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Offline Blog Editors let you write posts when you are not connected to the internet.
Using an offline editor has lots of advantages. Here are some of them:
- You Do Not Get Distracted (Easily): When you write in online editor, it is easy to get distracted (e.g. tabbed browsing!). But when you use an offline editor, online distractions are not there --- you can be more focused.
- You Have A Backup: Even with all the safety measures, you can not trust your server 100%. There's always a (thin) chance of failure. Offline editors retain a copy of your published posts and even if something goes wrong, you can just upload content to the server and resume your blog.
- Cross Posting: Some people need to post the same article to different blogs. It can be a tedious job if you have to cut-copy-paste code. Not with an Offline editor. Just select the blogs and hit upload/publish/whatever your editor calls that button
- Better Spell Checking: Default spell checkers are not that good. Most importantly, majority of them lack "Add to Dictionary" option and you end up "Ignoring" same error again and again.
- Write Anywhere: What if a brilliant idea strikes your (brilliant) mind when you're travelling (with you laptop, of course!)? Rather than noting it down, won't it be better to write a post about it?
However, on the other side, there are also some disadvantages.
- WYSMNBWYG : (
What You See May Not Be What You Get!) Offline editors may have problems with different blog platforms and some features might not work properly. For example, I had an editor that showed 'h' tags in HTML and WYSIWYG editor but when I uploaded posts, 'h' tags were missing. - Lack of Features: If you use an offline editor, many advanced features of your platforms may not be accessible to you. For example, some editors do not support adding custom fields an(WordPress) to posts. Although it can be done later but it takes more time! Doesn't it?
Ultimately, the choice is yours. You have to make the final decision based upon your needs.
Do you use an offline editor for your blog?
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I haven’t yet used an offline editor, although I’ve been meaning to check out that Windows one. Even if it’s just for the backup option.
Really, an offline editor is the need of hour. I have been using blogger but there are a lot of problems writing a blog post in the editor. When i write in words and paste then some html problems arises. Table adding is a problem. There always happen some mismatch of texts and images. Google needs to come up with an offline version. You have emphasized a very essential point.
I did a comprehensive review of offline blog editors that you can read in this post offline blog editor reviews . I use a PC and my friend uses a Mac. I found that windowslivewriter was my first choice and BlogDesk was my second choice. My friend has been using Ecto on his Mac for over a year and he recommends it. Although it’s not free it’s modestly priced. Another friend chooses to use Flock which is an amazing browser.
When I use an offline editor, I just use it for the text and nothing else. I will still upload pictures and do aligning before publishing the post. I try my best to spell check, but there always seems to be some small mistakes.
Thanks for sharing this info
Informative post! offline blog editors can serve as a better back-up option, and for writing text when you are not connected to the internet.
More for the sake of how and when I write, I do almost all of my blog drafts offline. I usually don’t have time to write complete posts in a single sitting. And often, I jot ideas future post down quickly and then let them simmer on the backburner, giving them a little stir from time to time until they become usable – or just get discarded altogether.
So, I compose most of my posts in Notepad++ but store those in Google Docs so they’re out in “the cloud” and accessible anywhere, anytime. And I prefer not to use the WYSIWYG editor, drafting my stuff out in basic HTML instead. Kinduva control freak, I guess…