Who says blogging is dead? Well, not dead… only being replaced by more modern and attractive options? Yes, that’s right — social websites and services like Twitter are taking some power away from the blogs. But the fact is that there are still many reasons to blog. I can’t think of one right now, but if I had to pick one it’d be that blogging gives me an excuse to use a great desktop companion app such as Blogo. Read on for the full review (which was written using Blogo!).

Design. Blogo’s interface is simple and unique. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen anything done this good in recent time. The whole interface is a simple window tastefully colored in different shades of gray. Its simplicity is only extended when fullscreen mode is activated, where the blogger can work on a post without any distractions.


Blogo’s window.

Functionality. I only got to test it under WordPress since that is the platform MacRecon runs on; but if all results are similar to this, you’ll like what Blogo has to offer. This app offers support for HTML or rich text for writing the post, category support, built-in image editor, the before-mentioned fullscreen mode, and an offline mode. Two features that I’d like to go into detail is the built-in image editor, where adding an image into the post is as easy as dragging and dropping it into Blogo. Also, cropping and resizing the images is a great help and may eliminate the need of having a second app to adjust the post’s images. The other noteworthy feature is the offline mode, where you can continue to work on a post without depending on an internet connection. Later, when such a connection becomes available, it’s possible to quickly publish the finished post. All things considered, Blogo does a great job extending the blogging experience to the Mac.


Blogo’s fullscreen mode.

Limitations. None significant.

Final thoughts. I must admit that I was never a fan of desktop blogging. All posts seen here have always been written directly on WordPress, only having tried out a couple of different desktop apps where none appealed to me. First of all, what I simply loved about Blogo was the interface. After that, everything else worked out just as great. If you liked what you read about Blogo and have a blog somewhere around the internet, I definitely recommend it. If that’s not the case, Blogo has a 21-day free trial to try it out before purchasing a license for $25. The trial should be more appealing to casual users since they can even see if it’s micro-blogging integration with services like Twitter is right for them.