you are comfortable using, because once you get started, you'll find that doing HTML work is fun, easy, and addictive.

HTML Editor

Help to automate the process of writing HTML code.

Hotdog HTML Editor Version 1.0024
ftp://ftp.sausage.com/pub/hotdog24.zip
This tool covers HTML 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and Netscape Extended HTML. Top rated HTML editor on many lists of HTML and World Wide Web tools. Demo version available. Full version available upon registration.

HTML Writer 0.9 Beta 4a
ftp://lal.cs.byu.edu/pub/www/tools/hw9b4all.zip
This tool covers all the features of HTML 1.0 and some of 2.0. Future versions will have HTML 2.0, 3.0, and Netscape Extended HTML features.

Other HTML Editors

Telnet Client

Log on to your Web site to create the directories for your new HTML creations.

Ewan 1.052
ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/bryanw/pc/winsock/ewan1052.zip
Works great with Telnet:// links in Web pages.

Other Telnet Clients

FTP Client

Transfer your new HTML and image creations to the Web site.

WS FTP 95.07.08
ftp://ftp.usma.edu/pub/msdos/ws_ftp.zip
Nice graphical interface that makes FTP easy to use.

Other FTP Clients

Web Browser

View your finised product.

Netscape Navigator 1.22
ftp://ftp6.netscape.com/netscape/windows/n16e122.exe
Best browser on the Web.

Other Web Browsers

Other Tools

ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/Misc/w32s125a.exe

Paintshop Pro 3.0
ftp://ftp.winternet.com/users/jasc/psp30.zip
Graphic editor and toolkit.

LView Pro 1.b
ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Mosaic/Windows/viewers/lviewp1b.zip
Graphic viewer. Allows HTML Authors to create nice effects with images.

MPeg Player 1.65
ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Mosaic/Windows/viewers/mpegw32h.zip
Play MPeg (.mpg) motion video files.

WPlay Any
ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/sounds/wplny11.zip
Play any sound format on the Web.

RGB Color Triplet
http://www.obscure.org:80/~jaws/htmlcolr.zip
Changes text, links, and background colors in your Web pages using the Netscape Extended HTML features.