If you are unfamiliar with the term Desktop blogging client, think of it as a tool to blog with application instead of logging into your Blogger or WordPress. In fact, a lot of bloggers and probloggers has been using them for quite a while and there’s tonnes of reason why they love it. Desktop blogging clients allows one to manage multiple blogs of multiple platforms, write articles on the fly, as well as perform functions like those you can do on admin page. And because it is a desktop client, you don’t wait for pages to load.

In terms of writing articles for blogs, bloggers can generally fall into 3 categories:

• Blogging with desktop blogging client

  I’ve been using ecto, then later marsedit. I also once thought ScribeFire was cool. The point is, if you are using your favourite blogging client it is also good to know what are other alternatives out there. You could have found a new favourite, you’ll never know.

• In search for suitable desktop blogging client

  Desktop blogging clients have a different list of supporting blogging platform. If you manage blogs of different platforms, you’ll need to know what are your available options of these clients. Most of them have the similar core functions, but what differs them could be little capabilities that matters a lot to you. Spell checking for instance, some find it a mandatory need, some can’t be bothered. Consider what you need most, choose wisely. Pay for it if you need to.

• No idea what’s a desktop blogging client

  Start getting one and give it a try (get the free ones). You’ll be amaze at it’s efficiency and the amount of time saved in blog writing.

Here’s 20 desktop blogging clients retrieved from my del.icio.us bookmarks. I figured you might want to have a look, and if you think there’s any blogging clients I’ve missed out, appreciate a heads up. Full list after jump.

1. BlogJet

   

   • Platform: Windows only
   • Price: Free trial / €29.95
   • Supports: WordPress, TypePad, Movable Type, Blogger, MSN Live Spaces, Blogware, BlogHarbor, Squarespace, Drupal, Community Server, etc.
   • Website | Download

2. Deepest Sender

   

   • Platform: Firefox, SeaMoney, XULRunner
   • Price: Free
   • Supports: LiveJournal, Blogger, WordPress, MSN Live Spaces, meta Weblog
   • Website | Download

3. Flock Browser

   

   • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
   • Price: Free
   • Supports: Blogger, Blogsome, LiveJournal, WordPress, Xanga, Moveable Type
   • Website | Download

 

4. Windows Live Writer

   

   • Platform: Windows (XP or Vista)
   • Price: Free
   • Supports: Windows Live Spaces, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, WordPress Type
   • Website | Download

5. Ecto

   

   • Platform: Windows, Mac
   • Price: Free Trial / $17.95
   • Supports: Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, MovableType, Nucleus, SquareSpace, TypePad, WordPress, and more
   • Website | Download

6. Bleezer

   

   • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
   • Price: Free
   • Supports: Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, MovableType, Nucleus, SquareSpace, TypePad, WordPress, and more
   • Website | Download

7. BlogTK

   

   • Platform: Linux
   • Price: Free
   • Supports: Blogger, Movable Type, WordPress
   • Website | Download

8. Drivel Journal Editor

   

   • Platform: Linux
   • Price: Free
   • Supports: LiveJournal, Blogger, MovableType, Advogato, WordPress, Drupal
   • Website | Download

9. Gnome Blog

   

   • Platform: Linux
   • Price: Free
   • Supports: Blogger, Advogato, Movable Type, WordPress, LiveJournal, Pyblosxom
   • Website | Download

10. Newz Crawler

    

    • Platform: Windows
    • Price: Free Trial / $24.95
    • Supports: Blogger, Metaweblog, MovableType or LiveJournal API supporting website
    • Website | Download

11. Performancing ScribeFire

    

    • Platform: Firefox
    • Price: Free
    • Supports: WordPress, Blogger, Drupal, TypePad, LiveJournal, Windows Live Spaces and more.
    • Website | Download

12. MarsEdit

    

    • Platform: Mac
    • Price: Free Trial / $29.95
    • Supports: WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, Movable Type, LiveJournal, Drupal, and Vox and more.
    • Website | Download

13. ThingamaBlog

    

    • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
    • Price: Free
    • Supports: LiveJournal, Blogger, MovableType, Advogato, WordPress, Drupal
    • Website | Download

14. w.Bloggar

    

    • Platform: Firefox, Internet Explorer
    • Price: Free
    • Supports:WordPress, MovableType, TypePad, Drupal, b2evolution, Nucleus CMS, Squarespace, Community Server, BlogEngine.NET
    • Website | Download

15. RocketPost2

    

    • Platform: Windows
    • Price: Free Trial / $49
    • Supports:Blogger, Movable Type, WordPress, TypePad, MSN Spaces, BlogHarbor, Drupal, dasBlog, .Text and SquareSpace
    • Website | Download

16. BlogDesk

    

    • Platform: Windows
    • Price: Free
    • Supports:WordPress, MovableType, Drupal, Serendipity and ExpressionEngine
    • Website | Download

17. Post2Blog

    

    • Platform: Windows
    • Price: Free Trial / $14.95
    • Supports:WordPress, MovableType, Blogger, Tyepad
    • Website | Download

18. Qumana

    

    • Platform: Windows, Mac
    • Price: Free Trial / $14.95
    • Supports:Angelfire, Blogger/Blogspot, BlogHarbor, Blogware, Bryght, DiaryLand, Drupal, LiveJournal, MovableType, MSN Spaces, Tripod, TypePad, Roller, SquareSpace, WordPress.com, WordPress.org
    • Website | Download

19. Zoundry Raven

    

    • Platform: Windows
    • Price: Free
    • Supports:Blogger, Movable Type & TypePad, Windows Live Spaces, WordPress, and more
    • Website | Download

20. WB Editor

    

    • Platform: Windows
    • Price: Free Trial / $29.99
    • Supports:WordPress, Movable Type, Blogger, MSN Spaces, Drupal
    • Website | Download