Almost all blogging platforms come with easy-to-use and very functional web based editors, however, a variety of desktop apps make the experience far more pleasant. Not to mention they can be used while offline, adding more to their functionality.
Today I will be looking at 8 desktop blogging applications for Mac OS, you decide which one fits the best for your needs.
- Blogo – This app is one of my favorites, it supports desktop publishing for Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, Typo, Drupal, Joomla and Expression. It has a very user friendly interface and allows you to easily publish text, images, videos and slide shows. Moreover, it supports multiple account and you can switch between them with just a few clicks. Click here to give it a try.
Price: $25
Trial: 21 days
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- Ecto – This is another popular desktop blogging application for mac, widely used for its Mac-like interface which makes it really easy to navigate. It integrates with most of the popular blogging platforms including Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, MovableType, Nucleus, SquareSpace, TypePad, WordPress, and more. Download Ecto here.
Price: $19.99
- MacJournal - This is a great application for writing locally on your Mac with the option to publish it to a blogging platform. MacJournal lets you publish your work as a blog (or record video from your iSight) to any of the popular blogging services, including your mobileme account. Even blog video to blogs on Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, .mac, or many more. Click here to visit MacJournal homepage.
Price: $34.95 (Download Edition)
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- RapidWeaver – RapidWeaver technically creates code that adheres to modern web standards, in addition to that it also has a small publishing system through which you can directly publish to Apple’s MobileMe service. Download RapidWeaver here.
Price: $91.89 CAD
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- MarsEdit - MarsEdit is one of the popular desktop blogging applications that gives you freedom from web based editors and integrates your blog with Mac so you don’t have to worry about slow internet speed. One great feature to notice is that MarsEdit integrates really well with some external text editors such as BBEdit, SubEthaEdit, TextMate and TextWrangler. Download MarsEdit.
Price: $29.95
Trial: 30 days
- Blog.Mac – Blog.Mac is an application designed for blogging and podcasting. Its more of an alternative to iWeb, and relies on template files for several design elements. Several templates are included, and a template editor is available, enabling you to create your own templates. Download Blog.Mac.
Price: $29.99
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- iWeb - iWeb is the full featured Mac designed tool bundled with iLife. It’s mostly popular for its built-in templates that are easy to implement. You can Customize your site with photos, movies, text, and widgets. Then publish it to MobileMe or any other hosting service. iWeb even notifies Facebook when your site changes and adds a link to your profile so your friends stay up to date. Visit iWeb homepage.
Price: $79
- Tumblr Widget – Tumblr Widget makes posting easy and fun. Make regular posts, use HTML formatting and spellchecking. Your username and password are saved in between sessions making posting to your tumblr account quick and easy. Download Tumblr Widget.
Price: Free.
