Is there any decent Wordpress blogging client for Mac?

Question

On Windows I used to blog to Wordpress using Microsoft Word 2010 blog feature, but the Mac version is missing this feature.

I am looking for alternatives, preferably free ones. If you specify a commercial solution please include the price: name (x$).

Please do not suggest generic text/html editors and submit different suggestions as separated answers.

Answer 1

You have basically two choices, both payware:

Marsedit

$39.95: "The best way to write, preview, and publish your blog."

and

Ecto

$19.95: "ecto is a feature-rich desktop blogging editor for MacOSX"

Both programs offer trial versions.

Answer 2

You might consider Flock, a free, Firefox-based browser with many other features, including a built in blog editor. It's quite an unusual program, as you can also use it to manage your Facebook and Twitter accounts and feeds. It's worth a look.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, the best solutions (ecto and MarsEdit) are not free. There is one alternative, but I would rather promote Sorin's solution of using Flock. If you are a TextMate, you can also use the XMLRPC capabilities of its Blogging bundle to blog from there.

Just curious, what more does a standalone editor offer in comparison to the WordPress rich text editor? I blog in plain text/html, but I think I remember the WordPress rich text environment to be rather flexible, with great media support for instance, as long as you are using a browser like Firefox.

Answer 4

You should also look at Blogo

Publish text, images, videos, slideshows and more. With a simple, intuitive interface and support for Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, Typo, Drupal, Joomla, and Expression Engine, Blogo is the best way to maintain your blog and spread the word with Twitter, Ping.fm and other supported services.

for $25. I have used it before, and it was pretty good. They have a trial period, so you can check them out.