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Hello, am looking for a tool which can help me render a static website quickly so as to show the clients a quick prototype of how their website would look, and the tool must be able to generate the html codes and store them, as well as provide the design as well so that I can run the site locally on any machine.

I've had a look at dreamweaver but not really satisfied with it (thou am leaving it as the last option in case I do not get anything), and I do not want to use CMS as the site will not require any database as such, since it will only showcase the products the client is providing, no cart etc associated...

Photoshop is not an option as well since I want when I click on a "menu" it does load the page.

For example if I want to quickly design and run a website like the screenshot below. Any such tool available for a rapid web prototype creation and deployment?

BTW I do know it is better to develop manually, but in my current case I need to be able to drag drop items on the page, set the page/columns size quickly and generate the prototype in the minimum time possible...

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For a quick, clickable static prototype you can run locally and hand to a client, the easiest path is a visual builder that actually exports real HTML/CSS/JS (so menus and interactions work without a CMS). — because you want drag‑and‑drop plus exportable files rather than just images, aim for a tool that writes a deployable site folder. ’s mockup approach is great for early layout work, and ’s point about manual code is valid when you need pixel‑perfect control.

Try tools that produce exportable static sites (each item below can write HTML/CSS/JS you can open or zip and deliver):

  • A hosted visual builder that can export a ZIP of pages, styles, scripts and assets — useful if you want a designer-friendly UI but need downloadable code. (help.webflow.com)
  • A desktop Bootstrap-focused app that builds pages with components and writes a regular static site folder on export. (bootstrapstudio.io)
  • A desktop web editor that works with real HTML files and can generate static output (handy if you want visual editing plus direct control of the files). (pinegrow.com)
  • A free offline drag‑and‑drop site builder that lets you export/publish local project files for sharing or local testing. (mobirise.com)

Quick workflow to go from mockup to local prototype: build main pages in the visual builder, export the site to a folder or ZIP, then test. For simple prototypes you can often just double‑click index.html, but for features that use XHR, animations or anything that expects HTTP, run a tiny local server instead. To serve the folder from the command line (Python 3):

python -m http.server 8000

Open to test. The hosted-exported code can also omit platform-only features (CMS, server form handling, some runtime assets), so always test the exported files before handing them to a client. (docs.python.org)

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Member Avatar for dany12

THERE ARE NUMEROUS WSWYG EDITORS BUT i THINK IF YOU REALLY NEED TO CREATE A WEBSITE FAST A
AND SMALL THE MANUAL WRITING CODE IS THE BEST WAY BECAUSE YOU CAN CHANGE IT AND WORK ON IT FROM THERE MAYBE YOU CAN CREATE A TEMPLATE FOR SIMPLE SITES CMS SITES WEBSTORES ETC

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How about tools like mockingbird (web based), pencil sketching (FF addon), balsamiq (desktop) or ForeUI (desktop/browser) ?

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thanks for the mentions pritaeas

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