16 Great Plugins For Windows Live Writer

Windows Live Writer, developed by Microsoft, is a desktop blog-publishing application that is part of the Windows Live range of products. Windows Live Writer is a desktop application that makes it easy to publish content to your blog. And there are so many Plugins Available for the windows Live Writer. Here Are some of the Best Windows Live Writer Pluign, in my opinion, must-haves for any blogger.

1. Flickr4Writer:

Flickr4Writer is a plugin that enables interaction with the Flickr(tm) services. You can browse by tags, photosets, or a simple photostream. After browsing, the plugin enables inserting the image reference into a post. A Flickr(tm) account is required.

2. Digg This:

The Digg This plugin inserts a “Digg This” button to your Windows Live Writer posts and provides seamless integration with Digg.

3. xPollinate – Cross Post Plugin:

xPollinate is a Live Writer plugin that enables you to cross post full or summarized blog entries to other blogs, as well as social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and more via Ping.FM.

4. Social Bookmarking Tags for Windows Live Writer:

You can now insert Social bookmarks from tonnes of sites including Social, Expression, MSDN, Technet, Digg, Dotnetkicks.

5. Twitter Notify:

Send a Tweet announcing your newly published blog post. A shortened link to your post is automatically generated through the TinyURL service. Customize your default message in the options menu.

6. SkyDrive Attachment plugin:

Windows Live SkyDrive helps you to store and access your personal files from anywhere online. It provides 500MB of password-protected online file storage. Always available where you need it.
Now, even if your blog engine does not supports attachment, or you want to have all your attachments in one place, use Windows Live SkyDrive Attachment extention for Windows Live Writer to upload, manage and use your file within your blog posts.

7. Tag Generator:

A tool to automatically generate tags based on the content of your post. Supports Technorati, WordPress and Blogger

8. Amazon Book Lookup Plugin:

This plugin helps you locate books in the Amazon store and now includes a thumbnail image of each book found.

9. Text Template:

The Text Template plugin lets you save commonly used “snips” of HTML. From phrases you use, to moods, links, terms and more. Apply Categories to your templates to allow for easy sorting and filtering. You can even givem them their own icon.

10. Insert Website Image:

This plugin inserts a thumbnail image of a website into the Live Writer window.

11. Insert Video:

Insert a video from MSN SoapBox, Google Video, YouTube, MySpace Video, Yahoo! Video, muveeMix and now myvideo.de videos and BrightCove Videos.Usage is easy, just click on the Insert Video link, then copy and paste the link into the text box. Alternatively, you can now just paste the video link into the blog entry and the plugin will do the rest.Now fully compatible with Windows Live Spaces.

12. Insert MSN, Yahoo and Custom Smileys:

Smileys for WLW is a plugin using which you can insert Yahoo, Yahoo Hidden, MSN and other custom smileys/pictures of your choice.

13. Picasa Image Plugin:

With this plugin you can easily insert images (Links, slideshows) you have in your Picasa Web Albums into your blog. You are able to upload new images into existing albums or create new albums.

14. FacebookPhotos:

FacebookPhotos allows Windows Live Writer users to add photos uploaded into Facebook directly into their blog posts. It uses Facebook.NET library to enable communication between Windows Live Writer and Facebook.

15. SnagIt Screen Capture Plugin:

Uses SnagIt screen capture tool from Techsmith to provide sophisticated screen captures directly into Live Writer. Utility allows for many of SnagIt’s capture options, use of the preview image editor, and directly embeds images into the current post.

16. Bullets plugin for WLW:

Now you can insert customized bullets to emphasize your points. Not only you get rid of those boring black bullets, but you also get the flexibility to use either a set of 42 bullets (or add more if you like!!).