IMPORTANT NOTICE

I am no longer maintaining this list as of July 2002. I will not be adding, updating, or correcting these entries, so link rot will set in quickly. Brig Eaton is going to be maintaining a newer list over at the Eatonweb Portal. I suggest that you go there instead of here.

Roll Your Own

Want to build your own weblog? Some people just edit the HTML by hand whenever they want to update. Others roll their own databases. Still others use one of the tools on this list. Thanks to Jesse James Garrett for helping me sort out the differences.

• 2Write - A page of "resources for on-line diarists, bloggers, and E-journal" offers links to various sites with quick reviews of their software.
• Add Applications to Your Blog - Commercial service that allows opening documents in their native applications over the web.
• Adminimizer Toolbar - Editing for your Blogger-powered blog directly in IE6.
• Antville - Free open-source weblog site
• AvantBlog - AvantGo interface to allow blogging from Palm and PocketPC devices.
• b2 - PHP/MySQL blogging tool.
• B8 Graphics - Blog templates
• BigBlogTool - Commercial blogging tool with some interesting features.
• Blark - Weblog type for the Zope CMF
• Blog - Windows-based blogging program that provides its own editing and FTP upload capabilities.
• Blog Designs - A source for graphics for blogs.
• BlogFace - Blogging interface for Zope.
• Blogfeed - Automatically create RSS feeds from Blogger-based blogs
• Blogger - Online weblog creation tool that requires you to have a server somewhere that can accept updates via ftp.
• Blogger Archive Script Generator - Just what the name says.
• Blogger FAQ Blog - A blog that offers technical support tips for Blogger users.
• Blogger Pro - Subscription-based version of Blogger with substantial extra features
• blog-java - An open source project developing an interface in java for managing blogs.
• Bloglet - Service to email update notices to readers of Blogger-powered blogs
• BlogMax - A blogging package for Emacs.
• Blogplates - A webring for weblog templates.
• Blogrolling.com - Free service to manage link lists on blogs.
• Blog Rolling Competitions - Comparative review of Slash, Squishdot, and Thatware.
• blogSearch - Search tool for Radio Userland
• Blogskins - Visual design for Blogger-powered blogs
• blogtech - A blog that offers technical support tips for Blogger users.
• Blog Tool Feature Comparison Table - Feature listings for ten popular blogging tools.
• BLOGware - Some templates for Blogger
• BlogWorks - Free ASP-based blogging application
• blosxom - Lightweight perl CGI weblogging script for Mac OS X
• bookmarklet.ping - A bookmarklet for notifying weblogs.com of updates.
• BOP - Stands for "Blog Oriented Publishing", an open source database-backed system written in perl. Still in early alpha and looking for contributors.
• CitizenX - Online community offering weblog support.
• CityDesk - Content-management system with a free introductory version
• CocoBlog - Open source blogging tool based on Apache Cocoon and Apache Xindice.
• CONTENjecT Publisher - Server-side solution that uses JScript to insert weblog items into your site
• Creating a Weblog Using JScript.NET and ASP.NET - Technical article with sample code
• Custom Weblog Post - Tool to add flexibility to Radio Userland blogs.
• Drupal - Another Slashdot-style system released under GPL.
• easyBlog - Windows front-end to Blogger.

• Free-Conversant - Online discussion group tool that provides server space. Follow the "support" link for information on their weblog features.
• Facto - The software behind Factovision, based on ASP and Microsoft Access.
• GeekLog - The software used by the Security Geeks website. Focus on "performance, privacy and security."
• gir.blo.gs - A rough clone of Blogger
• Glasscode - "a Java servlet based forum system which allows the creation of slashdot/k5 like weblogs."
• googlebox js - Form to create googleboxes via javascript
• GreyMatter - Perl-based weblog tool with many advanced options including comments, karma voting, and more.
• GrokSoup - Online weblog creation tool that will provide server space. Lists sites in its directory.
• Horizon - PHP source for Just a Log. 
• iBlog - Mac client for Blogger via XML-RPC
• "Is there a perfect weblogging software?" - 3/24/01 discussion from MetaFilter
• Jericho - Java-based weblogging client that can post to either Blogger or Manila sites.
• Jogger - A Jabber-powered weblogging client.
• LiveJournal - Open-source journal software with free hosting.
• LUSENET is a free threaded-discussion hosting service used by several weblogs for their discussion forums.
• Making the Move to Movable Type - A review of MT from an ex-Blogger user
• Manila Express for Netscape - Enabled easy posting for Manila users with Netscape browsers.
• Mary Ann's Tropical Building Page has a comparative review of Pitas, Blogger and Manila.
• Miz Graphics! - Free blog templates and other goodies.
• MKDoc - Apache/MySQL/Perl package with built-in standards compliance and metadata support.
• Monaural Jerk - PHP/MySQL system for maintaining a journal or weblog.
• More Like This - A weblog that makes its custom PHP + MySQL code available as a gnuzipped tar archive.
• MovableBlog - Blog of news and tips for MT users.
• Movable Type - Perl-based weblog content management system
• Moveable Type Mods and Hacks - Fun things to do with MT
• Moveable Type Search - Search add-on module for Moveable Type
• mozBlog - Blogging add-in for Mozilla
• NewsBruiser - A weblog management system written in Python.
• NewsPro - A CGI/Perl script for maintaining an updated news page, suitable for a weblog.
• News Publishing - Links, reviews, ratings for 50+ PHP-based systems from HotScripts.com.
• Nucleus - PHP4/MySQL weblogging system.
• Onclave - An online tool and home for collaborative weblogs
• Open Journal - server-based perl script for maintaining a weblog or diary
• PerlyBlog - Blogger client written in perl, complete with an EMACS interface
• PHP-Nuke - PHP/MySQL/Apache based SlashDot-style system
• PHPSlash - Another open-source SlashDot-style weblog, this one using PHP as its core scripting language.
• phpWebLog - Another PHP/XML based SlashDot clone.
• PikiePikie - Weblog tool derived from WikiWiki ideas.
• Pinging Weblogs.com - Perl script to run via cron to automatically ping weblogs.com
• Pitas - Online weblog creation tool that will provide server space. 
• PithCode - Weblog system used by Pith and Vinegar weblog; PHP and MySQL.
• Pivot - Free PHP-based weblog tool
• pMachine - PHP/MySQL system with many features beyond weblog maintenance, including mailing lists and dynamic content management.
• Point of Focus - Templates for Blogger
• POPBlogger - Email to Blogger java code
• Portals Pointers @ TECFA - List of links to all sorts of portal software.
• Postmaster - Freeware tool that plans both hosted and desktop versions.
• Project Sextant - A tool from Civilution for creating and hosting online discussion forums on weblogs.
• QuickBlog - Simple PHP/MySQL blogging package.
• Radio Userland - Desktop version of Manila that includes weblog publishing via FTP or XML.
• Roller Weblogger - Weblog server that runs in a Java servlet container such as Tomcat
• RSSBlog - Create an RSS feed for your blog with Perl.
• Scoop - Open-source community site system written in perl.
• Siteframe - Lightweight content-management system based on PHP and MySQL.
• SlashCode - Open-source archive of the code behind SlashDot. Version 1.0 released 3/30/2000.
• Slogger - Weblog system in ASP
• SquishDot - Create a SlashDot-style weblog (open-source, works with Zope). You'll need some Linux/Unix savvy to get this one up and running. (MIA 11/00)
• SquishyFORUMS - ASP.NET/C# weblogging system
• Standards-compliant Blogger template - Using XHTML and CSS
• Supasite - Content management system in PHP4/MySQL.
• Syndicate Your Page - A handy tool for creating an RSS feed for your blog
• TextResponder - Tool that posts to Radio Userland, Manila, or Blogger sites using either Jabber or email.
• TextRouter - Tool to paste text to Blogger or Manila weblogs.
• Thatware - Another slash-style engine, PHP3 and MySQL based.
• Tinderbox - "Personal content management assistant", commercial software for Macintosh
• tkblog - Blogging system being developed with simplicity in mind. See the "Downloads" page.
• Tooltalk - Jay Allen's weblog of weblog tools, including his own hacks for Movable Type.
• Trellix - Create your own weblog (Client-side, Windows-based). See also the Trellix press release on licensing Blogger.
• Universal Dishwasher - Page that presents a single user interface for posting to Antville, Blogger, or Manila blogs.
• Upsaid - Hosted weblog tool with comments, guest book, hit counters, and other features built in.
• VelociNews - Online weblog creation tool that will provide server space. Lists sites in its directory.
• Wapblogger - Post to Blogger-powered blogs from a WAP-enabled cell phone.
• WebCrimson - Commercial product to update sites in the browser. Uses XSLT and can convert Blogger templates to XSLT.
• we::blog - Weblogging system with built-in comments and syndication.
• Weblog - Despite the name, this is software for maintaining RSS channels rather than conventional weblogs, though it does offer HTML output features as well.
• Weblog Accessibility - Guidelines for making your weblog more accessible to the disabled.
• webLog for Palm OS - Software for Palm that can upload to your blog.
• Web Logs: Tools and Hosting Services - List of weblog sites and software.
• Weblogue - A Windows 95/98/2000 client-side freeware program for the creation of weblogs. The current version is 0.8.4, and the program is under active development.
• WikiWeblogPM - A "page of links on research about things relevant to software that would combine the best features of existing wiki, weblog and PIM software."
• WikiWeblogs - Links for those interested in combining wikis and weblogs.
• xanga.com - Online weblog creation and hosting with a variety of other features.
• Yet Another Weblog News System - Slash clone in Perl, designed to be 100% XHTML 1.0 Strict compliant.

Posting APIs and Tools

• AvantBlog - Posting from Palm or Windows CE via AvantGo
• BLog - Web services interface to (I think) Blogger.
• blogBuddy - Windows front-end to Blogger.

• Bloggenmoz - Blogger API support for Mozilla Composer

• Blogger-2-LiveJournal - CGI-based XML-RPC server that allows using Blogger API calls to post to LiveJournal.
• Blogger API - Details of the XML-RPC interface to Blogger
• Blogger API links - Servers, clients, mailing list, and more
• BloggerBot - AIM client for Blogger.
• bloggerCOM - COM interface to the Blogger API
• blogger.el - EMACS module to post using the Blogger API

• BlogMe - Command-line Blogger API client for Linux
• BlogniX - Blogger client for Linux

• BlogScript - Mac OS X.1 tool for easy posting to Blogger-powered blogs.

• fyuze - News aggregator that allows using the Blogger API to port items to a blog (free account required)

• jabber-blog-it - An interface from a jabber instant messaging bot to the Blogger XML-RPC API. If you don't understand that you don't need it.
• JavaBlogger - 100% pure Java client for the Blogger API

• MetaWeblog API - Userland extensions to the Blogger API

• PHPbloggerAPI - PHP implementation of the Blogger API
• Pocket Blog - Blogger API client for the PocketPC 2002 platform.
• Slug - A .NET client for Movable Type
• SMS Blogging - Script to enable posting from SMS phones to the Blogger API.
• w.bloggar - Windows client for the Blogger API.

• Wasabii - Vendor-independent blogging API (under development)

• XML-RPC for Flash5 - A Flash interface to Blogger.

• Yet Another Weblog API Proposal - From the Antville folks

Commenting Systems

• aspcomments - Free ASP-based comment system for use on Blogger-backed and other weblogs.

• BlogBack - Comment system that does not require server installation.
• blogKomm - PHP-based system to integrate comments directly into a blog

• cgiComments - Free perl-based comment system for use on Blogger-backed and other weblogs.

• dotcomments - Free PHP-based comment system for use on Blogger-backed and other weblogs.
• Enetation - Free hosted commenting system
• Netcomments - Free hosted commenting system

• Reblogger - Comment system for Blogger-based blogs.
• SnorComments - Hosted commenting system for Blogger-based blogs

• Xcomments - XML-based commenting system.
• YACCS - "Commenting made simple"

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