ecto Alternatives
ecto is described as 'feature-rich desktop blogging editor for MacOSX. With ecto, you can easily publish to a wide range of weblog systems, such as Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, MovableType, Nucleus, SquareSpace, TypePad, WordPress, and more' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are seven alternatives to ecto for Windows, Mac, Wordpress and Linux. The best alternative is MarsEdit. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Open Live Writer or Drivel. Other great apps like ecto are Feeder by Reinvented Software, Post2blog, BlogJet and BlogDesk.
ecto alternatives are mainly Blog Publishing Tools but may also be Journaling Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of ecto.
Writing and editing websites. It's possible to both post and reopen posts and edit them without any changes to the code. What's very special is the built-in support for Markdown. Plain text HTML editing and WYSIWYG are also supported.
Open Live Writer is an open source application enabling users to author, edit, and publish blog posts. It is based on a fork of the well-loved but not actively developed Windows Live Writer code.
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The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 0.6.2.0, released in May 2017, can be still downloaded from GitHub
Feeder is for creating, editing and publishing RSS feeds on macOS. Whether it's a podcast, blog or news feed for your site, Feeder makes it easy to edit, validate and upload your RSS feed.
Drivel is a GNOME client for working with online journals, also known as weblogs or simply "blogs".
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The last release (3.0.0) is from October 2009.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Wordpress
Post2Blog is a desktop blogging client software that helps to update your blog without visiting a web-site and can help to compose posts offline, post selected text from Internet Explorer, Firefox, publish pictures and files directly from Explorer or even use MS Word as editor...
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The software is now listed as "Old and deprecated software" and offered for free but with no support. Last version, 3.01, released in June 2007, can be still downloaded from Download.com and Free-Downloads.com
The most advanced Windows blog editor and manager. Get convenience and speed of a native application, and the ability to write posts offline.
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Last updated 01.03.2013.
Blogging should be simple, but it gets complicated and time-consuming if you are serious about it. BlogDesk makes it easy to write, speeds up lavish processes and assists the author with smart features.
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.8 Build 400, released in February 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website.
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