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A desktop word processing program from Microsoft for writing blogs and publishing to a blog service. See Windows Live Spaces.

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Windows Live Writer
The Windows Live Writer logo.
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Screenshot of Windows Live Writer 2009
Developer(s) Microsoft
Stable release 2009 (Build 14.0.8089.726) / 2009-8-19; 2 months ago
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type Blog software
License Proprietary
Website http://writer.live.com/

Windows Live Writer, developed by Microsoft, is a desktop blog-publishing application that is part of the Windows Live range of products. It features WYSIWYG authoring, photo-publishing and map-publishing functionality, and is currently compatible with Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint blogs, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, Wordpress, Telligent Community, PBlogs.gr, JournalHome, the MetaWeblog API, the Movable Type API, Blogengine and all blogs that support RSD (Really Simple Discoverability).

Windows Live Writer introduces the Provider Customization API that enables both rich customization of Windows Live Writer's behavior as well as the opportunity to add new functionality to the product. Currently Windows Live Spaces, WordPress, and TypePad have all taken advantage of this API to expose additional service-specific features within Windows Live Writer.

Windows Live Writer is currently available in 48 different languages.

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History

The final release of version 2008 was released on November 6, 2007. There are numerous changes from previous builds that are obvious on first run in this version, including:

  • New Authoring Capabilities, including inline spell checking, table editing, ability to add categories, page authoring for WordPress and TypePad, support for excerpts and extended entries, improved hyperlinking and image insertion, and a new "Paste Special" function
  • Improved Integration, including SharePoint 2007 support, new APIs enabling custom extensions by weblog providers, automatic synchronization of local and online edits, integration with Windows Live Gallery, and support for "Blogger Labels"
  • New User Interface, including a brand new design and improved accessibility and keyboard support

Windows Live Writer version 2009 was released on December 15, 2008 as part of the Windows Live Essentials suite.

Screenshots of previous versions

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