Developer(s) | Adobe Systems |
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Initial release | May 7, 2012 |
Stable release | CC 2018 (2018.1.0.266) [1] / April 4, 2018 |
Written in | Flash, Flex, AIR |
Operating system | OS X and Windows |
Available in | 19 languages [2] |
List of languages American English, British English, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish | |
Type | Website builder |
License | Trialware software as a service [3] |
Website | muse |
Adobe Muse is a discontinued no code offline website builder used to create fixed, fluid, or adaptive websites, without the need to write code. [4] It generates static pages, but does not manage hosting. Users can add more advanced functionality such as blogging and E-commerce to their website with plugins created by third-party developers. This application is available to download through Adobe's Creative Cloud subscription. The final feature improvement release was made available on March 26, 2018. [5] [6] Technical support for Muse ended on March 26, 2020.
Adobe Muse themes are created inside Adobe Muse and shared as a .muse file. Themes do not require any configuration or setup to get running. Since Adobe Muse generates static HTML files, the files can be exported to the browser for testing without needing to be hosted. However, because of its static nature, themes cannot be applied to existing content and content cannot be imported into a theme. Since themes are created inside Adobe Muse, they do not require knowledge of any code. Free starter designs are offered on Adobe Muse. [7] Themes can be viewed via a built in 'Preview' option that allows users to preview their website in the application. Users can also temporarily host their website in Business Catalyst for free as part of the Creative Cloud subscription.
Adobe Muse widgets are written in an XML format called MuCow (Muse Configurable Options Widget). [8] Widgets are placed onto a Muse canvas and their content is embedded directly into the HTML of the site. Widgets have allowed Muse users to add blogs, eCommerce, animations, etc. to a Muse website.
When Muse was initially created in May 2012, it was made to generate websites for 3 types of devices (Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile). Using viewports and redirects, a Muse website users would access a site that was built specifically for their generic device type. In May 2012, fluid design was just beginning to be used mainstream. After years of requests, Muse was made capable to build fully responsive content in its 2015.1 release.
Version | Released | Improvements included |
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1 | May 7, 2012 | Initial release [9] |
2 | August 20, 2012 | Built-in contact forms, auto generated sitemaps, auto generated navigation, faster loading times, and ability to attach files [10] |
3 | December 11, 2012 | Enhanced code quality, html5 animations, and mobile layout options [11] |
4 | February 26, 2013 | Spelling checker, export options, and code quality [12] |
5 | June 17, 2013 | In-browser editing, scroll effects, and layers panel [13] |
6 | August 13, 2013 | Parallax scrolling [14] |
7 | November 13, 2013 | Ability for developers to create 3rd-party widgets, social media widgets, and full-screen slideshows. [15] MuseWidgets.com [16] was created as the official source for Adobe Muse widgets. |
2014 | June 18, 2014 | A complete software rebuild with 64-bit support, in-app preview, and HiDPI support [17] |
2014.1 | August 13, 2014 | Self-hosted web fonts, bullet and numbered lists, and reCaptcha integration [18] |
2014.2 | October 6, 2014 | SVG import, text synchronizing across desktop and mobile, secure FTP support, and find and replace [19] |
2014.3 | February 11, 2015 | Usability and performance improvements, show and hide frame edges, secure FTP auto-detection, and HiDPI support for Windows [20] |
2015 | June 15, 2015 | Adobe Stock integration, Typekit integration, and contact form updates [21] |
2015.1 | February 8, 2016 | Free-form responsive web design, customizable starter designs, and integrated with Adobe Stock [22] |
2015.2 | June 20, 2016 | Better collaboration with libraries, asset collector, and improved Illustrator workflows [23] |
2017 | November 4, 2016 | Support for animations through CC Libraries, power zoom functionality, and support for Google reCAPTCHA version 2 |
2018 | March 26, 2018 | Final release |
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