Four Open Source Blogging Clients for Linux

by Lisa Hoover - Sep. 11, 2009Comments (3)

As part of our continuing series on open source blogging tools, today we're going to take a look at some standalone blogging clients for Linux users. If you want an app that's been designed specifically for your desktop of choice then be sure to check out posts from earlier this week that cover GNOME and KDE blogging tools.

QTM - This versatile blogging client is based on the Qt graphical user interface toolkit and works with most major blogging platforms, including WordPress, Drupal, and Movable Type. In addition to the editing tools you'd expect from any standard blogging tools, QTM also features a QuickPost option that lets you easily create content from highlighted text on a Web page.

Thingamablog - Here's a very full-featured client for managing several blogs or just one. Use create posts from your favorite RSS feeds, publish to your blog via email, dynamically update blog content, and even customize your own templates. Thingamablog includes its own news reader, lets you syndicate your blog via RSS or Atom feeds, and even pings services like BlogRolling and weblogs.com when you've published new content.

Bleezer - If you need a cross-platform app that's got everything you need to post your blog content, then Bleezer is worth checking out. Use it on or offline, tag, categorize, and upload images with each post, and automatically notify blogging services like Technorati about your content. Bleezer works with Movable Type, Wordpress, and so on but unlike many other blogging software options, it even works with Blogger.

b2evolution - Though b2evolution is easy enough for new bloggers to use, it's designed for advanced and professional bloggers. Once installed on your own server, you'll have all sorts of advanced features at your fingertips, including file and photo management, antispam tools, integrated stats, and even the ability to manage multiple authors. b2evolution can localized for several languages and includes tools to manage submitted drafts and assign them to editors prior to publication.

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by Subal Gupta on Sep. 11, 2009

Is it really that difficult to use a web-based interface? I don't understand what the rage here is about. WordPress has a super-slick UI that is way better than most of the client-side tools available. Why not just use that!

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by an anonymous user on Dec. 20, 2009

Some like to be creative off line and publish when ready. This is what I do, also I do not have cheap internet so this saves me cash too.

Another you may like to look at is Petrus blogger (java)

James

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by Jon Wright on Mar. 29, 2010

Some confusion surely? Thingamablog is not a blog client in the sense that QTM and Bleezer are. And b2evolution is not a client in any sense of the term. Also I'm not sure to what extent Bleezer is 'open source' - it's Java but I see no source code. The website says it's 'free' - I'm guessing free as in 'beer'.

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