The company today announced a new WYSIWYG HTML5 authoring tool code-named Muse, which is reminiscent of the first Dreamweaver beta released in 1997. It is not what I would call an extremely comprehensive authoring tool, but it shows the way how basic and mainstream HTML5 authoring software could look like (or how Dreamweaver could be extended). Much like the early version of Dreamweaver, Muse appears to be much more a proof of concept than a finished product.

Targeted at designers, Muse has the look and feel of Adobe’s graphic design products and does not scare those without HTML5 programming language away. Each Muse project begins with a new site (there is support for subpages) and leads the designer through planning, designing, previewing and publishing phases. There are several automated interactive functions such as tabbed boxes, slideshows, or menus. A finished product can be saved as a muse file, published via a Business catalyst account or exported to HTML, which will include all stylesheets and scripts.

Adobe says that Muse is designed to enable designers to create web pages as easily as create InDesign layouts. This first version is intuitive and is easy to use – but there need to be many more features as well as customization options to reflect the breadth of HTML5.

SOURCE via Adobe