Freeway (initially UniQorn) is a WYSIWYG internet design application for Mac OS X developed by the British firm Softpress Systems. It was designed to copy QuarkXPress. 1.2 made QuickDraw GX elective. The concept behind Freeway is to offer a software to design web sites using an interface very similar to that of Desktop publishing applications like QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign, with out the necessity to dig into the HTML and JavaScript code. More advanced web site features, like connecting to a database, are managed by means of plug-ins called "Actions". Many commonly used Actions are bundled with Freeway itself, like a suite of Actions that lets the consumer create a shopping cart by way of the Mals e-commerce system. HTML code is obligatory. Versions of Freeway from 4.3 onwards also create HTML and CSS that right many rendering problems with Internet Explorer 6 on Windows. Freeway Express appeared round the identical time as model 3.5. It's a extra entry level model of Freeway geared toward house users and priced accordingly compared to the Pro version. Version 6 for Freeway Expres turned the freeware version of Freeway Pro. Freeway HTML capabilities had been typically compared to GoLive CyberStudio or Dreamweaver, outlining the latter had higher HTML modifying. 1⁄2 mice (out of 5) from Macworld in February 1998, praising the convenience of use despite the restricted HTML capabilities, and the missing features that the competition offers. 1⁄2 mice (out of 5) from Macworld in May 1999, citing the familiarity of use for QuarkXPress customers and the great help for CSS and JavaScript, whereas outlining the lack of entry to the HTML output. MacAddict in July 1999 moreover found its retail value too high. Freeway 3.Zero got 3 mice (out of 5) from Macworld in September 2000, outlining the enhancements, however nonetheless citing the lack in HTML import, the lack of exterior style sheet, and the non-validating generated HTML markup. 1⁄2 (out of 5) rating from Macworld in February 2006, praising the "no HTML expertise required" strategy whereas noting the problem for an experienced internet designer to regulate to it. Freeway 5 Pro got four (out of 5) with a terrific score from MacLife in September 2008, praising its ease of use, commonplace compliant code and wonderful documentation while being restricted with HTML hand coding. At the beginning of 2017 the creator of Freeway introduced the resumption of Softpress' enterprise without devoted employees technical help. It at present affords 5 merchandise: Freeway, Freeway Express, Chroma (for deciding on shade palettes), Exhibio (picture gallery creation), and Fretspace (for creating chord diagrams). Freeway now not runs on macOS Catalina or later as Apple deprecated support for its 32-bits API. It is being changed by Xway. Schorr, Joseph (April 1997). "UniQorn 1.2". Macworld. Vol. 14, no. 4. p. Engst, Tonya (May 1998). "Web writer's Essential Tool equipment". Macworld Australia. No. 5. pp. Pfiffner, Pamela (January 1995). "UniQorn appears to be like to seize DTP by horn". MacUser. Vol. 11, no. 1. p. James A Martin, ed. December 1994). "Page Layout with GX". Macworld. Vol. 11, no. 12. p. Cathy Abes, ed. (May 1995). "GX Aids New structure Programs". Macworld. Vol. 12, no. 5. p. Standage, Tom (April 1996). "Legendary Layout". WIRED. Vol. 4, no. 4. p. Sawyer, Scholle (January 1997). "Unique UniQorn 1.1: Make Web Page-Layout Magic". MacUser. Vol. 13, no. 1. p. Cohen, Peter (14 May 2006). "Freeway update adds free e-commerce feature". Gripman, Stuart (September 2008). "Design your site at Freeway speeds". Cohen, Peter (26 September 2006). "Freeway 4.3 works round IE 6 bugs". 18. July 2008. p. Alderman, Nathan (27 August 2015). "Freeway Express 6.1.2 evaluation: Web design program is free, outdated, frustrating". Negrino, Tom (February 1998). "Freeway". Macworld. Vol. 14, no. 2. p. Negrino, Tom (May 1999). "Freeway 2.0". Macworld. Vol. 15, no. 5. p. Negrino, Tom (September 2000). "Freeway 3.0". Macworld. Vol. 16, no. 9. pp. Merron, Jeff (July 1999). "Freeway 2.02". MacAddict. Dewey, Darren (February 2003). "Freeway 3.5.5". MacAddict. Cranford Teague, Jason (15 February 2006). "Freeway 4 Pro". Billings, Joe (4 July 2016). "Fin". Dugan, Sean (27 October 1997). "Freeway boosts HTML type management". InfoWorld. Vol. 19, no. 43. pp. This web page was final edited on 7 September 2023, at 13:14 (UTC). Text is accessible under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; extra phrases may apply. Through the use of this site, you comply with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-revenue organization.