Web Design Resources
hypertexture.net recommends the following open source and freeware Windows XP software, scripts, and online tools for use in website development...
:: Essential Web Development Tools
Software
» Coding
- Crimson Editor - freeware source code editor
- Firebug - open source Firefox extension
- YSlow - Firebug extension
- WinMerge - text file comparison and merging utility
» File Manipulation
- Bulk Rename Utility - freeware file renaming software
- Advanced Batch Converter - shareware image conversion software
- PDF Split and Merge - open source PDF manipulation utility
- CutePDF Writer - print any document to PDF
» Web Browsers
- Mozilla Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Safari
- Opera
- Amaya - the browser of the World Wide Web Consortium
- Webbie - screen reader for the visually impaired
- Lynx - text browser
- BackStreet Browser - website downloader
» SEO
- Google Analytics
- Analog - logfile analysis utility
- Web CEO - search engine optimisation software
- GSiteCrawler - Google and Yahoo! site map generator
» Server
- Filezilla - open source FTP software
- Putty - freeware Telnet/SSH client
- TortoiseSVN - open source subversion client
- WAMP - open source Apache, MySQL & PHP server package
Scripts & Platforms
» Content Management Systems
- Drupal
- Joomla!
- a8eJoomla - modification of Joomla! optimised for accessibility
- MediaWiki
- Gallery - open source photo album organiser
» JavaScript
- DYNIFS - dynamic iframe auto resize script
- Suckerfish - dropdown menu script
- dTree - vertical menu script
» CSS
- Reset Reloaded - reset all styles
- Sticker - sticky footer
- blueprintcss - CSS framework
» Platforms
Useful Bookmarks
» Design
- World Wide Web Consortium - web standards
- Identifont - online font identification tool
- Colour Lovers - colour inspiration
- Vector Magic - online bitmap to vector converter
- DomainTools - domain information and SEO tools
» Accessibility
- Browser Shots - test your web design in different browsers
- Browser Archive - archive of browser releases
» Security
- Good Password - password generator
