WYSIWYG
Web Builder vs Quick n Easy Web Builder
Quick 'n Easy Web Builder was inspired by WYSIWYG Web Builder
but was developed from scratch to support multiple platforms, including macOS,
Linux, and Windows.
In contrast, WYSIWYG Web Builder is exclusively available for Windows. The two applications were created using different programming platforms, meaning not all features from WYSIWYG Web Builder are available on macOS and Linux.
For example, Quick 'n Easy Web Builder has its own distinct toolbars, menus, text editors, and image libraries.
Key Differences
Future
Compatibility
The
ultimate goal is to make both products fully compatible. However, this requires
significant development effort and will only be feasible if there is enough
demand from users.
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supporting it by purchasing your license today!
The
following table gives an overview of the feature differences between both
products.
|
Feature |
WWB 21 |
Quick n Easy Web Builder 13 |
|
Windows compatible |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mac compatible |
No |
Yes |
|
Linux |
No |
Yes |
|
HTML4/HTML5/XHTML |
Yes |
Yes |
|
64bit support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
High DPI
Support |
Yes |
macOS
only |
|
Extensions support |
Yes (250+) |
Only supports extensions built with Extension Builder (after conversion). Native (binary) extensions are not supported. |
|
Toolbox (drag & drop) |
Yes |
Yes (no searchbox) |
|
Toolbox customization |
Yes |
No |
|
Toolbar |
Yes (fully customizable) |
Yes (no customization) |
|
Ribbon |
Yes |
No |
|
MS Office color schemes |
Yes |
No |
|
Object manager |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Site manager |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Show page extensions, pinned pages, recently modified, needs review) |
|
Local Preview |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: auto detect browsers) |
|
Publish (Local/FTP) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Secure FTP support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Preview
via local server |
Yes |
No |
|
FTP
Manager |
Yes |
Yes (Not
available: local view, drag
& drop, copy folders, delete folders) |
|
Find/Replace text |
Yes |
via
Global Replace |
|
Responsive Web Design |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Easy
Breakpoints |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rotate (image/shapes) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rotate other elements |
Yes |
No |
|
Full screen UI mode |
Yes |
No |
|
Zoom |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Grid/Snap to grid |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Smart Guides |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lock objects |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Group objects |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Merge objects |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Links |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Smart Links |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Popup links |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Synchronize navigation with Site Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Synchronize navigation with another menu |
Yes |
No |
|
Copy/paste links between menus |
Yes |
No |
|
Events |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Events in navigation |
Yes |
No |
|
Template support |
Yes (200+) |
Yes (100+).
Note: WYSIWYG Web Builder
also has many third-party templates. |
|
Blocks support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Import pages from another project |
Yes |
No |
|
Built-in Spell Checker |
Yes |
No |
|
Multi-page properties |
Yes |
No |
|
Easy Mode |
Yes |
No |
|
Page HTML |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Site HTML |
Yes |
No |
|
Site Properties |
Yes |
No |
|
Style support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Arrange tools |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Asset Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Page Weight |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Site Map |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Verify Links |
Yes |
No |
|
Spell checker |
Yes |
No |
|
External CSS file |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External JS file |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Publish target folders |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Local backups |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Server backups |
Yes |
Yes (encryption not available) |
|
Backup Manager |
Yes |
No |
|
Auto Save |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Structured Data |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Text |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Bookmark |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Symbols |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Bullets |
Yes |
Yes (part of the text object, single line only) |
|
Indent |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Tables |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Sorting , Styles , Object Container , Import data , Striped rows . Hover rows , Size modes ) |
|
Marquee |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Image |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: 'Image from internet' option) |
|
Image effects |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: 'Auto thumbnail', 'Transparency picker', 'Frames', 'Image shapes' and 'Save image as' and fewer effects) |
|
Image
watermark |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: stroke color, stroke width) |
|
Image /
Video |
Yes |
No (WYSIWYG
Web Builder also supports the use of MP4 video in the image object. QWB does
not support this) |
|
PNG/JPG/WEBP compression options |
Yes |
No |
|
Image
Converter |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Form Wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Forms |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Forms conditions |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Forms (Set tab order) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
RichText form emails |
Yes |
No |
|
Captcha |
Yes |
Yes (reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha only) |
|
Windows Media |
Yes |
Yes (part of the media player) |
|
You Tube/Vimeo |
Yes |
Yes |
|
TikTok
Video |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Master frames |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Master pages |
Yes |
Yes |
|
File Publisher |
Yes |
Yes |
|
HTML object |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Inline frame |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Layers |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Go Menu |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Menu bar |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Navigation bar |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Site tree |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Slide menu |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Gradients) |
|
Tab menu |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Gradients, Animation) |
|
Text menu |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mega Menu |
Yes |
Yes (jQuery UI theme styling only) |
|
CSS Menu |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Sub menus) |
|
Shapes |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: 'Save image as', '3D shadow', 'Inner blur', 'Image effects', fewer shapes, fill rule) |
|
Line |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Banner / Logo |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: text animation and Save as ) |
|
Clipart |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Polygon |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Curve |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Curved text |
Yes |
No |
|
Scribble |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Text art |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Font Awesome |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Icons |
Yes |
Yes (Not
available: User Collection) |
|
Blog |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: MYSQL support) |
|
Article |
Yes |
No |
|
Image Hotspots |
Yes |
Yes (no
SVG import) |
|
RSS Viewer |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Photo Gallery |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Photo Collage |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Customize') |
|
Photo
Grid |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lightbox
Gallery |
Yes |
No |
|
Photo Album |
Yes (as extension) |
Yes (built-in) |
|
Rollover Image |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rollover Text |
Yes |
Yes |
|
RSS Feed |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Site Search |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Autocomplete -> open page) |
|
Slide show |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PayPal buttons |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Options ) |
|
PayPal
Shopping Cart |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ecommerce
Events |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ecwid Shopping Cart |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Vibracart Pro support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Login tools |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Create and Edit database in UI, only online) |
|
Protected
Content |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery accordion |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery auto complete |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery button |
Yes |
Yes (Not
available: show checkmark) |
|
jQuery dialog |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery date picker |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery listview |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery
droplist |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery progress bar |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery slider |
Yes |
Yes |
|
jQuery tabs |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Tooltips |
Yes |
Yes |
|
CSS3 Animations |
Yes |
Yes |
|
CSS3 Transitions |
Yes |
Yes |
|
CSS3 Transforms |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Global Replace |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Web Fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Google Fonts |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: variable fonts, parameters) |
|
CMS tools |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Error Reports |
Yes |
Yes (not dockable, modeless) |
|
Alpha value in colors |
Yes |
Yes (limited to specific objects) |
|
Carousel |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Timer |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Wrapping Text |
Yes |
Yes (Not
available: shape center alignment) |
|
Panel Menu |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Parallax backgrounds |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Text columns (CSS3) |
Yes |
No |
|
Notes |
Yes |
No |
|
User Defined Variables |
Yes |
Yes (Site Variables) |
|
Hide file extensions |
Yes |
No |
|
Layout Grid |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Flexbox support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Scroll Transitions |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cards |
Yes |
Yes (Not
available: line-height,
letter spacing) |
|
Sections |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Shape Dividers |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Unsplash Integration |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pixabay integration |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Toasts |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Preloader |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SVG Path Animation |
Yes |
Yes (Not available: Text Art) |
|
Background Overlay Patterns |
Yes |
No |
|
Gradients
(incl. Mesh) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Glass
Morphism |
Yes |
Yes (does
not render in the workspace) |
|
Mix-blend
support |
Yes |
Yes (does
not render in the workspace) |
|
Filter /
Back-drop filter |
Yes |
Yes (does
not render in the workspace) |
|
Border Images |
Yes |
No |
|
(Office) Theme Colors |
Yes |
No |
|
Emoji support |
Yes |
No |
|
Drag
& Drop Layout Grid re-arrange |
Yes |
No |
|
Canonical
URL option |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Web
Icons |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Publish
navigation icons as SVG image |
Yes |
No |
|
FlipSwitch |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Morphing
Shape |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Snap
Scroll |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Motion
Effects and Entrance Animations |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Editable
Content |
Yes |
Yes |
|
webp
image support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Social
Login |
Yes |
No |
|
Robots.txt |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SEO Assistant |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Table of Contents |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lottie Animations |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rive Animations |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Input Mask (forms) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Range Input (forms) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Input Group |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Underline styles |
Yes |
No (Not available: double, dotted, dashed, wave) |
|
Underline Color |
Yes |
No |
|
RTF Tables |
Yes |
No |
|
Overpaste Links |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multi-color icons |
Yes |
No |
|
Heading Text-stroke |
Yes |
No |
|
Plyr Video Player |
Yes |
No |
|
Dark Color Scheme |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Custom Scrollbars |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Floating labels |
Yes |
Yes |
|
AI Text |
Yes |
Yes |
|
AI Images |
Yes |
Yes |
|
AI Translate |
Yes |
Yes |
|
AI Remove Background |
Yes |
Yes |
|
AI Text-to-website |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Stability AI |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ollama / LM Studio |
Yes |
Yes |
|
ComfyUI integration |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Website Wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Badges |
Yes |
Yes |