10 Awesome Blog Clients to Help You Write

Great tools do not make you a great writer, however it can make you a more productive one.  Here are ten of my favorite blog clients – in no specific order.  By using a desktop client to update your blog (rather than the web site interface) you can often gain features like being able to draft a post locally, or get your hands on even more tools to edit your articles.  These selections have those abilities and many more included.

w.bloggar – The one I remember being around the longest is w.bloggar.  This blogging tool will work with a number of different publishing platforms and doesn’t disappoint as far as features go.

w.bloggar makes posting easier

Qumana – A really simple desktop editing tool, Qumana gives you all the publishing power you would need to write and save your post and to post to any of your blogs.

Qumana is a simple desktop blog editing tool.

BlogDesk – BlogDesk makes it easy to write, speeds up lavish processes and assists the author with smart features.

BlogDesk makes updating easy!

Windows Live Writer – This is the tool I’ve been using for a while.  Microsoft has gotten it right when it comes to the WLW.  Now if they could just make the rest of their software lineup this easy to use and feature rich.

Windows Live Writer is my own personal favorite!

Post2Blog – a freeware handy blog editor that includes “live” spellchecking, instant image uploading, and an easy to use compose window to get all your writing done.

Post2Blog rocks!

Thingamablog – A cross-platform, standalone blogging application that makes authoring and publishing your weblogs almost effortless.

Thingamablog has an interesting name to say the least.

WriteToMyBlog – The only “online” application on the list, WriteToMyBlog is a free word processor for your blog that will allow you to update your posts from anywhere.

WriteToMyBlog is a perfect WYSIWYG online blog editor.

Zoundry Raven – A next-generation WYSIWYG blog editor that makes posting to your blogs easier and faster.  It includes simple tools to add links, tags, photos, music, videos and more.

Raven makes posting to your blog fast and easy.

ScribeFire – You can not forget about this handy Firefox add-on.  ScribeFire mixes your browser with a powerful blog editor that can stand up to any separately installed program.

ScribeFire + WordPress = Awesomeness

JBlog Editor – Although it is no longer under active development, it is still ne neat tool to use to manage your blog from the desktop.

JBlog Editor is an oldie but a goodie.

There you have it, the best of the blog editing clients out there right now. Do you have another favorite that I forgot to mention?  How about Mac and Linux fans – what clients do you use?  Be sure to leave your suggestions, ideas and endless praise to the comments.

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