Open Live Writer AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like Open Live Writer

Open Live Writer is described as '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' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Open Live Writer for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Java Mobile and Wordpress apps. The best Open Live Writer alternative is MarsEdit. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MacJournal or Blogly. Other great apps like Open Live Writer are SeMagic, Desk, Drivel and Post2blog.

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    MarsEdit

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about MarsEdit as an Alternative to Open Live Writer
    Sequester3480
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    Powerful but expensive. No longer supports Google's Blogger/Blogspot blogs.

    Alec Kinnear
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    It's still up to date and works very well in 2021. Version 4 is out and actively maintained by developer.

    Guest
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    Open Live Writer is Free!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • MarsEdit is the most popular Mac alternative to Open Live Writer.

    • MarsEdit is the most popular commercial alternative to Open Live Writer.

    • MarsEdit is Paid and ProprietaryOpen Live Writer is Free and Open Source
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    MacJournal

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    MacJournal is the world's most popular journalist software for the Mac.

    141 MacJournal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • MacJournal is the most popular free alternative to Open Live Writer.

    • MacJournal is Free and ProprietaryOpen Live Writer is Free and Open Source
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    Blogly

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    Blogly is an open-source desktop application for bloggers and content writers. It is a cross-platform application and could be compiled on any platform that supports Electron desktop application framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Blogly is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Open Live Writer.

    • Blogly is the most popular Open Source alternative to Open Live Writer.

    • Blogly is Free and Open SourceOpen Live Writer is also Free and Open Source
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    SeMagic

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    Client for LiveJournal, Blogger, Wordpress Image upload to LJ Scrapbook, Flickr, fotki.com, imageshack.us, Picasa, Yandex Fotki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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    Desk

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    An award-winning & beloved desktop publishing client, exclusively for OS X.

    You are a storyteller, passionate about crafting narratives that capture, express, and delight in what it means to be human.

    65 Desk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Drivel

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    Drivel is a GNOME client for working with online journals, also known as weblogs or simply "blogs". It retains a simple and elegant design while providing many powerful features, including: Support for LiveJournal, Blogger, MovableType, Advogato, and Atom journals...

    12 Drivel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Post2blog

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wordpress
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    BloGTK

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    BloGTK is a weblog client that allows you to post to your weblog from GNOME without the need for a separate browser window. BloGTK allows you to connect with many weblog systems such as Blogger, Movable Type, WordPress, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    QTM

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    ABANDONED in 2014, Was a decent "word press uploader".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Mopress

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    MoPress is a blogging client application developed for mobile phones. It allows a mobile phone to post a content (text, image, audio, video) to a Blog, using any type of available network (mobile phone network or Wi-Fi network).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Java Mobile
    • Blackberry
    • Blackberry 10
     
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    Chrysanth Diary

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    You can start from scratch, or you can start "stitching together" various resources you may have — from your childhood (or ongoing) written diaries to your current notebooks and new digital photographs.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    BlogJet

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    The most advanced Windows blog editor and manager. Get convenience and speed of a native application, and the ability to write posts offline.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wordpress
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