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10+ Desktop Apps for WordPress Publishing

Posted by John Saddington on Jun 27, 2009

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Although I’m a fan of publishing directly via WordPress’ own system, I’ve been looking for alternatives “forever.”

Although I haven’t landed on one yet to be a permanent station for publishing, I’ve collected a list of a few that have been recommended to me. I have both a Mac machine and a Windows machine for blogging.

So here’s the list. I’d love your thoughts and experiences with each if you have them!

Mac-Specific:

Windows-Specific:

OS Agnostic:

Am I missing some? Your thoughts?

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John Saddington

John is the Chief Editor @ The 8BIT Network and Senior Blog Junkie here at ChurchCrunch. He enjoys Triple-Tall Americanos, developing Wordpress Themes, and a few other Random Things.

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16 Responses to “10+ Desktop Apps for WordPress Publishing”

  1. Michael Hyatt
    Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    I have been using ecto for about four years. I love it. It's definitely a power-users tool. I especially like the ability to create post templates, custom tags, etc. You can even import your blogs CSS stylesheet, so that your posts are formatted correctly in preview mode.

    My only complaint is that the original developer sold the product. He was very active in the ecto forum and in issuing frequent releases. The new owners are not as active. It's been quite a while since we've had a new release.

    Still, if you are a serious blogger, I would give ecto a try. Be patient while you learn it. It is well-worth the effort. (I have also used MarsEdit and it is good, too. I just don't think it is quite as powerful.)

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    • human3rror
      Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 12:23 pm

      Thanks for that Mike! I'm going to give it another try.

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  2. Jim
    Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    i've been thinking about this since @michaelhyatt blogged about one of those tools.

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  3. jonathan
    Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    I've been on a Macbook for two months now, and the one program I miss the most from my PC is Windows LiveWriter. Microsoft may have never made a more useful, easy-to-use program than LiveWriter.

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  4. friar_don
    Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Being a windows user 70% of the time, I am a HUGE Live Writer fan. I love it. Like a brother, you know, not in any other way…
    Now its all awkward…

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  5. ScottMcClellan
    Monday, June 29, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    Given that composing posts in the WordPress dashboard is pretty straightforward, I'm hesitant to spend $20 or $30 (the equivalent of a bajillion dollars for a destitute writer like myself) on a blogging app, as much as I'd love to have one.

    John — Why don't you build one in Cocoa real quick and give it to me for free?

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  6. Steve Kryger
    Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    I can see why one of these apps would be good if you didn't have a constant internet connection, and wanted to write, and then post once you were back online.

    But if you have internet while you're writting, why wouldn't you do everything on the online interface?

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    • human3rror
      Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:57 pm

      Apparently there are some features that are \”easier\” for some people… but, it's all preference I suppose!

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    • Scott McLeod
      Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 2:45 pm

      I’ve been using BlogJet for years now (and remain a big fan). It’s definitely easier than the native online WordPress editing window…

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  7. marcpayan
    Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 4:17 am

    between your blog, a few other folks, and my lynda.com membership I'm in constant learning mode. When I saw the tweet about @MichaelHyatt learning css and php over 5 months time I was like, I got this… hahaha! My process: learn, translate, test, implement, transfer.

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  8. Erika
    Friday, August 6, 2010 at 10:15 am

    Thanks for sharing your great post this will help us a lot i will try this at home. G-d bless you and more power to your site!

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  9. Erika
    Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 8:50 am

    Thanks I will try this at home more power to your site! G-d bless :-)

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