About CoffeeCup Software 

From Coffee House To Software Development

The story of CoffeeCup began in a real coffeehouse called The Raven & The Sparrow in 1994. It was the only place in Corpus Christi, Texas (and one of only a dozen or so worldwide) that offered free Internet access so people could come by, order a Cappuccino and surf the Web, which was quite new at the time.

The Raven & The Sparrow soon became a popular hangout spot and received a few news write-ups relating to the Internet, making them a hub for all things Internet at that time. While running and owning The Raven & The Sparrow, Nick started a side job creating Websites for businesses in Corpus Christi.

In 1994 and 1995, the task of creating Websites was daunting since there was no reliable software to help in the task. Nick grew so frustrated that he decided to create his own software that would help people create better Websites. One of his customers happened to be a computer programmer and Nick approached him with the idea of creating a software application that would enable ordinary people to quickly and easily create Web pages, so they got to work and in August of 1996 the first version of our HTML Editor was born.

The first version was free and was posted on the coffee house's Website at www.coffeecup.com This is how Nick came up with the name 'CoffeeCup Software'. Domain names were $100 back then so Nick decided to just use the name he already had and call the company 'CoffeeCup Software' after the domain which he already owned. It's funny how it became a catchy name but not by intention Nick assure us, he was just being cheap.

People from around the world downloaded the first version and the Founder of download.com told Nick he could charge for it by timing it out after 30 days and charge $20 if people still wanted to use it. Nick thought this was a good idea and the 'Shareware' version was released in July 1996.

There was no credit card processing at the time so employees of the coffee house would write down credit card numbers on Raven and Sparrow receipts along with users email addresses. The Raven and The Sparrow did not have a credit card machine so we just put them on a board that had a nail in it and emailed people the software.

After a few months of this the pile of receipts grew to as thick as a phone book and Nick finally got a credit card machine. Every order had to be manually entered and this took a week. When all was said and done the pile of collected orders was more than $20 grand.

Nick who kept being hassled by the City of Corpus Christi to get more parking for the coffee house or be shut down decided that there was a whole lot more money in software and closed The Raven and The Sparrow in December 1996. Nick worked by himself for the first year doing tech support and orders. He spent many a night sleeping on the coffee house floor and dedicated 24 hours a day 7 days a week into CoffeeCup Software. After the first year Nick hired his first employee and got a new programmer to make the HTML Editor better and to create more software.

The rest as they say is history. CoffeeCup after 14 years and many software programs later has had millions of downloads Worldwide and has never been afraid to try new things to make Webmaster's lives easier.

Coffee Cup Offers Lifetime Upgrades! 

One of the things I like most about CoffeeCup, is that they offer free support, recovery downloads and upgrades for life. I have saved a lot of money on upgrades over the nine years that I have been using their software. Their support team is very active in their Public Forum where users can help each other, somewhat like Squidoo. In their first decade, the company's software has aided in the development of perhaps millions of websites around the world. There have been over 45,673,152 Downloads in 87 Countries.

CoffeeCup Software Today 

CoffeeCup Programs 

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The CoffeeCup HTML Editor 2008 is 2 Editors in 1 !

Download the Free Trial Version of the Award Winning CoffeeCup HTML Editor Today. The Most Downloaded HTML Editor on the Web since 1996 is now even easier to use with almost 12 years of refined features. This helps new people who are learning HTML or CSS become Webmasters faster.

Now use ANY Font for your Website Text!

CoffeeCup Flash Flash Website Font. Just choose any Font you want and it will be rendered as text regardless if the visitor has the font on their computer or not. Website Fonts can be seen and indexed by search engines too!

The Only Drag and Drop FTP Client that Edits HTML, Previews Images

CoffeeCup Direct FTP. CoffeeCup Direct FTP allows you to edit HTML and text, right on the serer. This FTP client has support for drag-and-drop functionality and multiple FTP server profiles. You can upload and download all file types and preview images directly on the server.

Now Anyone Can Make a Website ... No Experience Needed !

Just drag and drop images or text on the page until you like what you see, and then upload to your Website. Visual Site Designer comes with over 50 Web Page Templates to start you off and you can make Websites with multiple pages, text-fields, graphics, animations and more. Create pages with your own images or use the built-in button and background creators to make every step a breeze.

Add Videos to Your Website !

Now convert your movies to Flash and get them on the Web! CoffeeCup Web Video Player converts MPGs, AVIs, MOVs, FLVs and WMVs to Flash fast and easy. Just choose your videos and pick a Player Skin and you are ready to upload your movies, clips, or favorite videos to your Website.

Add a Flash Calendar to Your Website !

Now you can add a cool Flash Calendar to your Website and highlight your events, meetings or holidays. Add descriptions of your special days and times and they will appear when someone clicks a date.

The Fastest and Easiest way to make Killer Flash Effects for your Website.

CoffeeCup Firestarter is the fastest and easiest way to make Flash Effects for your Website. It quickly creates complex text and image effects with just a few clicks of the mouse. You can make Flash Intro pages, navigation systems, graphic logos, or whatever you want !

Create Web Forms without using HTML or Scripts !

CoffeeCup Web Form Builder is a drag and drop program that creates the most unbelievable Web Forms you have ever seen. Add Input Boxes, Text Areas, Lists, Drop Down Boxes, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons and more.

Create Amazing Photo Galleries for your Website in seconds !

CoffeeCup Photo Gallery is an easy-to-use photo gallery creator for your Website. It supports all major image formats, including .GIF, .JPG, .PNG, .BMP and more. And guess what: no HTML or Flash knowledge is required! Simply point the program to photos on your computer and you're all set.

Add A Cool Music Player to your Website !

CoffeeCup Web JukeBox. Web JukeBox is a music player for your Website. It comes with over 20 cool players that will match any Website design. With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can add your mp3's and allow your visitors to listen to them on your Website

Create Powerful Google Sitemaps in Seconds!

CoffeeCup SiteMapper Today. By placing a sitemap file on your Website, you enable Google and other search engines to find out what pages are present, which have recently changed and have them spider your Website accordingly.

Live Chat with Users on your Website !

This program allows visitors the opportunity to chat with you in real time by just clicking on a chat link from your site. Live Chat is a great way to have support on your Website or to talk to people that are visiting your Website live.

Add Headlines and News to your Website Fast!

Add your own news to your Website or news from Yahoo, CNN, and CNET using Flash. Use RSS News Flash to announce news and link to other pages. Save space while improving the look and feel of your site.

Easily create and modify your own online journal !

A Blog is a Journal or Diary that is available on the Web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger". Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allow people with little or no technical background to maintain or add to their blogs with just the push of a button.

Easily Convert Digital Photos for Flickr&trade, Websites, Email and More !

Convert all your digital photos to use with Flickr%u2122 or on your Website, sending in email, posting on auction sites and lots more. CoffeeCup PixConverter is the easy way to batch convert your digital photos for all your needs. Add photos one by one or convert an entire folder!

Easily Rip MP3's or Burn Music CD's Now !

CoffeeCup MP3 Ripper & Burner is the perfect software for ripping, converting or burning your favorite music. It allows you to save your CD's to all kinds of music formats like MP3, OGG, APE, WAV, VQF and then play them back on almost any device.

Often Imitated Never Duplicated - The Original Image Mapper !

CoffeeCup Image Mapper has mouseover HTML capability, includes a fully functional image map wizard, and enables users to attach parts of an image to different links.

Instant Color Schemes for your Website !

Color Schemer is an intuitive, yet simple utility for picking colors and creating schemes for your Website. Color Schemer provides many different tools for choosing and comparing colors, and allows you to preview them in a Web page mock-up, all before implementing them in a real Web page.

Create Advanced Websites Using Cascading Style Sheets !

CoffeeCup StyleSheet Maker allows you to construct full-featured cascading style sheets, giving you full control of text placement, fonts, backgrounds, and more.

The Coolest Animation Software on the Planet Now Does Flash !

CoffeeCup GIF Animator allows you to create or edit Animated GIFs for your Web pages easily. Just open the software and it guides you through making great Animated GIFs in just a few simple steps. It's so easy ... anyone can do it.

Live WebCam Images or Video on your Website.

Putting Live WebCam Images or Video on your Website has never been easier. Now, with CoffeeCup WebCam, you can hook up your camera, start the WebCam software, and put LIVE Images or video online in minutes ! CoffeeCup WebCam will upload images from any camera, to any Website on your list, on any schedule you set!

CoffeeCup Gives Back 

CoffeeCup K-12 Donation Program Educational Software Package

Helping children around the world to learn HTML and Website Creation today, will help them to succeed in the future. CoffeeCup's goal is to help Teachers and Parents do just that!

CoffeeCup Software's K-12 Donation Program allows public schools to request their Educational Software Package (ESP) Free for classroom use to elementary and secondary public schools, and public libraries. School Administrators, Principals, Teachers and PTAs are encouraged to complete a simple form at CoffeeCup.com to qualify for the software for their classroom computers.

As of today 945,547 Students around the world have received CoffeeCup Educational Software Package Free!

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Tutorial - Create Image Maps using CoffeeCup ImageMapper

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