NOT ON THE LIST IN 2026
Windows Live Writer was a desktop program by Microsoft that let users write and publish blog posts offline. It worked smoothly with platforms like WordPress, Blogger, and TypePad to publish posts with one click.
Microsoft stopped active development after a 2012 release and fully retired the software in January 2017 as part of winding down the Windows Live Essentials suite.
Ranking in the surveys
Live Writer’s only appearance on the list was in 2008 when it was ranked 66=
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