Open Live Writer Alternatives for Mac

Open Live Writer is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is MarsEdit. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MacJournal or Blogly. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Open Live Writer and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Open Live Writer are SeMagic, Desk, QTM and Blogo.

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Open Live Writer alternatives are mainly Blog Publishing Tools but may also be Note-taking Tools or Journaling Apps. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Open Live Writer.

Open Live Writer

Blog Publishing Tool
Free • Open Source

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...

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Open Live Writer alternatives page was last updated Aug 17, 2023

MarsEdit
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 WYS...
17 MarsEdit alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Blog Publishing Tool
Platforms
- Mac
MarsEdit Features
Works Offline
Blog editor
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Comments about MarsEdit as an Alternative to Open Live Writer

Sequester3480
Powerful but expensive. No longer supports Google's Blogger/Blogspot blogs.
Positive comment •Aug 17, 2023
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Alec Kinnear
It's still up to date and works very well in 2021. Version 4 is out and actively maintained by developer.
Positive comment •Aug 5, 2021
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Guest
Open Live Writer is Free!!!!
Negative comment •Dec 3, 2017
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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

MacJournal
MacJournal is the world's most popular journalist software for the Mac.
131 MacJournal alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Note-taking Tool
- Journaling App
Platforms
- Mac
MacJournal Features
Voice Notes
Wiki
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MacJournal VS Open Live Writer
Is MacJournal a good alternative to 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

Blogly
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.
4 Blogly alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Blogly Features
1. Works Offline
2. Dark Mode
3. Embed subtitles into video
4. Theme Customization
5. Blog editor
6. Blogger
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Blogly VS Open Live Writer
Is Blogly a good alternative to 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

SeMagic
Client for LiveJournal, Blogger, Wordpress Image upload to LJ Scrapbook, Flickr, fotki.com, imageshack.us, Picasa, Yandex Fotki.
11 SeMagic alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Blog Publishing Tool
- Journaling App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Wine
SeMagic Features
Blogger
Blog editor
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Discontinued
Last version was in 2015https://sourceforge.net/projects/semagic/
SeMagic VS Open Live Writer
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Desk
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.
69 Desk alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Note-taking Tool
- Blog Publishing Tool
Platforms
- Mac
Desk Features
Blog editor
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Discontinued
Website/app unavailable.
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QTM
ABANDONED in 2014, Was a decent "word press uploader".
12 QTM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Blog Publishing Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
QTM Features
Blogger
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Discontinued
This item has been discontinued. The last version was 7 years ago, on 27 February 2014.
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Blogo
Blogging made easy, again. Blogo is the easiest and fastest way to write, publish and manage multiple blogs.

"Blogging is easier with Blogo's desktop app. A must have for bloggers!"

Hiten Shah, KISSMe...
6 Blogo alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Blog Publishing Tool
Platforms
- Mac
Blogo Features
Blogger
Blog editor
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Discontinued
Website no longer exists and app is no longer on App Store. No word from developers on social media since 2016.
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ecto
ecto is a 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, an...
9 ecto alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Blog Publishing Tool
Platforms
- Mac
ecto Features
Blog editor
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