Just a couple of days ago we were talking about some applications for Mac specially designed for those users who have their own blog or who collaborate on other publications. Specifically, we are dealing with two applications, which we could call "official" for these things, the official WordPress app for Mac itself, and one of the most complete and prestigious, highly valued by bloggers and writers, Ulysses.
WordPress for Mac is a very useful tool, it also works very fluidly and quickly, but it can also fall short. So today we continue that first post with three other applications in the same professional line of Ulysses, Blogo, MarsEdit and Desk.
Blogo for Mac
Blogo is a free download application for Mac, and also for iPhone and iPad. Before it was paid, however, he opted for a «fremium» model that allows you to write and publish your posts in a blog for free (both WordPress and Medium or Blogger) however, if you want to add more than one account you will have to go through the box with with a cost of 9,99 euros per month or 69,99 euros per year.
Blogo is a blogging application that helps content creators focus on what matters most: publishing the next story.
We know that writing is difficult, but we firmly believe that stories can change the world. So we created the simplest and most enjoyable blogging experience we could imagine.
Blogo combines simplicity with powerful features and gives you all the tools you need to create amazing content from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Indeed, Blogo stands out at first glance for its careful design, very simple and intuitive useor, but it also has many powerful "pro" functions Among them, these are just a few:
- Synchronization with Blogo on your other devices
- Automatic local backups.
- Offline mode.
- Slug customization.
- Shortcuts for the most common actions.
- Markdown or rich text support
- Image edition.
- Preview your publication even in offline mode.
- Ticket programming.
- Tag and Category Management
Take advantage of the fact that you can manage an account for free and put Blogo to the test, it will not cost you anything to discover if it is what you were looking for.
MarsEdit
MarsEdit is another popular Mac publishing and management tool. It works with WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, TypePad, Movable Type, and more. What's more:
- Allows you to work offline with local drafts on your Mac.
- Offer preview before publishing your content.
- Easy incorporation of images stored on your Mac.
- Markdown
- And much more.
Desk PM: A Writing, Blogging, and Notetaking App
Desk for Mac is a tremendous editor minimalist and simple, but the latter in a good way. Its simplicity allows you to focus on what is really important, your text. Thus, you can write your posts within the framework of a very simple and friendly interface, without distractions, and when you finish, choose where you want to publish it: WordPress, Medium, Blogger, Tumblr, Facebook, Typepad, Movable Type and Squarespace.
Desk offers support for Markdown, but you can also edit a text by selecting it and choosing from the options that will appear instantly: bold, italic, underlined, a quote, a link, a list ...
Desk is a premium writing experience for all types of writers.
Whether you're a casual enthusiast, weekend writer, blogger, or digital publishing professional, you'll find Desk to be a much-needed breath of fresh air.
Designed to marry both function and form, it's the desktop client you've always wanted - simple, intuitive, powerful, and fast.
Fall in love (again) with writing through an app that helps you focus and focus on what matters most: your thoughts as they come together in written form.
With Desk you can also schedule and update posts, support for YouTube and Vimeo, adding is as easy as drag and drop, and it offers' custom functions for each publishing platform (eg featured images, categories, tags, custom slugs / tags, and more)