 Version 2012 became the last major update to both the Windows Essentials suite and the Writer app.An open-source fork of Windows Live Writer was MIT-licensed and released as Open Live Writer on GitHub on December 9, 2015.On January 10, 2017, Windows Essentials 2012 and all its apps, including Windows Live Writer, reached the end of support, meaning it would no longer receive new features, bug fixes, and security updates.