OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter
An open source fork of Windows Live Writer observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 60
- Longevity 100
Flags: prerelease_only no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 9
- age_days: 3920
- days_rel: 28
- days_push: 18
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2538 stars · 490 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Open Live Writer is an open source fork of Windows Live Writer, a WYSIWYG blog editor for composing, previewing, and publishing blog posts to providers like WordPress and Blogger. It supports offline drafting and photo/video embedding, with an early macOS (Apple Silicon) alpha in addition to the main Windows application.
Use cases
- write and publish blog posts offline
- edit WordPress posts with a WYSIWYG editor
- preview blog posts before publishing
- add photos and videos to blog entries
- manage multiple blog accounts from a desktop app
When to choose
- you want a dedicated desktop blog editor instead of the WordPress web UI
- you need offline drafting with later publishing
- you publish to WordPress, Blogger, or MetaWeblog-compatible services
When to avoid
- you need a fully supported, feature-complete macOS experience (only an alpha exists)
- you want a web-based or collaborative writing tool
- you need modern static-site workflows beyond basic publishing
Facets
application · maturity active
editor gui web-development text-editors cms windows dotnet blog-editor offline-writing wysiwyg windows-live-writer-fork publishing macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter · fetched 2026-08-28 · c07f828d1f71
- homepage: http://OpenLiveWriter.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · fe6dc15f7c64
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter | main | 85 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter")
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