Ready to go mobile? Not quite sure, but want to try a mobile site to see what happens? These free mobile website tools will give you a chance to test and play around with them.
Zinadoo
One of the most recommended tools I’ve come across on my travels is Zinadoo. Not only can you create mobile versions of your website, but you can create entirely fresh mobile websites and share them with others. Zinadoo also has a whole bunch of added featureswor for SEO, site promotion, and more.
mobiSiteGalore
Another create-your-own mobile website tool that comes highly recommended to me is mobiSiteGalore. With these guys, you can create a 3-page site for free, or create larger mobile sites for virtually any mobile device for an annual fee. They have fully compliant code and advanced device detection, which should eliminate a majority of the hassles for non-code monkeys who aren’t as proficient with code as they could be. They’ll host it, give you the option of using your own domain name or using a free one, offer private & white label services, and pretty much take care of it all.
WPtouch
If you love WordPress and need a quick and simple mobile version of your site, WordPress.org has a number of plugins to help you along the way. One of the most popular is WPtouch. The plugin provides you with a customizable mobile theme that works with a large number of smartphones and mobile devices. This is great for site owners who want to offer a mobile version, but don’t want to modify the code for their existing WP site. (Image courtesy of WPtouch.)
Drupal Mobile Tools
Not to be outdone, Drupal also offers an extension for site owners looking to go mobile. Called Mobile Tools, this extension takes care of all the usually hassles that come with creating a mobile version of your site, including device detection, theme switching, set permissions, and more.
Mobile Joomla
Mobile sites are no problem for Joomla users either. Mobile Joomla provides you with a number of templates you can feed your content into, and you can add extensions to customize and tailor your mobile site even more. It works with all mobile phones and takes mere minutes to set up.
Mippin Mobilizer
Instead of playing with a mobile website, you might want to consider an app instead. Mippin (Now App Factory) makes it pretty darn easy to create fully-functioning apps with tons of features and options. You might actually prefer this option, if most of your mobile visitors use smartphones, simply because it gives you the ability to provided added functionality and ease of use.
jQTouch
If you are a bit more code-savvy, and are comfortable with jQuery, you might prefer something that lets you get right down to the nuts and bolts of things. jQTouch is a plugin that gives you the ability to create virtually anything and include all sorts of nifty features, including animations.
Other Resources You Might Find Helpful
There are a few sites that have such a great list of tools, I wanted to make sure you knew about them.
- A Guide to Mobile Web Design Tips and Tricks — Mashable
- Mobile Web and App Development Testing and Emulation Tools — Speckyboy
- Top Mobile and Tablet Wireframing Tools — Tools Journal
- 7 Useful Tools for Mobile Website Testing — WebDesignLedger
3 Comments on "7 Free Mobile Website Tools"
Making mobile websites is no longer a big deal, there are many websites that are offering initial package to set your mobile website for free.
It is a comprehensive list of mobile site builder, however many offer up to 30 days free trial with limited features.
Try Morces that offers free life time basic account with no anonymous advertisement.
I am using it and the basic features are sufficient for those who need to try out on building a basic mobile site with interactive apps to reach out to more lives
Hey there, Angie. Great post! Thanks for all the references.
If I may toss my hat into the ring here I’ll offer a mobile builder/CMS which I think rises above the rest (that I’ve tried anyway and are on your list). This platform is much more easy-to-use and “web 2.0″ than all the other big ones I’ve found. Plus for the money I can’t find one better as… it’s FREE!
http://www.qfuse.com
Anyway – IMO the best tool out there is called Qfuse – and it’s a mobile website builder/CMS AND also a QR Code Generator which links to the mobile website you create. Obviously it’s all about experience, flexibility of UI, and personal opinion…so that’s my $0.02.
The platform also serves to provide some analytics around number of times the site is viewed and the QR code scanned. So a pretty cool service overall — especially since, again, it’s FREE. They also have a pretty cool cartoon video on the homepage showing how the site works. Check out the platform at http://www.qfuse.com.