Updated: August 4, 2020 (November 16, 2009)

Past FrontPage and SharePoint Designer Versions

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The SharePoint Designer product for SharePoint site customization is now free. SharePoint Designer and the separate Expression Web product both descend from FrontPage, a longtime Web design product that was discontinued after the 2003 release.

FrontPage service packs have been delivered with Office service packs, even though FrontPage is no longer bundled with any edition of Office. FrontPage 2000 updates came with Office 2000 service packs, while FrontPage 2002 updates came with Office XP and FrontPage 2003 updates came with Office 2003.

Product	Current Service Pack	Mainstream Support Ends	Release History
FrontPage 2000	SP3: Oct. 21, 2002	Ended June 30, 2004; Extended support ended July 14, 2009	Released: June 1999 SR1a: May 2000 SR2: Nov. 2000
FrontPage 2002	SP3: Mar. 9, 2004	Ended July 1, 2006; Extended support ends July 12, 2011	Released: May 2001 SP1: Dec. 2001 SP2: Aug. 21, 2002
FrontPage 2003	SP3: Sept. 17, 2007

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