KompoZer for Windows

User Reviews

• Best Free editor that runs after Window XP

  jmc4523/15/2015

  Pros

  Started to use this when an old computer with Netscape composer wore out and had to get a new one. Never thought to backup free software from download.com. Figured I could always download it again. This is not as "smooth" to use as Netscape but similar enough that I could learn and increase speed after using it awhile. If you need SIMPLE this is the editor for you. I tried fancy programs that gave free trial and could never figure out how to make simple page in complicated program. The person who said it was too simple, should either buy a fancy product or build one himself if he so smart. If you just need text and photos, this is an easy product to learn and use.

  Cons

  A few features from Netscape are either missing or hidden so well they can't be found. Can't remember what it was called but showed returns (enter). Must put a title in/under photos. For my needs that is not necessary and just takes extra time to edit my site but I can't figure out how to turn it off.

  Summary

  Nice SIMPLE web site creator/editor!!!!

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• WORST HTML EDITOR EVER

  Moany_A55hole3/10/2014

  Pros

  Not a single thing Only good for spastics This program is designed for a 5 year old

  Cons

  Horrid editing Tables don't move Crashes Freezes Makes me feel like a total NOOB Messy code If you want to be a twat, use this program!

  Summary

  THIS PROGRAM SUCKS THE COLD SWEAT OF THE DEAD MAN BALLS.

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• js3250.dll is missing from your computer.

  FrosteeFire1/15/2014

  Pros

  Don't know, it's not working

  Cons

  I am unable to open the program, it tells me everytime this exact message: "The program can't start because js3250.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." I have reinstalled 3x and tried everything I know, please help me, I WANT to enjoy your product!

  Summary

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• simple full-featured easy to use

  theslaw15/31/2013

  Pros

  Does most of what a paid program does

  Cons

  I like the split mode that Dreamweaver has. I can't find that here. Not sure about templates.

  Summary

  Great program if you want to try building websites.

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• Great software! It's fast and works

  crodexter1/25/2013

  Pros

  It is easy to use and it works very good. I needed it for simple HTML page with quite large table. It ded all I needed. Easy to work with tables, to format text and cells. Thumb up!

  Cons

  None for me

  Summary

  It is really nice to find good freeware

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• Acceptable. A bit buggy, and dated in feel.

  bjkeefe10/2/2012

  Pros

  Mostly does as advertised -- a lean program that allows people who don't know HTML to put together a reasonably presentable page, or to modify an existing one, and once something is set up, to upload from one's local machine to one's web host.

  Cons

  Has certain bugs which scare the very people it would seem to be designed for; e.g., "Save" is grayed out after one save, even if additional changes are made. User has to know enough to choose "Save As" and dismiss the scary message, or state a new session. Does not seem aware of CSS stored in external files except perhaps as a tacked-on afterthought, which is confusing to people who, say, paste from an MS Word document and wonder why all of their nice formatting looks so bad on the webpage.

  Summary

  In fairness, I did not test exhaustively. I spent some time with the program for the purpose of helping a restaurateur friend whose wants were pretty much limited to wanting to make changes in his menus as they were displayed on his already-existing site that someone else had put together. My friend could not make KompoZer work despite some very good written instructions from his erstwhile webmaster, and I had to wrestle with it more than seems reasonable in this day and age. Also, I do not have much experience with WYSIWYG webpage editors, preferring to work with the underlying code and markup directly. The program has the feel of a decent beta from a previous era. I wouldn't recommend it to someone who knows nothing and has no one to call upon for help. I would, however, recommend it for someone who *can* call upon someone to get it set up, who only wants a way to make frequent small content changes without hassle. I'd also say it seems like a decent way for a non-markup-savvy person to sketch out a website, or changes to a website, to ease communication with someone else in charge of actual implementation. As I understand it, the program is not getting much active development these days. That's too bad. For a version 0.7, it's not bad, and seems like it's not far from being something good.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Oct 2, 2012<p/>Typo: In Cons: should have been "start a new session," not "state a new session."

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• try portable version Version 0.7.10 Rev 3

  vickiglam9/14/2012

  Pros

  dont know yet

  Cons

  didnt try,just got it

  Summary

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• Mangled my code badly

  bluchunx9/6/2012

  Pros

  Fast, free, decent interface, color coding is good. Browser WISIWIG view is good.

  Cons

  This program changes your code in bad ways with no warning. For example, I suddenly had anchor tags in the beginning of every paragraph out of nowhere. I could go on... In future editions: just stop doing that, or create a warning (accept or reject change), or tell people up front what code will be "enforced" so they can decide on the program without wasting thier time.

  Summary

  It would be good for a free program, but it mangles your code!

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• Can't open in Windows 7 despite downloading x 6. Help!

  Rhabdo20107/20/2012

  Pros

  I'll happily leave a Pros review if I can get Kompozer to open in Windows 7 which means getting the constantly missing file js33250.dll

  Cons

  File js3250.dll is missing form every download I've tried. Anyone have this problem? If so, please help. WWould love to give this web editor a go.

  Summary

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• Good html WYSIWYG editor and publisher

  Darwood4/20/2012

  Pros

  Easy editing of html pages using WYSIWYG or source html or Preview view. Good site manager and publishign features. Allows direct inplace editing of existing published pages.

  Cons

  Messes with your html layout. Little to no support for php, JS, HTML5.

  Summary

  Does what is says on the tin and great for quick and dirty editing of html web pages but not probably suited for the more professional developer. I'm looking forward to seeing future versions improve upon the existing features.

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