What is a client? What clients can I use with Dreamwidth?
A client is an independent software application that allows you to post to multiple journals/accounts at once from the client interface.
The majority of clients were written for the LiveJournal platform and work best on LiveJournal and sites running LiveJournal code. Because Dreamwidth is a code fork of the LiveJournal code and has changed some things (for example, breaking down the Friends List into access/subscription), some features of the client may not work.
A list of clients can be found in the Dreamwidth Wiki under: List of Compatible Clients, along with any notes on how well they work. This list has not been updated since 2014 and may be inaccurate.
In order to log into Dreamwidth with any client, such as Semagic, you'll need to generate and use an API key instead of using your password:
The majority of clients were written for the LiveJournal platform and work best on LiveJournal and sites running LiveJournal code. Because Dreamwidth is a code fork of the LiveJournal code and has changed some things (for example, breaking down the Friends List into access/subscription), some features of the client may not work.
A list of clients can be found in the Dreamwidth Wiki under: List of Compatible Clients, along with any notes on how well they work. This list has not been updated since 2014 and may be inaccurate.
In order to log into Dreamwidth with any client, such as Semagic, you'll need to generate and use an API key instead of using your password:
- Go to the Mobile Account Settings page and scroll down to "Generate API Key".
- Click the checkbox labelled "Generate a new API key" and save the form.
- Copy the generated API key and use that instead of your Dreamwidth password in your client's settings.
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