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This reminds me of the now-obsolete "Windows Live Writer"[1], where you could write everything on your Windows machine and "push" it to Sharepoint, Blogger, Liv

This reminds me of the now-obsolete "Windows Live Writer"[1], where you could write everything on your Windows machine and "push" it to Sharepoint, Blogger, LiveWriter, Wordpress and much more. Ultimately, it got an open-source fork called "Open Live Writer"[2]. It sounds like a nice idea - a "Live Writer on steroids". Could be neat. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Writer [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Live_Writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Live_Writer

chubs 6y ago
Thanks a lot! Yes, Open Live Writer sounds very similar to what I'd be making. To be honest I hadn't heard of it.
- oefrha 6y ago
  Honestly it doesn't sound like what you're describing. It's an editor and publisher for WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, Moveable Type, etc. Basically MarsEdit but for Windows. What you're describing seems to be bundling an editor, a static site generator, an S3 syncing service and an S3/Cloudflare onboarding guide.
  - chubs 6y ago
    Thanks, yes you describe my concept quite well. Admittedly i'm not very familiar with OLW so made some assumptions. So perhaps it could be said that if i developed my idea, there's more 'value' in it than OLW in that sense.
forgotmypw17 6y ago
For anyone wanting to take it for a spin, openlivewriter.org seems to be down since at least May, but .com works, and is also maintained by the same people. https://openlivewriter.com/ https://openlivewriter.com/ https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/issues/911 https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/issues/911
- rodolphoarruda 6y ago
  This is a Windows only app. Is there any similar app for Linux?
  - belltaco 6y ago
    Might run on WINE.
    - nacs 6y ago
      Also since it’s .net it may compile/run with the Mono natively on Linux/Mac.
    - forgotmypw17 6y ago
      Did not run on Wine for me, sadly.
  - bmn__ 6y ago
    https://userbase.kde.org/Blogilo https://userbase.kde.org/Blogilo
  - nelcevest 6y ago
    Publii, Open-Source CMS for Static Site. For Linux, Windows & Mac OS. https://getpublii.com/ https://getpublii.com/ Haven't tried it but looks good. More Linux alternatives: https://alternativeto.net/software/publii/?platform=linux https://alternativeto.net/software/publii/?platform=linux
mandarg 6y ago
There was a Firefox extension called "ScribeFire" which did this and seemed somewhat popular. I used it for a while in the mid-2000s. It looks like the Firefox extension isn't around, and the corresponding Chrome one [1] doesn't actually work any more and was last updated in 2014. I suppose things were simpler back then when services had slightly more open APIs. [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scribefire/elkkomimknapgodalnkjeddkjnjkfmfp?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scribefire/elkkomi...
ajonit 6y ago
I have been using Windows Live Writer since around 2008 on a WP blog and just recently switched to Open Live Writer. I can't think about blogging without this tool. The fact that it allows me write offline and push my article to my blog with proper formatting is a big plus for me.

chubs 6y ago

Thanks a lot! Yes, Open Live Writer sounds very similar to what I'd be making. To be honest I hadn't heard of it.

oefrha 6y ago
Honestly it doesn't sound like what you're describing. It's an editor and publisher for WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, Moveable Type, etc. Basically MarsEdit but for Windows. What you're describing seems to be bundling an editor, a static site generator, an S3 syncing service and an S3/Cloudflare onboarding guide.
- chubs 6y ago
  Thanks, yes you describe my concept quite well. Admittedly i'm not very familiar with OLW so made some assumptions. So perhaps it could be said that if i developed my idea, there's more 'value' in it than OLW in that sense.

forgotmypw17 6y ago

For anyone wanting to take it for a spin, openlivewriter.org seems to be down since at least May, but .com works, and is also maintained by the same people. https://openlivewriter.com/ https://openlivewriter.com/ https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/issues/911 https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/issues/911

rodolphoarruda 6y ago
This is a Windows only app. Is there any similar app for Linux?
- belltaco 6y ago
  Might run on WINE.
  - nacs 6y ago
    Also since it’s .net it may compile/run with the Mono natively on Linux/Mac.
  - forgotmypw17 6y ago
    Did not run on Wine for me, sadly.
- bmn__ 6y ago
  https://userbase.kde.org/Blogilo https://userbase.kde.org/Blogilo
- nelcevest 6y ago
  Publii, Open-Source CMS for Static Site. For Linux, Windows & Mac OS. https://getpublii.com/ https://getpublii.com/ Haven't tried it but looks good. More Linux alternatives: https://alternativeto.net/software/publii/?platform=linux https://alternativeto.net/software/publii/?platform=linux

mandarg 6y ago

There was a Firefox extension called "ScribeFire" which did this and seemed somewhat popular. I used it for a while in the mid-2000s. It looks like the Firefox extension isn't around, and the corresponding Chrome one [1] doesn't actually work any more and was last updated in 2014. I suppose things were simpler back then when services had slightly more open APIs. [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scribefire/elkkomimknapgodalnkjeddkjnjkfmfp?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scribefire/elkkomi...

ajonit 6y ago

I have been using Windows Live Writer since around 2008 on a WP blog and just recently switched to Open Live Writer. I can't think about blogging without this tool. The fact that it allows me write offline and push my article to my blog with proper formatting is a big plus for me.