Adobe has announced a new HTML5 Pack extension is available for Dreamweaver CS5, as a free download.

Calum Russell, group marketing manager, Adobe Pacific commented: “For Australian and New Zealand developers, who create a host of innovative apps and RIAs, this is going to provide more opportunities and much greater choice for them to develop using the tools they want to use.”

The HTML5 Pack extension includes new code hinting for HTML5 and CSS3 capabilities to enable Dreamweaver users to easily make use of new HTML5 tags. The extension also includes WebKit engine updates and improvements to support video and audio in Dreamweaver CS5’s Live View.

With new CSS3 capabilities users can more easily design multi-screen Web pages, with previews of how they will render across multiple browsers and devices. Additionally, the HTML5 Pack features HTML5 starter layouts to the New Document dialog box in Dreamweaver CS5, making it easier for users to accelerate their efforts to design and develop with the latest in emerging Web standards.

The HTML5 Pack extension is available for both Mac OS X and Windows at: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/html5pack.html.