Reviews of Antenna - Web Design Studio

1. 
   stourswim

   Reviewing 3.0 Beta 3A (Sep 10, 2009)

   I needed to build a site for my local swimming club. I had a copy of Dreamweaver and Frontpage. Played with both and found them overblown and with a steep learning curve. Then I looked at others, some shareware others professional but they all seemed to be based on templates. If you dont like their templates, tough.If you want to do something creative they cant do it. Then I found Antenna. At first it seemed difficult. Then I went back to it. Read the tutorials and the forum and got into it. Now Im hooked. It is simply brilliant , easy to use and very capable. Once you get the hang of layers it all falls into place and becomes a powerful tool. Dont expect templates you simply dont need them as its easy to make your own. Although there are now some available.
   It really is WYSISWYG and a bargain at three times the price.
   Its not a simple template driven programme but a proper fully featured web design tool to compete with Frontpage and Dreamweaver
   
   Cons: None really. Like all capable software, and this is very capable you need to read the instructions look at the videos and persevere a bit at the start but once you get into it you will never look back.
   The user forum is very active and helpfull. To top it all the software writer actually responds and answers your questions no matter how simple. You dont get that from Microsoft. Dont ignore it, give it a try and persevere you wont be disappointed.
   The average person wants to be able to build professional looking web sites without a degree in html. Many people who review this type of software were brought up in the age of html and tables and look down their noses at anything new. Things have moved on.
2. 
   Frank A

   Reviewing 3.0 Beta 3A (Jan 13, 2009)

   Been using Antenna since 2.5 just plan love the program. Recently started using the beta 3.0, the programmers have taken it to knew heights.
   The software if intuitive, visual, and powerful.
   
   I recommend it to anybody that wants to build websites!
   
   Frank A.
3. 
   clouder

   Reviewing 2.52 Beta 4 (Aug 25, 2005)

   this idea is great, ever since css the idea of stepping away from tables is great, and this program seems to accomplish that. however, i was viewing the publisher homepage (what better way to see how effectively it can be used than to view the creators web site) upon viewing the source, all the style is written inline. so that kind of defeats the purpose of css and centralizing style, especially if your page has a common flow. i personally have not used this so correct me of i am wrong about this program not automatically creating external css files, but from the looks of stormdance.net it does not appear as though this program does that. so in conclusion this software seems great for the novice looking for quick/slick web designs, but for hardcore css enthusiasts and specifically high traffic sites, a little(maybe a lot) of recoding to centralize the style will have to be taken.
   
   btw i checked the nvu site and nvu is technically not even an acronym, and only stands for 2 words "new view" :P
4. 
   FredEE

   Reviewing 2.52 Beta (Aug 17, 2005)

   If version 2.52 sucks comparing to NVU you are really comparing two totally different programms. NVU is not even coming close to the workflow and design features of antenna. I like to build great looking websites in NO TIME, who sucks here?
   
   Are you a designer and want to avoid writing code
   Use Antenna.
5. 
   Englesos

   Reviewing 2.52 Beta (Aug 12, 2005)

   Antenna is a powerful, easy to use program that offers a number of design options that few of the more pedestrian "biggies" can boast - at least the last time I checked!
   I feel that Antenna is moving away from the ball and chain of website designers who feel the need to be adle to rewrite their code in notepad and facilitates the designer who wants a good looking, functional site with the minimum of fuss.
   I work for money - anything that wastes my time is hurting me.
   The outputted code is fully compatible with HTML 4.0 (Transitional)Specification W3C Recommendation, revised on 24-Apr-1998 as checked by anybrowser.com and I really like this program.
   Stop reading - download it and get started!

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