Title: Using WordPress blog software on Mac
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Using WordPress blog software on Mac

 *  [jemel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jemel/)
 * (@jemel)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-blog-software-on-mac/)
 * After searching the forums, I am still uncertain if wordpress blog software can
   be used on Mac. Can it?
 * If so, what are the considerations? I see that using IE on a Mac is problematic
   when visitors come to a wordpress site (and lots of other web sites). I use several
   browsers; firefox is generally the most dependable.
 * As a Mac user, what do I need to know before setting up my blog?
 * Thanks.

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-blog-software-on-mac/#post-230604)
 * Do you mean using your Mac the server? or just viewing it from/with Mac?
    For
   install check out this: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress#Special_Installations](http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress#Special_Installations)
   I has a special sub-section for local install on Mac.
 *  [popstat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/popstat/)
 * (@popstat)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-blog-software-on-mac/#post-230605)
 * Someone else might be able to give a fuller answer, but basically: WordPress 
   isn’t dependent upon your personal computer’s OS. Since it runs on your server,
   it doesn’t matter if you use Windows, Linux, Mac OS or whatever.
 * From personal experience: I update my blog from home (Windows) and work (OSX).
   No difference at all; the only minor wrinkles involve different browsers and 
   versions of browsers, but nothing that impedes you from doing what you want.
 *  [exploding-boy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploding-boy/)
 * (@exploding-boy)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-blog-software-on-mac/#post-230606)
 * It works fine on a mac, although I only use safari to view/work on my blog. The
   problems that you see only come from IE being an old, never-updated browser.
 *  Thread Starter [jemel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jemel/)
 * (@jemel)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-blog-software-on-mac/#post-230745)
 * Thanks, you answered my questions, including some I didn’t know I had. (Popstat,
   you were right on the money with your answer. Great blog).
 * I’m considering joining you, which will require moving two blogs that I have 
   just started somewhere else.
 *  [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * (@miklb)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-blog-software-on-mac/#post-230748)
 * You might want to take a look at
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content](http://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content)
   if you are importing from another blogging app.
 *  [macgizmo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macgizmo/)
 * (@macgizmo)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-blog-software-on-mac/#post-230758)
 * You can also use a program called ecto for Mac OSX to create your posts for your
   WordPress site.

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