CoffeeCup HTML Editor was the go-to tool for a ton of DIY web designers in the late ’90s and early 2000s, back when spinning GIFs and hit counters ruled the internet. First launched in 1996, it gave regular people a way to hand-code websites without feeling like you needed a computer science degree. Over the years, updates like version 5 in 1998 added built-in FTP and a library of snippets, and by the early 2000s, version 9 had WYSIWYG features so you could drag, drop, and publish without touching every line of code. It lived in that sweet spot of giving you control but not overwhelming you—basically, if you were making a personal site, fan page, or your first small business homepage, CoffeeCup was your ride-or-die editor.