Open Live Writer (OLW) is a free, open-source desktop blogging application that allows users to author, format, and publish blog posts offline or online. Managed under the .NET Foundation and released under the permissive MIT License, the project originally launched as an open-source fork of Microsoft’s popular but discontinued Windows Live Writer 2012. Key Features
Word-Like Editing: The user interface features a familiar Microsoft Word-style ribbon menu. It offers powerful WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) text formatting, allowing you to visually structure content without needing to write code.
Offline Composing: You can draft, edit, layout images, and save your blog posts locally on your hard drive when you do not have an internet connection. Your work can be published instantly once you get back online.
Rich Media Publishing: It includes built-in tools for seamless photo-publishing and video embedding. It handles image styling, cropping, and borders directly inside the desktop interface.
Layout Previews: The software can download your live blog theme template. This lets you preview exactly how your text, headers, and media layouts will look on your website before pushing them live. Compatible Platforms
Open Live Writer interacts with content management systems (CMS) via remote publishing APIs. It integrates directly with several popular platforms:
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