The tools allow you to create or manipulate the different types of item you work with in Freeway. The following table describes the function of each tool:
| Tool | Description | What it does |
| Back/Forward | Steps between recently visited pages. | |
| Select tool | Selects or manipulates items or edits text. | |
| Zoom tool | Zooms in and out of the Freeway window to change the scale of what you are working on. | |
| CSS Layout | Specifies whether new items added to the page use CSS layers or invisible tables (compatible with older browsers). | |
| HTML | Draws an HTML item on your page, to enter HTML text in your site. | |
| Table | Draws a table on your page, with a specified number of rows and columns. | |
| Action | Adds a Freeway action to the page. | |
| Graphic | Draws a rectangular graphic item on your page, to add a graphic image or GIF text. | |
| Oval | Draws a graphic item with an oval outline. | |
| Map Area | Draws rectangular clickable areas on images. | |
| Rotate | Rotates graphic items. | |
| Flow tool | Links two HTML or graphic items together so that text can flow between them. | |
| Inspector | Displays or hides the Inspector palette. |
These are available from submenus on the standard tools, or you can add them to the toolbar using the Customize Toolbar... option on the View menu.
| Tool | Description | What it does |
| Separator | Adds a dividing line to the toolbar. | |
| Space | Adds a space to the toolbar. | |
| Flexible space | Adds a space that right-aligns subsequent tools. | |
| Customize | Displays the Customize Toolbar dialog box. | |
| Break Flow | Unlinks HTML or graphic items that have been linked with the Flow tool. | |
| Path | Draws a graphic item with an arbitrary outline constructed from straight lines or smooth curves. | |
| Button | Adds a button to a form. | |
| Checkbox | Adds a checkbox to a form. | |
| Radio | Adds a radio button to a form. | |
| Text Field | Adds a text field to a form. | |
| Menu/List | Adds a pop-up menu or list item to a form. | |
| Text Area | Adds a text area to a form. | |
| Oval Map Area | Creates an oval clickable area on an image. | |
| Path Map Area | Creates a clickable area with an arbitrary outline on an image. | |
| Skew | Skews graphic items. | |
| Mirror | Mirrors graphic items. | |
| Styles & Colors | Displays or hides the Styles and Colors palette. |