openElement

First up, you need to know that openElement is not for everyone. This is an application that is meant to be used by developers, web designers, and programmers. If you fit the profile, then you need to know that openElement is a properly good web design and web authoring tool. It will help you quickly create beautiful websites for your clients.

openElement, at the time of writing this, is only available for Microsoft’s Windows operating system – Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 are supported. The developer says that a Mac version will be released soon.

Getting back to Microsoft’s Windows OS, it must be mentioned that the setup wizard that will help you install openElement will determine if all the prerequisites needed to run the program are available on your PC. If any prerequisites are missing, the setup wizard will help you get and install them on your PC.

openElement features a ribbon interface. Said interface provides support for two languages (English and French) and for multiple software skins. Money Twins, The Asphalt World, McSkin, Dark Side, and other skins are available.

When you launch openElement, it will display the same content you can find on the official openElement website. The interface comes to live only after you get started with a new project. As expected, the website you’re working on is presented front and center on the interface; at the top and to the sides there are panels and buttons for all the various features you can use to customize the website you’re working on.

It is quite easy to get started with a new openElement project. It is easy because there are multiple templates to choose from. There are templates for professional websites, personal websites, entertainment websites, and more. Once you pick a template, you can customize it so it perfectly suits your needs. This part is made easy by the fact that openElement is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor. When you’re done, you can preview your work and you can publish it.

openElement is freeware; consider making a donation if you like using this application.

Quickly and quite easily create websites with the free web design and web authoring tool openElement.