The best choice for creating websites

HTML Editors (* = not free)

For managing websites: MS Expression Web* (Microsoft)
For building a website from scratch: Dreamweaver* (Macromedia) / MS Expression Web* (Microsoft) / NVU
For editing webpages: Notepad / NVU
For creating forms: MS Expression web / OpenOffice (OpenOffice.com) / BPlainPro (Mino Studio)
For creating stylesheets: TopStyle (Bradsoft) and Simple CSS for external CSS / OpenOffice (OpenOffice.org) for internal CSS
For creating image maps: OpenOffice (OpenOffice.org)
For advanced functions: 1st Page 2006 (EvrSoft) / UltraEdit* (UltraEdit)
For dynamic webpages: 1st Page 2006 (EvrSoft) / AceHTML* (Visicommedia)
For scripting: 1st Page 2006 (EvrSoft)
For creating on-line exercises: HotPotatoes (HalfBaked Software)
For checking the validity of links on a site: Xenu (Xenu's Link Sleuth)
Over-all: OpenOffice (OpenOffice.org) / 1st Page 2006 (EvrSoft) / NVU
In addition
- For creating PDF files: PDF Creator
- For downloading websites / off line browsing: HTTrack