# OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter

An open source fork of Windows Live Writer

Repository: https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openlivewriter
Homepage: http://OpenLiveWriter.com
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: dotnet, winforms, blogging, blog, writing, static-site-cms, static-site
Last push: 2026-08-15T11:20:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3920, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": 9, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: prerelease_only, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2538, forks 490 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.260761+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, gui
- domain: web-development, text-editors, cms
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: blog-editor, offline-writing, wysiwyg, windows-live-writer-fork, publishing, macos

## Member repositories
- OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.260761+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:25:10.872033+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.260761+00:00, sha c07f828d1f71)
  - homepage: http://OpenLiveWriter.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:07:14.164403+00:00, sha fe6dc15f7c64)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.