ScribeFire - the Browser-Based Blogging Client

Posted by Joel Falconer in Writing ToolsMay 25th, 2008 | 7 responses

I’ve spent the last few days trying out ScribeFire. ScribeFire is a Firefox extension that serves as a blogging client; you don’t need to navigate to your blog’s backend or open an external client to write and publish posts quickly any more. I decided to give it a go after entering a competition there (I suppose that means the competition is doing its job!).

There’s a little icon that sits in Firefox’s bottom status bar, and when you click it the application pops up, taking roughly half of the browser’s screen space. You can then drag and drop and manipulate content with ease or just get to writing with your research material always visible, rather than flicking back and forth between tabs (or windows, if you use an external blog client).

ScribeFire is a good client for all bloggers, but it’s particularly good for those who write blogs like Boing Boing or Lifehacker - short posts that link to other resources. Since you need to surf a lot to write that kind of blog, I bet ScribeFire can shave off a lot of wasted time throughout the day.

I wrote this post with ScribeFire and it was a smooth experience. I wish I could change the default writing font, but either I can’t find the setting or it’s stuck the way it is.

ScribeFire is a time-saver for busy bloggers. Go download it and see for yourself - it’s helped me a lot over the past few days and I’m glad I gave it a shot.



7 Responses to “ScribeFire - the Browser-Based Blogging Client”

  1. Vered says:
    May 26, 2008 at 2:43 am

    Sounds interesting. I blog slowly and personally and just a few times per week, so I am OK with my current system. But I will check it out anyway. Thanks.

  2. Dr. Mac says:
    May 26, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    Joel,

    Thanks for the review! I’ve been using ScribeFire for several weeks now and find it very useful. It definitely is a time-saver!

  3. Joel Falconer says:
    May 26, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    Everyone has their own style of blogging and different blogs have their own needs; the tools that help fulfill those needs will be different in each case.

  4. Marelisa says:
    May 27, 2008 at 1:14 am

    I definitely need to pay more attention to the technological aspects of blogging. Right now I’m concentrating on the quality of the content that I post, but I know that technology can help me create a more attractive blog and make my blogging life a little bit easier. I’m always happy to read advice on blogs from people who are more technologically advanced than I am.

  5. Joel Falconer says:
    May 27, 2008 at 9:09 am

    Marelisa, I think the look and feel of a blog can be important, but so long as there’s great content to be had, it’s a secondary issue! :)

  6. Linsey Knerl says:
    May 28, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    I will definitely have to try this out! I need something more FF compatible for when I’m using the laptop.

  7. Small review of Scribefire at DeStructUred Blog says:
    May 30, 2008 at 5:55 am

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