Here is a list of programs I have used in creating my sites, and which I have found particularly good. I have tried to indicate if there are other versions available, but I don't know how they perform. Your working practices probably differ from mine, so what I find useful may not necessarily appear so great to you. Click on the company logo or button to visit their site.
All sites offer a downloadable shareware, freeware or trialware version.
Allaire's HomeSite is my favourite program for HTML editing. It has an enormous function list, so I will only mention a couple of features that make it outstanding. It is a text-based editor, so some knowledge of HTML is required, but the extensive help files can assist with that. It is also easy to define other browsers to check the appearance of your work externally, without the need to save each time. HomeSite has an excellent and fast global search and replace function, so making changes that affect a whole series of pages is simple.