<s>
Open	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
OLW	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
desktop	O
blogging	O
application	O
released	O
by	O
.NET	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
2012	I-Protocol
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
features	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
authoring	O
,	O
photo-publishing	O
and	O
map-publishing	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
compatible	O
with	O
WordPress.com,	O
WordPress	B-Application
(	O
hosted	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Blogger	B-Application
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
more	O
platforms	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
under	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Onfolio	O
Writer	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
Microsoft	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Onfolio	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Onfolio	O
Writer	O
team	O
worked	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Spaces	O
team	O
to	O
release	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
encouraged	O
the	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Metro-style	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Scott	O
Hanselman	O
announced	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
making	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
open-source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
.NET	O
Foundation	O
announced	O
an	O
open-source	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Scott	O
Hanselman	O
announced	O
the	O
forking	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
as	O
an	O
open-source	O
project	O
called	O
Open	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
2012	I-Protocol
application	O
will	O
remain	O
a	O
property	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
while	O
Open	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
will	O
be	O
developed	O
independently	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
.NET	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
preview	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
was	O
offered	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
alongside	O
the	O
full	O
source	O
code	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Open	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
became	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relatively	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
2012	I-Protocol
with	O
the	O
following	O
features	O
removed	O
:	O
Spell	O
checker	O
,	O
"	O
Blog	O
This	O
"	O
API	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Albums	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
publishing	O
platforms	O
:	O
WordPress.com,	O
Hosted	O
Wordpress	B-Application
,	O
Google	O
's	O
Blogger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
This	O
release	O
provided	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
of	O
Blogger	B-Application
support	O
using	O
their	O
latest	O
API	B-Application
to	O
unblock	O
users	O
of	O
Blogger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blogger	B-Application
categories/labels	O
not	O
yet	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
This	O
release	O
provided	O
some	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
Blogger	B-Application
support	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
Minor	O
update	O
that	O
addresses	O
the	O
bugs	O
introduced	O
in	O
previous	O
update	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
Added	O
spell	O
checking	O
through	O
the	O
built-in	O
spell	O
checking	O
functionality	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
support	O
for	O
categories	O
when	O
working	O
with	O
Blogger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
general	O
improvements	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
Made	O
available	O
via	O
Open	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
at	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
