10 Awesome Blog Clients to Help You Write
Great tools do not make you a great writer, however it can make you a more productive one. Here are ten of my favorite blog clients – in no specific order. By using a desktop client to update your blog (rather than the web site interface) you can often gain features like being able to draft a post locally, or get your hands on even more tools to edit your articles. These selections have those abilities and many more included.
w.bloggar – The one I remember being around the longest is w.bloggar. This blogging tool will work with a number of different publishing platforms and doesn’t disappoint as far as features go.
Qumana – A really simple desktop editing tool, Qumana gives you all the publishing power you would need to write and save your post and to post to any of your blogs.
BlogDesk – BlogDesk makes it easy to write, speeds up lavish processes and assists the author with smart features.
Windows Live Writer – This is the tool I’ve been using for a while. Microsoft has gotten it right when it comes to the WLW. Now if they could just make the rest of their software lineup this easy to use and feature rich.
Post2Blog – a freeware handy blog editor that includes “live” spellchecking, instant image uploading, and an easy to use compose window to get all your writing done.
Thingamablog – A cross-platform, standalone blogging application that makes authoring and publishing your weblogs almost effortless.
WriteToMyBlog – The only “online” application on the list, WriteToMyBlog is a free word processor for your blog that will allow you to update your posts from anywhere.
Zoundry Raven – A next-generation WYSIWYG blog editor that makes posting to your blogs easier and faster. It includes simple tools to add links, tags, photos, music, videos and more.
ScribeFire – You can not forget about this handy Firefox add-on. ScribeFire mixes your browser with a powerful blog editor that can stand up to any separately installed program.
JBlog Editor – Although it is no longer under active development, it is still ne neat tool to use to manage your blog from the desktop.
There you have it, the best of the blog editing clients out there right now. Do you have another favorite that I forgot to mention? How about Mac and Linux fans – what clients do you use? Be sure to leave your suggestions, ideas and endless praise to the comments.
