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Open Live Writer
Original author(s)Microsoft
Developer(s).NET Foundation
Preview release
0.6.2.0 / May 23, 2017;7 years ago(2017-05-23)
Repository
Written inC#andC++
Operating systemWindows 7and later[1]
PlatformIA-32andx64[1]
TypeBlog software
LicenseMIT License
Websiteopenlivewriter.com

Open Live Writer(also known asOLW) is afree and open-sourcedesktopbloggingapplication released by.NET Foundation.It is aforkofWindows Live Writer 2012byMicrosoft.Open Live Writer featuresWYSIWYGauthoring, photo-publishing and map-publishing functionality, and is currently compatible withWordPress.com,WordPress (hosted),andBlogger,with support for more platforms planned. The application's source code is available onGitHubunder theMIT License.

History

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Windows Live Writer

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Open Live Writer is a fork of Windows Live Writer, which is based on Onfolio Writer,[2]a product Microsoft obtained from the acquisition ofOnfolioin 2006. The Onfolio Writer team worked together with theWindows Live Spacesteam to release Windows Live Writer.[3]After the release ofWindows 8,Microsoft encouraged the team responsible for the software to focus onMetro-style apps,and the last major version of Windows Live Writer was released in 2012.[3]

On June 12, 2014, Scott Hanselman announced the idea of making Windows Live Writer open-source.[4]Nearly a year later, it appeared that open-sourcing the program was approved by Microsoft.[5]Later that year,.NET Foundation announced an open-source fork of Windows Live Writer.[3]

Initial announcement

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On December 9, 2015, Scott Hanselman announced the forking of Microsoft's Windows Live Writer as an open-source project called Open Live Writer.[6]The announcement notes that the original Windows Live Writer 2012 application will remain a property of Microsoft and will continue to be offered as part ofWindows Essentialswhile Open Live Writer will be developed independently as a separate project as part of.NET Foundation.[7]A downloadable preview version of the application was offered the same day[8]alongside the full source code on GitHub.[9]

On 27 September 2016, Open Live Writer became available onWindows Store.[10]

Version history

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Legend:
Old version
Older version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release
Table of versions: Open Live Writer
Version Release date Highlights
Old version, no longer maintained:0.5.0.0[11] December 9, 2015
  • Initial public release
  • Relatively unchanged from Windows Live Writer 2012 with the following features removed: Spell checker, "Blog This"API,and the "Albums" feature.[6]
  • Supported publishing platforms: WordPress.com, Hosted Wordpress, Google's Blogger.[11]
Old version, no longer maintained:0.5.1.2[12] December 16, 2015
  • This release provided the initial version of Blogger support using their latest API to unblock users of Blogger.
  • Blogger categories/labels not yet supported.
Old version, no longer maintained:0.5.1.3[13] December 22, 2015
  • This release provided some bug fixes and enhancements to the Blogger support based on feedback.
Old version, no longer maintained:0.5.1.4[14] December 23, 2015
  • Minor update that addresses the bugs introduced in previous update
Old version, no longer maintained:0.6.0.0[15] February 13, 2016
  • Added spell checking through the built-in spell checking functionality of Windows 8 and later.[16]This feature is not available onWindows 7.
  • Added support for categories when working with Blogger.
  • Bug fixes and general improvements
Current stable version:0.6.2.0[17] May 23, 2017
  • Made available via Open Live Writer at theWindows Store.Updates are now installed through the Store rather than a built-in background updater.
  • Fix scaling of categories dropdown and options dialog
  • Implement per-monitor DPI Support
  • Add support to CSS3 templates

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Open Live Writer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)"..NET Foundationl..NET Foundation.Retrieved9 December2015.
  2. ^Writer is Microsoft's first Live killer app
  3. ^abc".NET Foundation - Live Writer is now Open Source".www.dotnetfoundation.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-09.Retrieved2015-12-09.
  4. ^"Windows Live Writer going Open Source? | WindowsObserver.com".Retrieved2015-12-09.
  5. ^"Microsoft to Open Source Windows Live Writer".winsupersite.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved2015-12-09.
  6. ^ab"Announcing Open Live Writer - An Open Source Fork of Windows Live Writer - Scott Hanselman".www.hanselman.com.Retrieved2015-12-09.
  7. ^Staff, Beebom (10 July 2019)."How to Install Windows Essentials and Their Alternatives on Windows 10".Beebom.
  8. ^"Open Live Writer".openlivewriter.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-10.Retrieved2015-12-09.
  9. ^"OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter".GitHub.Retrieved2015-12-09.
  10. ^Popa, Bogdan (27 September 2016)."Open Source Version of Windows Live Writer Now Available on Windows 10".Softpedia.SoftNews.
  11. ^ab"Open Live Writer Roadmap".OpenLiveWriter on GitHub..NET Foundation. December 5, 2015.RetrievedDecember 9,2015.
  12. ^"Release Blogger V3 API Support · OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter".GitHub.
  13. ^"Release Additional Blogger V3 API Support and Fixes · OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter".GitHub.
  14. ^"Release Blogger V3 Bugfix release · OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter".GitHub.
  15. ^"Release 0.6.0.0 · OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter".GitHub.
  16. ^Popa, Bogdan (27 September 2016)."Open Source Version of Windows Live Writer Now Available on Windows 10".softpedia.
  17. ^"Release 0.6.2.0 · OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter".GitHub.
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