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 Windows Live Writer | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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| Final release | 2012 (v16.4.3528.331)
/ April 21, 2014 |
| Written in | C#, C++ |
| Operating system | Windows 7 and later[1] |
| Platform | IA-32 and x64[1] |
| Available in | 64 languages[2] |
| Type | Blog software |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | writer.live.com at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
Windows Live Writer is a discontinued desktop blog-publishing application that was developed by Microsoft and distributed as part of the Windows Live suite of apps. The last major release of Windows Live Writer came out in 2012 (end-of-life), and the software was completely discontinued in January 2017.[3]
An open-source fork of Windows Live Writer was released as Open Live Writer on December 9, 2015.[4]
- ^ a b "Windows Essentials 2012 system requirements". Windows Essentials portal. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Windows Essentials: Worldwide Downloads". Windows Essentials portal. Microsoft. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Windows Essentials - Windows Help". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ Bright, Peter (December 9, 2015). "Microsoft open-sources Live Writer, beloved but abandoned blogging tool". Ars Technica. Conde Nast.
Opening the app means that it'll get some much-needed maintenance