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| Currently not maintained, does not support tags or multiple security levels
 
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| [http://blogtk.sourceforge.net/ BlogTK 1.1]
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| Multiplatform, GTK+ 2
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| Works w/ blogger API (nothing but entry text, not even titles)
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| Yes, BSD
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| 2.0 is in alpha, and promises to have fuller Blogger support (which may or may not increase the LJ-clone support)
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| [http://kblogger.pwsp.net/ Kblogger]
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| Linux (KDE)
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| Needs testing by KDE user
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| Yes, GPL
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Revision as of 03:16, 28 February 2009

Useful information

Some clients require the user to insert the XML-RPC URL in order to work. Dreamwidth's is at http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/xmlrpc

Other clients use the Blogger api. The url for that is at http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/blogger

List of Blog Editors

Basic information

Client Platforms Current DW status Open Source Notes
Deepest Sender All; based on FireFox. Works Yes
Charm Python based command line client Should work, but untested Yes, GPL
Semagic Windows client Might work, untested Yes, GPL Very popular client
Petrus Blogger Multiplatform, in Java Might work with little modification; current LJ compatible servers hard coded in interface and include IJ and Rossia.org. Logs into IJ okay but couldn't get working with LJ itself. Yes, BSD Looks to be made for Russian first, English second. Well designed Java for the Mac.
Logjam Multiplatform, GTK+ 2 Works Yes, GPL v2 Currently not maintained, but for many Linux distributions, it is the default Livejournal client.
Gnome-Blog (aka Blog Entry Poster) Linux (Gnome) Works Yes, GPL Livejournal is hard-coded into software, using DW requires setting up a "Self-run other" type account. Does not support any info besides Entry title and entry body, e.g. no tags, mood, etc.
Drivel Linux (Gnome) Works Yes, GPL v2 Currently not maintained, does not support tags or multiple security levels
BlogTK 1.1 Multiplatform, GTK+ 2 Works w/ blogger API (nothing but entry text, not even titles) Yes, BSD 2.0 is in alpha, and promises to have fuller Blogger support (which may or may not increase the LJ-clone support)
Kblogger Linux (KDE) Needs testing by KDE user Yes, GPL