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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Open Live Writer alternatives page was last updated Aug 17, 2023
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  1. MarsEdit icon
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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.

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MarsEdit Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Blog editor

    MarsEdit VS Open Live Writer

     
    Comments about MarsEdit as an Alternative to Open Live Writer
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    Sequester3480
    Positive Aug 17, 2023
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    Powerful but expensive. No longer supports Google's Blogger/Blogspot blogs.

    Alec Kinnear
    Positive Aug 5, 2021
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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
    Negative Dec 3, 2017
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    Open Live Writer is Free!!!!

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

    131 MacJournal alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacJournal Features

    1.  Voice Notes
    2.  Wiki

    MacJournal VS Open Live Writer

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

    • MacJournal is Free and ProprietaryOpen Live Writer is Free and Open Source
  3. Blogly icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from June 2020.

    Blogly Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Embed subtitles into video
    4.  Theme Customization
    5.  Blog editor
    6.  Blogger

    Blogly VS Open Live Writer

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    Discontinued

    Last version was in 2015https://sourceforge.net/projects/semagic/

    SeMagic Features

    1.  Blogger
    2.  Blog editor

    SeMagic VS Open Live Writer

     
  5. Desk icon
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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.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    Website/app unavailable.

    Desk Features

    1.  Blog editor

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  6. Drivel icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last release (3.0.0) is from October 2009.

    Drivel Features

    1.  Blog editor
    2.  Blogger

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  7. Post2blog icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wordpress
    Discontinued

    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

    Post2blog Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Blog editor
    3.  Blogger

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  8. BloGTK icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    BloGTK Features

    1.  Blog editor

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  9. Mopress icon
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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).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Java Mobile
    • Blackberry
    • Blackberry 10

    Mopress Features

    1.  Blogger

    Mopress VS Open Live Writer

     
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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.

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    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 5.4, released in September 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Chrysanth Diary VS Open Live Writer

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    This item has been discontinued. The last version was 7 years ago, on 27 February 2014.

    QTM Features

    1.  Blogger

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  12. BlogJet icon
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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.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wordpress
    Discontinued

    Last updated 01.03.2013.

    BlogJet VS Open Live Writer

     
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