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Windows Live Writer is now Open Sourced into Open Live Writer [Download]
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Published onDecember 10, 2015
published onDecember 10, 2015
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If you are a Windows user and your job involves writing, then you have probably heard about Windows Live Writer. This has been one of the most popular blogging tools, having been originally released back in 2006.
The last stable release was in 2012 then it received another one in April 21, 2014 to make it available for Windows 8 users. Microsoft had to do this because the tool was and still remains pretty popular.
Probably this was the reason which made the company announced back in June that it’s going to make it available as an open source program. Now this has officially happened as Microsoft has open-sourced Windows Live Writer and rebranded it into Open Live Writer.\
Go ahead and follow this link todownloadOpen Live Writer find its GitHub repositoryhere, if you’re interested in contributing towards this project. Microsoft’s Scott Hanselman made the announcement on his blog, saying the following:
“Today is the day. An independent group of volunteers within Microsoft has successfully open sourced and forked Windows Live Writer. The fork is called Open Live Writer (also known as OLW) and it is part of the .NET Foundation and managed by this group of volunteers.”
He also shared some of the added features, the removed features, so here they are:
What has been removed
New incoming features
Known problems
The current release of Open Live Writer is designated version 0.5, and, obviously, there are going to be plenty of bugs if you do decide to run it so early.
He recommends that those users who aren’t willing to deal with those bugs should stick with Windows Live Writer 2012, which can still be downloaded from Microsoft.
As Open Live Writer is no longer a Microsoft project, its success and evolution depends a great deal on the community. I for one am looking forward to start using it once again, and will probably try to do a small review about it. What about you, what’s your take on this?
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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