openElement

Free web design and authoring software — pilot your website without limits.

openElement is a free, standalone website authoring application that provides a WYSIWYG drag-and-drop interface. It automatically generates SEO-ready, W3C-compliant HTML/CSS/PHP code. The software includes a local webserver for testing PHP and databases, an SEO assistant, image and code optimization, and support for multilingual websites. Users can extend functionality through custom elements and element packs, and get help from the community forum.

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