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'''''WARNING:''' This page is unmaintained, and the clients listed here were last known working sometime before 2014. If you are having trouble with a client, the best thing you can do is get in touch with its developers to report the issue. Dreamwidth Support are unlikely to be able to help.''
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== Useful information ==
 
== Useful information ==
  
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Clients specifically designed to work with LJ may request the LJ posting URL.
 
Clients specifically designed to work with LJ may request the LJ posting URL.
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[http://a-zbloglist.com/?p=63 List of Blog Editors]
 
  
 
The lists below contain posting, account maintenance (editing friends, &c), and [http://zvi.dreamwidth.org/477997.html?format=light backup tools]. These must be tested as well.
 
The lists below contain posting, account maintenance (editing friends, &c), and [http://zvi.dreamwidth.org/477997.html?format=light backup tools]. These must be tested as well.
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!align="left"|Config notes
 
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!align="left"|Other notes
 
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|Post-by-email
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|email
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|works
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|yes
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|Set up at http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/emailpost.bml
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|http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/emailpost?mode=help
 
|-valign="top"
 
|-valign="top"
 
| [http://ljcharm.sourceforge.net/ Charm] 1.9.1
 
| [http://ljcharm.sourceforge.net/ Charm] 1.9.1
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| Custom access groups don't work.
 
| Custom access groups don't work.
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| [http://deepestsender.mozdev.org/ Deepest Sender] 0.9.3
 
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| Firefox
 
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| works
 
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| yes
 
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| Set <code>http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/flat</code> as the posting URL.
 
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| Posting works, including friends only, but doesn't retrieve custom access groups.  Can't edit read list/access list through client.
 
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://www.diigo.com/ Diigo]
 
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| web service
 
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| we're about to find out - doesn't seem to work for blogger API.
 
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| unknown
 
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| Settings at https://secure.diigo.com/blog_this/daily_blog
 
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| Social bookmarking service. On Amazon servers, so not everyone's bag of tea.
 
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://www.flickr.com Flickr]
 
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| web service
 
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| does not work as of October 2009
 
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| no
 
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| More info at the [http://getting-started.dreamwidth.org/17969.html DW getting-started community].
 
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| The "Blogger/API Enabled" option was removed; no other option works.
 
 
|-valign="top"
 
|-valign="top"
 
| [http://docs.google.com/ Google Docs]
 
| [http://docs.google.com/ Google Docs]
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| works
 
| works
 
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| no
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| Use the Blogger API.
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| Use the [https://developers.google.com/blogger/docs/3.0/using Blogger API].
 
| Does not support anything but entry text, not even titles.
 
| Does not support anything but entry text, not even titles.
 
|-valign="top"
 
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| uses checkupdates(!!!)  
 
| uses checkupdates(!!!)  
 
| actively developed
 
| actively developed
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://code.sixapart.com/svn/livejournal/trunk/src/jbackup/jbackup.pl jbackup.pl]
 
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| Perl
 
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| works
 
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| yes
 
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| Set <code>server=dreamwidth.org</code> when running.
 
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| LJ's official backup tool.
 
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://void-star.net/projects/journalpress/ JournalPress]
 
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| WordPress / PHP
 
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| works
 
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| yes
 
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| Explicitly supports Dreamwidth.
 
 
|-valign="top"
 
|-valign="top"
 
| [http://hewgill.com/ljdump/ ljdump] 1.5
 
| [http://hewgill.com/ljdump/ ljdump] 1.5
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|  
 
|  
 
| Backup tool only. Known bug: HTML index file isn't updated on subsequent runs of the migrator.
 
| Backup tool only. Known bug: HTML index file isn't updated on subsequent runs of the migrator.
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://edward.oconnor.cx/ljupdate/ ljupdate]
 
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| emacs
 
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| works
 
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| yes (GPL)
 
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| Set lj-default-server to: <code>www.dreamwidth.org</code>
 
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|-valign="top"
 
|-valign="top"
 
| [http://code.google.com/p/ljxp/ LJXP] 2.0.5
 
| [http://code.google.com/p/ljxp/ LJXP] 2.0.5
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| see notes
 
| see notes
 
| multi
 
| multi
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| [http://dw-news.dreamwidth.org/26700.html Under discussion as of November 12, 2010, patch available].
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| [https://github.com/dreamwidth/dw-free/issues/697 Project abandoned as of April 19, 2014].
 
| More information and specifics can be found at [[NNTP]].
 
| More information and specifics can be found at [[NNTP]].
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://www.panteleyev.org/petrus-blogger/ Petrus Blogger]
 
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| Java
 
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| unknown
 
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| yes (BSD)
 
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| 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.
 
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| Couldn't get it working using XMLRPC on Ubuntu; had a class error.
 
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://www.scribefire.com/ Scribefire] 1.4.2.0
 
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| Firefox
 
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| works, mostly
 
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| yes (GPL)
 
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| Set up a working account for any other service, then edit the account details to reflect your Dreamwidth URL, username, and password, and use <code>http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/blogger/</code> for the API URL.
 
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| Can't edit tags, privacy, or other metadata.
 
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://twittinesis.com/ Twittinesis]
 
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| Twitter
 
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| works
 
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| not stated
 
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| Bare-bones Twitter import with few options at the moment. [http://twittinesis.com/about Explicitly lists] Dreamwidth as supported.
 
 
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| Backup only.
 
| Backup only.
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://www.mp3vcr.com/ljsec/ LJ Sec]
 
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| Windows client (Mono version available)
 
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| works
 
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| no
 
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| It's possible to get it to work, with a tiny bit of tweaking. See [http://moem.dreamwidth.org/270241.html here].
 
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|-valign="top"
 
| [http://community.livejournal.com/lochj_announce/ LochJournal] 2.2
 
| [http://community.livejournal.com/lochj_announce/ LochJournal] 2.2
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| [http://kazbaby.dreamwidth.org/694994.html How to set up Semagic for Crossposting].
 
| [http://kazbaby.dreamwidth.org/694994.html How to set up Semagic for Crossposting].
 
| Posting works, including friends only, but doesn't retrieve custom access groups. If tags do not cross-post to DW at first, "...tags [can be] enabled for Insanejournal.com and any other site after opening an entry with tags in the history window." [http://semagic.livejournal.com/14582.html More info here].
 
| Posting works, including friends only, but doesn't retrieve custom access groups. If tags do not cross-post to DW at first, "...tags [can be] enabled for Insanejournal.com and any other site after opening an entry with tags in the history window." [http://semagic.livejournal.com/14582.html More info here].
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| [http://explore.live.com/windows-live-writer Windows Live Writer]
 
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| Windows client
 
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| works
 
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| no
 
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| Select LJ options, then, the Remote Posting URL to use is http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/blogger.
 
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| Posting works, no friends-list options. Has no DW custom options, is fairly generic bloggy software. Tagging appears buggy to non-worky.
 
 
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| No
 
| No
 
| Has Dreamwidth on their list of supported servers, but has not added Public/Access/Private in place of Public/Friends/Custom. Friends works as if it were Access anyway, so far. Allows for cross-posting, but only if you've set up additional journal accounts in the program. Integrates with iTunes, and downloads the list of icons on the server. All in all, not a bad client.
 
| Has Dreamwidth on their list of supported servers, but has not added Public/Access/Private in place of Public/Friends/Custom. Friends works as if it were Access anyway, so far. Allows for cross-posting, but only if you've set up additional journal accounts in the program. Integrates with iTunes, and downloads the list of icons on the server. All in all, not a bad client.
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| [[IDream|iDream]]
 
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| Mac
 
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| Currently in development; see wiki page
 
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| Yes
 
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| This has been static for a long time; unknown if/when it might be released.
 
 
|-valign="top"
 
|-valign="top"
 
| [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=43575 iJournal]
 
| [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=43575 iJournal]
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| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| Much better option for Mac users than MarsEdit. Cannot open separate windows for different posts and crossposting requires an additional step, but these problems may be solved in the next update.
 
| Much better option for Mac users than MarsEdit. Cannot open separate windows for different posts and crossposting requires an additional step, but these problems may be solved in the next update.
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://www.marinersoftware.com/products/macjournal/ MacJournal]
 
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| Mac OS X 10.4.9 or higher, Audio feature: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
 
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| works
 
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| No
 
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| I used the manual setup, chose Live Journal as the type, and used http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/xmlrpc for the Post URL. The software allowed up to 200 entries to be downloaded locally. The Access/Subscription split doesn't work as usual, but may allow preview of icons. I can't tell, from my connection.
 
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| [http://www.red-sweater.com/marsedit/ MarsEdit]
 
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| Mac
 
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| [http://katieintheworld.dreamwidth.org/769.html Works]
 
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| No
 
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| "It asked for the URL for my DW account, then couldn’t download the settings, asking if I wanted the interface to edit them myself. Ultimately, I told it that the API endpoint was dreamwidth.org/interface/blogger, and that sorted everything out.
 
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Clicking through to view the webpage worked beautifully.
 
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Authorizing the Flickr image importer worked fine. Adding an image to the draft is previewing properly.
 
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I still have a message in my options window that says there are no options for this weblog, but I don’t know what to expect there."
 
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| [http://homepage.mac.com/thorshammer/phoenix.html Phoenix]
 
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| Mac OS X , Mac Classic version available
 
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| Posting works; allows public, private and access-only but not custom groups.  Tags, title, location, music, mood, and userpics work. Editing entries yields an error. No spellcheck.
 
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| Yes
 
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| Client is similar in form and function to Semagic.  Does not allow for fast user switching.  To configure for use at Dreamwidth, enter your username and password at the login screen, then tick the more options box and enter www.dreamwidth.org under livejournal server.
 
 
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|-valign="top"
 
| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/ljkit Xjournal]
 
| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/ljkit Xjournal]
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| Entry posting works great (YAY, TAGS SUPPORT), Friends features don't work.
 
| Entry posting works great (YAY, TAGS SUPPORT), Friends features don't work.
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| [http://blogilo.gnufolks.org/ Blogilio]
 
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| Linux (KDE)
 
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| Works
 
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| yes (GPL v2)
 
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| Use Blogger API and enter http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/blogger into Blog/Homepage URL textbox.
 
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| Formerly Bilbo.
 
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://blogtk.sourceforge.net/ BlogTK] 1.1
 
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| multiplatform, GTK+ 2
 
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| works
 
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| yes (BSD)
 
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| Use the Blogger API.
 
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| Nothing but entry text, not even titles. 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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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://dropline.net/past-projects/drivel-blog-editor/ Drivel] 2.0.3
 
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| Linux (Gnome)
 
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| works
 
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| yes (GPL v2)
 
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| Currently not maintained. Does not support tags or multiple security levels.
 
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|-valign="top"
 
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| [http://projects.gnome.org/gnome-blog/ Gnome-Blog] (aka Blog Entry Poster) 0.9.2
 
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| Linux (Gnome)
 
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| works
 
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| yes (GPL)
 
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| Select "Self-Run Other", and enter: <code>http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/xmlrpc</code>
 
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| Only supports entry title and entry body.
 
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| [http://kblogger.pwsp.net/ Kblogger]
 
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| Linux (KDE)
 
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| KDE 3, no; KDE 4.2.2, yes
 
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| yes (GPL)
 
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| Blog-ID is your Dreamwidth username. Use the Blogger api, and enter this in 'Homepage URL': <code>http://www.dreamwidth.org/interface/blogger</code>
 
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| KDE 3 version doesn't work, but KDE 4.2.2 version does (1.0-alpha2).
 
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|-valign="top"
 
| [http://kluje.sourceforge.net/ KLuJe] 0.8
 
| [http://kluje.sourceforge.net/ KLuJe] 0.8
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| [http://xfyre.com/en/node/22 LJ2ME]
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| [http://www.sensicalinc.com/software/eljay Eljay]
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| mobile phones, using Java
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| devices running Android
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| [http://delight.dreamwidth.org/1594.html works]
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| [http://brownbetty.dreamwidth.org/550104.html works]  
 
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| no
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 31 October 2023

WARNING: This page is unmaintained, and the clients listed here were last known working sometime before 2014. If you are having trouble with a client, the best thing you can do is get in touch with its developers to report the issue. Dreamwidth Support are unlikely to be able to help.

Useful information

There are three kinds of URLs you can select from when using/testing the clients below:

Clients specifically designed to work with LJ may request the LJ posting URL.

The lists below contain posting, account maintenance (editing friends, &c), and backup tools. These must be tested as well.

Cross-platform

Clients in this category are not restricted to any one particular operating system.

Client Platform Current DW status Open source? Config notes Other notes
Post-by-email email works yes Set up at http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/emailpost.bml http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/emailpost?mode=help
Charm 1.9.1 Python command-line works yes (GPL) Custom access groups don't work.
Google Docs web service works no Use the Blogger API. Does not support anything but entry text, not even titles.
JLJ 2.12 Perl works yes Development halted in 2006.
JLJ 2.14 Perl works yes uses checkupdates(!!!) actively developed
ljdump 1.5 Python works yes The config file and at-run input explicitly ask for the server. Backup tool only.
ljmigrate Python works yes (BSD) Backup tool only. Known bug: HTML index file isn't updated on subsequent runs of the migrator.
LJXP 2.0.5 WordPress / PHP works yes (MIT) Supports crossposting categories and/or tags as tags, basic privacy levels, comment on or off, header/footer.
news readers multiple sources see notes multi Project abandoned as of April 19, 2014. More information and specifics can be found at NNTP.

Windows

Client Platform Current DW status Open source? Config notes Other notes
ljArchive Windows (Mono version available) works yes (zlib/libpng License) Backup only.
LochJournal 2.2 Windows client works no
Semagic Windows client works, mostly yes (GPL) How to set up Semagic for Crossposting. Posting works, including friends only, but doesn't retrieve custom access groups. If tags do not cross-post to DW at first, "...tags [can be] enabled for Insanejournal.com and any other site after opening an entry with tags in the history window." More info here.

Macintosh

Client Platforms Current DW status Open Source Notes
asLJ Mac OS X 10.5 or later, Universal Binary Works No Has Dreamwidth on their list of supported servers, but has not added Public/Access/Private in place of Public/Friends/Custom. Friends works as if it were Access anyway, so far. Allows for cross-posting, but only if you've set up additional journal accounts in the program. Integrates with iTunes, and downloads the list of icons on the server. All in all, not a bad client.
iJournal Crash reports for 10.6.x Posting works, including friends only and custom access groups. Installs quickly and recognizes DW account on first login. Current Music is automatically retrieved from iTunes. Client allows you to edit most recent entry and switches easily between different user accounts. Customizable toolbar and limited HTML preview. Yes Much better option for Mac users than MarsEdit. Cannot open separate windows for different posts and crossposting requires an additional step, but these problems may be solved in the next update.
Xjournal Mac OS X Does not work (on anything but LJ itself) Yes Primary developer has moved on. Some recent updates have been made by a couple of developers at the Xjournal LJ community but it's unclear whether anyone plans to port this over for DW.

Linux

Client Platform Current DW status Open source? Config notes Other notes
Benzaiten Linux (Gnome) works, mostly yes (GPLv2) Entry posting works great (YAY, TAGS SUPPORT), Friends features don't work.
KLuJe 0.8 Linux (KDE) works yes (GPL v2) Use the LJ flat interface URL. Doesn't support custom posting groups or tags.
Logjam 4.5.3 multiplatform, GTK+ 2 works yes (GPL v2) Currently not maintained. However, for many Linux distributions, it is the default Livejournal client.

Mobile

Client Platform Current DW status Open source? Config notes Other notes
Eljay devices running Android works no choose dw from settings-> server on the other hand, the interface for editing older posts won't even load.
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