Microsoft India today announced the availability of WebMatrix, a free Web development tool designed to help website developers of all skill levels easily create, customize and publish websites to the Internet.

Microsoft has also made available a set of video tutorials, how-to tips and other resources for helping new Web developers get started.

“At Microsoft we believe that the Web is a vital growth engine for any economy and empowering developers is critical to drive this growth. We are constantly investing in tools and technologies aimed at helping developers succeed on the web,” said Moorthy Uppaluri, general manager, Developer Partner Evangelism, Microsoft India.

He added, “WebMatrix is designed to provide a simple yet powerful set of tools that developers of all backgrounds and skill sets need to build, customize and deploy Websites on Windows.”

WebMatrix is available today in nine languages and includes tools to create new websites, using code provided through a variety of available templates or using existing free open source Web applications, such as WordPress, Joomla DotNetNuke and Umbraco.

The ecosystem of nearly 40 open source application partners supporting WebMatrix is essential for development success on the Web.

Designed for ease of use

According to the press release, Microsoft designed WebMatrix for anyone wanting to create a website. For students and new developers, WebMatrix provides a quick way to learn how to build websites and for the professional developer, it’s another option for quick and easy data-driven website development.

Professional developers can also contribute to a directory of code published through NuGet, a free open source package management system, so others can benefit from their expertise.

WebMatrix provides the tools needed to run a website, including the Web server, database and Web frameworks.