5 Must Have Blogging Tools for Linux Users

A-Techie | Monday, October 29, 2012 | 0 comments

Linux boasts a plethora of tools, especially for blogging. Most of these tools are totally free and this thing is a plus point for bloggers. Although most of the tools are made for Windows or Mac, but still Linux has some gems which other operating systems don’t offer for free. If you are a Linux user and are looking for some good tools for blogging, then you are at the right place as today we have a list of 5 Must Have Blogging Tools for Linux Users. Every blogger will definitely find this list useful. So check them out and pick the ones you like the best!





It is a really amazing blog editor that supports Blogger, WordPress and various other blogging platforms. Most of the formatting options are supported. But it utilizes mix of HTML and plain text in text editing area. Using the preview option you can see how your post would look in the browser. It allows custom tags and has many other amazing features.





This one is a really cool tool for taking screenshots. It is a comprehensive tool using which taking screenshots of a certain area or the entire website is possible. After taking the screenshot, you can also edit the captured screenshot or apply various effects to it. It allows direct uploading of the image to the hosting site. It is a good tool with plugins, which let you add watermarks or 3D layout, or resize etc the image.


Blog Backing up Tools: DropBox, Ubuntu one, and Google Drive


Some cloud storage platforms which are available for Windows or Mac are not available for Linux. But still some of the best ones are available, so you would not feel lacking in choices in this area. Most popular platform like Dropbox, Google Drive and Ubuntu one are available which allow easy storage of your data online in cloud. These would make backing up your blog data a breeze. Dropbox is one of the best when it comes to features and usability. 





This tool allows creating screen casting. It boasts support for HD recording in 720p and also uploading it directly to different video sharing website. You can edit your recording using video editing Linux tools such as Pithivi editor, openshot editor. It is not a very advanced program but still is better than many other Linux tools.


Video Editing Tools: Openshot and Pithivi

If you do video blogging then having a good video editor is a must. Some of the best tools for this purpose are Openshot and Pithivi. Both of these offer great features for editing your videos. These are as good as the paid tools.  

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