Carl Davis's HTML Editor Reviews (Comparison Matrix Ordered by Score)

Carl Davis's -- HTML Editor Reviews

Editor Comparison Matrix

Ordered by Program Name

Overview

This page contains the comparison matrix order by the score I've given it. The scoring system is 1-5 stars, with 5 being the highest available score. Click on the categories to see descriptions of what they represent.

Matrix

Category	Sub-Category	AOLpress	FrontPage	Homesite	HotDog Pro	HotDog Standard	HoTMetaL Pro	HTML Assistant Pro	Web Wizard TDOU	WebEdit	Sub-Category	FlexED	HTMLed Pro	LiquidFX	Macromedia Backstage Designer	ReVol Web Worker	SpiderPad	Webmaster Pro	WebMedia Publisher	1-4-All	CMed	Sub-Category	Corel Web.Designer	HTML Assistant	HTML Easy! Pro	HTML Writer	HTMLed	Incontext Spider	Navigator Composer	EdWin	Live Markup - My Business Software	Sub-Category	Web Designer	Web Mania	Webber
Carl's Picks:
Overview:	Version	1.2.3	97	2.0	3.0.21	1.5	3.0	3.0	1.2	2.0	Version	1.7	2.0	2.05	1.0	1.2	1.0.0	1.0	2.5	0.91	2.0	Version	1.1	1.4	1.3	0.9b4	2	1.1	4.0	2.1	1.0	Version	1.0	1.2	1.1
	Score (# Stars)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	Score (# Stars)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	Score (# Stars)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	Score (# Stars)	2	2	2
	Platforms	WMNU	N	N	W	W	WMUN	WN	WN	WN	Platforms	WN	WN	N	WN	N	W	W	N	N	N	Platforms	WN	W	W	W	WN	W	NMU	WN	W	Platforms	N	W	W
	Type	G	G	T	T	T	T/G	T	Wiz	T	Type	T	T	T	G	T	T	T	T	T	T	Type	G/T	T	T	T	T	G	G	T	G	Type	T	T	T
HTML Tags:	HTML3.0	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	HTML3.0	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	HTML3.0	Some	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	---	HTML3.0	Yes	Some	Yes
	Netscape 1.X	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Netscape 1.X	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Netscape 1.X	Some	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Some	Some	---	Netscape 1.X	Yes	---	Yes
	Netscape 2.0	---	Some	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Netscape 2.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Netscape 2.0	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Some	Some	---	Netscape 2.0	Some	Some	---
	MS Explorer	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	MS Explorer	---	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	MS Explorer	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	MS Explorer	Yes	---	---
	HTML 3.2	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	HTML 3.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	HTML 3.2	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Some	---	---	HTML 3.2	Yes	---	---
	Style Sheets	---	---	---	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	Style Sheets	---	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	Style Sheets	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Style Sheets	---	---	---
Support:	Tables	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Tables	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tables	Some	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	---	Tables	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Forms	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Frames	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Frames	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Frames	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Frames	Yes	Yes	---
	Applets/ActiveX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Applets/ActiveX	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Applets/ActiveX	---	???	---	---	Some	---	---	---	---	Applets/ActiveX	Yes	---	---
	Javascript	---	---	Some	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	Javascript	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	Some	---	Javascript	---	???	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Javascript	---	---	---
Ease of Use:	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	---	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	---	Yes
	Intelligent Menu Structure	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	N/A	Yes	Intelligent Menu Structure	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Intelligent Menu Structure	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Some	---	Yes	Intelligent Menu Structure	Some	---	---
	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	---	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Some	Single Click Common Tags	---	Some	---
	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Some	Easy/Useful Button Bars	---	Yes	---
	Home Page Wizard	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	Home Page Wizard	---	Yes	---	???	Yes	???	---	---	---	---	Home Page Wizard	---	???	???	---	Yes	???	---	---	---	Home Page Wizard	Yes	???	---
	Drag/Drop Links and Images	---	---	Yes	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	Drag/Drop Links and Images	---	---	---	???	Some	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Drag/Drop Links and Images	---	???	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	Drag/Drop Links and Images	---	---	---
Power User:	Right Button Menus	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Right Button Menus	Yes	Yes	Yes	???	Yes	Yes	Yes	???	Yes	---	Right Button Menus	---	???	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Right Button Menus	Yes	Yes	???
	Attribute Dialogs	Some	Some	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Some	N/A	Some	Attribute Dialogs	Some	Some	---	---	Some	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Attribute Dialogs	Some	---	Some	---	Some	Yes	Some	---	---	Attribute Dialogs	---	---	Yes
	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	---	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	???	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	---	---
	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	???	???	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	???	---
Designers or Editors	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	---	Yes	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Table Designer/Editor	Some	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Form Designer	Yes	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	Form Designer	---	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Form Designer	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Form Designer	---	Yes	Some
	Frame Designer	---	Some	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	Frame Designer	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	???	Yes	---	Frame Designer	---	???	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Frame Designer	---	Yes	---
	Image Map Editor	Yes	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	Image Map Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Image Map Editor	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Image Map Editor	---	---	---
Help:	Full Help File	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Full Help File	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	---	---	Full Help File	Some	Yes	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Some	---	Some	Full Help File	---	Yes	Yes
Help:	HTML Help	---	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	HTML Help	Some	Yes	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	HTML Help	---	---	---	Some	Yes	Some	Some	Some	---	HTML Help	---	---	Yes
File Size:	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	> 40K bytes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	> 40K bytes	---	Yes	Yes
File Size:	> 100K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	> 100K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	> 100K bytes	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	> 100K bytes	---	---	Yes
Importing and Conversion:	Rich Text	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	---	Rich Text	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Rich Text	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Rich Text	---	---	---
Importing and Conversion:	Word or Wordperfect	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	N/A	---	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---
Validation:	On Demand Checks	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	N/A	Some	On Demand Checks	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	---	---	---	On Demand Checks	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	On Demand Checks	---	---	Yes
	Rule Enforcement	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	N/A	---	Rule Enforcement	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Rule Enforcement	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	Rule Enforcement	---	---	---
	HTML 3.0	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	N/A	---	HTML 3.0	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	HTML 3.0	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Some	---	---	HTML 3.0	---	---	Yes
	Netscape	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	N/A	Some	Netscape	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Netscape	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	---	Netscape	---	---	Yes
	Explorer	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	N/A	---	Explorer	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Explorer	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	---	Explorer	---	---	---
Checking:	Spelling	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	Spelling	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Spelling	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	Spelling	---	---	---
Checking:	Thesaurus	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	???	---	Thesaurus	---	---	---	???	---	---	---	---	---	---	Thesaurus	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Thesaurus	---	---	---
Customization:	User Text or Tags	---	Some	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	N/A	Yes	User Text or Tags	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	User Text or Tags	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	User Text or Tags	---	Yes	---
	Add New Button	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	N/A	Yes	Add New Button	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Some	---	---	Some	---	Add New Button	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Add New Button	---	Yes	---
	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	N/A	---	Keystroke Macros	---	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---
	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Macro Language	---	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Macro Language	---	---	---
	Document Templates	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Document Templates	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	???	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Document Templates	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	???	Document Templates	---	???	---
Other:	Project Management	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Project Management	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Project Management	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Project Management	---	---	---
	Site Management	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Site Management	---	---	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	Site Management	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Site Management	---	---	---
	Image Editor	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Image Editor	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Image Editor	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Image Editor	---	---	---
	Built-in Previewer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Some	Yes	---	---	Built-in Previewer	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Built-in Previewer	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Built-in Previewer	---	---	---
	Tag Color Coding	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Tag Color Coding	---	Yes	Yes	???	Yes	Yes	---	???	Yes	---	Tag Color Coding	---	---	---	---	Yes	N/A	Yes	---	N/A	Tag Color Coding	---	---	---
Category	Sub-Category	AOLpress	FrontPage	Homesite	HotDog Pro	HotDog Standard	HoTMetaL Pro	HTML Assistant Pro	Web Wizard TDOU	WebEdit	Sub-Category	FlexED	HTMLed Pro	LiquidFX	Macromedia Backstage Designer	ReVol Web Worker	SpiderPad	Webmaster Pro	WebMedia Publisher	1-4-All	CMed	Sub-Category	Corel Web.Designer	HTML Assistant	HTML Easy! Pro	HTML Writer	HTMLed	Incontext Spider	Navigator Composer	EdWin	Live Markup - My Business Software	Sub-Category	Web Designer	Web Mania	Webber

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