Need "standalone" basic web design software

[kranky]

I need to find something simple to use to design a very basic website. All the "easy to use" things I find recommendations for are pay-per-month and they are involved with the hosting somehow as well.

I want something I can run on my own PC and upload files to a host via FTP, so the only ongoing cost is the hosting. Use to have MS Front Page but it's long gone now.

Any recommendations? Doesn't have to be free but anything that costs a lot is going to be too complex for what I need.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Err, NOTEPAD.EXE and PAINT.EXE?

 

[lxskllr]

Kompozer? Development's stalled, but it should still work.

http://kompozer.net/

DuckDuckGo gives me openElement...

http://www.openelement.com/index.htm

 

[SergeyGor]

WebSite X5 - Tools to create and publish websites, online shops and blogs. Supplies photos, buttons and graphic libraries, and ready-to-use widgets. http://www.websitex5.com

 

[TheELF]

https://www.w3.org/Amaya/

For very basic stuff you can also use Amaya,just like kompozer it's out of date though.

 

[Lorthreth]

Microsoft Expression Web 4 (Free Version)?

It is discontinued, but still quite ok.

 

[ronbo613]

I would advise you look into fluid grid layouts because of the number of people who view websites on mobile devices. If your website is not mobile device friendly, your search results may suffer. HTML5 is the way to go at this point.

Check the internet for video tutorials on Adobe Dreamweaver fluid grid layout and get familiar with it. Sign up for the free Dreamweaver trial and build a few basic web pages that you can use as templates. Once you have the CSS pages and Javascript files, you can bail Dreamweaver and edit your webpages with Notepad+, FTP the stuff to your web host with Filezilla. Ifranview can probably handle most of your image needs.

 

[RossMAN]

Years ago I used EasySite well worth the $5 or whatever it cost.

Create web site offline, upload to website, get a cheap web host (around $40/yr).

 

[kranky]

Thanks for some suggestions to check out!

And shout-out to RossMAN.

 

[Iron Woode]

Google Web Designer?

check out this list:

http://www.nonags.com/nonags/htmledit.html

 

[RossMAN]

And shout-out to RossMAN.

:thumbsup: to one of my favorite AT'ers and friends.

 

[danny123]

Front Page and Expression. Still wortly