10 Useful HTML5 Tools

Online HTML5 tools are a favourite for web designers. It’s a way to stand out from the competition and bring additional benefits for clients. HTML5 is the new version of the traditional HTML language, which has been in use on the Internet since the early 1990s. It’s the core of Internet technology and this brings the first major update in years.

HTML5 is the next step forward. Web designers who take advantage of the tools using this language now will have an advantage over their competitors. It’s not an advantage which will last forever, but with few people making the switch you have a golden chance. Here are the top useful HTML5 tools available now.

1.    Moqups

This app created wireframes, UI concepts, and mockups for you. The creators of Moqups have their own blog where they invite web designers to comment and make suggestions. It’s a matter of just clicking and entering some simple commands.

2.    Fontdragr

Fonts are always a pain to get absolutely right. Picking the wrong font can take all the attention away from your well-designed website. This font testing tool cuts down on the time spent picking fonts. It lets you view any font you want without delving into the CSS code and changing everything. Just select your font and it will appear on your website template.

3.    Liveweave

Liveweave is an app which offers you a playground to mess around with CSS, HTML, and Javascript in a safe environment where any mistakes won’t cause any damage. It also has an auto completion setting, which is context-sensitive, so you won’t spend lots of time typing in the same lines of code. The auto completion setting isn’t perfect, but it’s one of the most advanced versions.

4.    Adobe Edge Animate

Edge Animate is the ideal app for web designers who make animated web content. It’s a simple-to-use interface with a broad range and easy control. A lot of web designers have reported how it’s also a good app for beginners.

5.    HTML KickStart

Technically, HTML KickStart isn’t a tool. Instead, it’s a number of building blocks utilizing jQuery, HTML5, and CSS. There are layouts, files, and elements which you can drop into a website in a matter of seconds. In other words, it saves hours on tedious design tasks.

6.    Stitches

Stitches is a sprite sheet generator. Just click an image and drop it into the app. ‘Generate’ the sprite and the style-sheet comes with it. There’s a facility for previewing your sprite, so it’s not a matter of trial and error. It’s only available for Firefox and Google Chrome, as of this writing. No word on whether they intend on adding a version for Internet Explorer.

7.    Create

This web editing interface uses a browser-based environment for managing content. Apart from its obvious efficiency benefits, it’s adaptable to almost any content management system. It means you can use it whatever project you’re working on.

8.    SpriteBox Online

Compressing images is the trend of the year at the moment. By placing your images into Sprite form, you can increase the rate at which each of your pages load. For clients, this is essential and increased loading times can put you above and beyond the competition. This tool aids you in designing and converting photos to Sprite form.

9.    Online Velocity Sketch Tool

This sketch tool is a unique addition to the world of HTML5. It’s an online canvas which you can use to draw strange creations. You can control the point cache, density, and opacity. It lets you craft designs you wouldn’t have otherwise managed to create.

10.    Online HTML5 Audio Maker

HTML5 has brought many changes to the world of web design. The most major change is the introduction of an audio tag. It adds a selection of new audio features to this markup language. The problem with it is not many designers know how to use the audio features.

The Online HTML5 Audio Maker teaches you how to use these audio features. You can make your own audio sounds with it, as well as video. Full video integration comes as standard.

 Author's Point

Remember, many of these tools are community efforts. They’re regularly updated by their manufacturers in accordance with the whims of the community. Search for some of them on Google and get involved in the community. You could have a hand in the next major change to any of these tools. Furthermore, it exposes you to a selection of other tools offered by these manufacturers.

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