Open Live Writer

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#97 of 125

Chart

Score

6.3

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Open Live Writer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Open Live Writer's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
Open Live Writer	Free	Open source · MIT license

Each one read from Open Live Writer's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Blogger categories: The site’s release notes say Blogger categories populate automatically for tagging blog posts.checked 12 Oct 2026
Blog services: The site lists WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, Movable Type, and DasBlog among supported blog services.checked 12 Oct 2026
Installer notice: The release notes warn that Windows Defender SmartScreen may show warnings because the release uses a new code signing certificate.checked 12 Oct 2026
Media: The editor lets you add photos and videos to blog posts.checked 12 Oct 2026
Offline editing: You can compose blog posts offline and publish them when you return online.checked 12 Oct 2026
Open source: The application is provided under the MIT license.checked 12 Oct 2026
Plugins: The FAQ says Windows Live Writer plugins were being considered for a future release.checked 12 Oct 2026
Post scheduling: Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Purpose: Open Live Writer is a blog editor for authoring, editing, and publishing blog posts.checked 12 Oct 2026
Spell check: The release notes state spell checking works on Windows 8 and later, and not on Windows 7.checked 12 Oct 2026
Support: The product site directs users to a Google Group for user support and to GitHub for FAQs and issue reporting.checked 12 Oct 2026

Mac and Linux: The FAQ says Windows-specific APIs are used in significant portions of the code and suggests that porting to Mac OS or Linux would require work.checked 12 Oct 2026
Windows download: The download page offers a 5.2 MB .exe installer.checked 12 Oct 2026
Windows support: The FAQ says Windows XP is unsupported because of the .NET version used.checked 12 Oct 2026