Drummer
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The facts
Each one read from Drummer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Blog customization
- Blog templates can use custom files and OPML attributes, including title, description, header image, and template URLs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Blog formats
- Old School builds an RSS feed, JSONified RSS, JSONified OPML, and a standalone HTML homepage for a Drummer blog.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Blogging
- Drummer builds blogs from outlines, and its blogging instructions describe a calendar structure of months, days, and posts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Blog output
- The blogging instructions say the CMS builds an RSS feed, JSONified RSS, a Facebook RSS feed, homepage HTML, and JSONified OPML.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Blog publishing
- Drummer builds blogs from outlines using the Old School content management system.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop image upload
- Electric Drummer's image uploader requires an Amazon S3 account and a publicly accessible bucket.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Desktop security
- The Electric Drummer documentation says the app bundles its required files and does not download code from the internet.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Desktop sign-in
- The documentation says users sign in by providing an email address and clicking a confirmation link sent by email.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Glossary
- A public glossary outline can substitute terms in text when a blog is rendered.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Link integration
- A Radio3 linkblog JSON file can be added to a Drummer blog as a Links tab.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Links integration
- A Drummer blog can add a Links tab using a Radio3 linkblog JSON URL in its OPML headers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- OPML
- OPML is the file format for Drummer outlines.checked 9 Oct 2026
- OPML files
- Electric Drummer reads and writes OPML files, which the page describes as an established standard for interoperability with other outliners and RSS readers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Outliner
- Drummer is a hierarchical text editor that organizes notes in outlines.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Outliner features
- The outliner includes tabs and bookmarks that can point to individual headlines in outlines.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Drummer uses JavaScript and a verb set that works with files and apps in the cloud.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Electric Drummer does not download code from the internet; the app's required files are included in its package.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Sign-in
- To create public files in Electric Drummer, users sign in with an email address and confirm through an emailed link.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Drummer has a public support site where users can post questions, comments, and bug reports as issues.checked 9 Oct 2026
- What it is
- Drummer is a web scripting environment built around outlining and JavaScript.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop app
- Electric Drummer is an Electron desktop outliner and scripting system for Mac that can read and write local files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Other platforms
- Electric Drummer's first release is for Mac; its documentation says Windows and Linux versions may be possible.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The support page links Drummer to documentation and posts by Dave Winer, but the opened pages do not state a maker headquarters or founding date.checked 9 Oct 2026
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