Sometimes Microsoft creates a piece of software that doesn’t necessarily catch on with the general public but still wins over a dedicated core of users. Typically these programs die a long, slow death, but one such program will live on. Microsoft recently decided to open source Windows Live Writer, the blog writing software that the company ceased developing in 2012.
The program has been renamed Open Live Writer and you can download version 0.5 from the project’s dedicated site. The software will now be under the auspices of the .NET Foundation, an open source software organization founded by Microsoft in 2014. Open Live Writer itself will be maintained by volunteers, including a core group from Microsoft.
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