![]() Work offline with local drafts on your Mac, preview the formatting and content of your posts, and publish when you’re ready to share with the world.Works with WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, TypePad, Movable Type, and dozens of other systems that support standard MetaWeblog and AtomPub interfaces.I can tell you one thing: this is the first version of MarsEdit that I have used to compose a post from start to finish (with pictures), and I just might be a convert.Free to download! Unlock a free trial in the app, purchase a full license, or continue to use the app for free to maintain an archive on your Mac and work locally with your published blog posts. New users can check out the 30-day free trial to see whether it's worth the $39.95 for a new license. The update is pretty significant for MarsEdit 2.x users, who can upgrade for $14.95-if you purchased after January 1, 2010, however, you can upgrade for free. "I'm looking forward to lots of improvements in incremental updates." "I consider this a 1.0 for rich mode," Jalkut told Ars. However, Jalkut promises that this interface will get even better with future releases. There are some things I'd like to see in the future, like a split window that shows me both rich text mode and HTML, or at least a simple way to toggle between the two without having to "convert" the post. There are a few other features buried in MarsEdit 3, like support for "pages" in WordPress blogs, as well as the ability to write and save posts while offline and schedule their posting (along with the attached media) at a later time. Now, MarsEdit sports integration with iPhoto, Aperture, and Lightroom, so you can see and import the photos in your libraries without having to launch the apps. Even better is the improved media manager, which previously only allowed users to drag in images or use a standard file picker to bring them in. On top of the rich text editor, HTML syntax highlighting got a makeover, with different colors for attributes, keywords, and tag structures. It will appeal to a wider breadth of Mac users, both those who are HTML-phobic and those who simply want to write without the added distraction and inconvenience of dealing with the tags. I'm not a veteran MarsEdit user (though I have clicked around enough in previous versions to know my way around), but the rich text feature seems to add a whole new layer of usability. "Most of the Web interfaces and desktop competitors have a rich mode but, until now, MarsEdit has focused exclusively on HTML/markdown source," Jalkut said. Many of the enhancements in the new version respond to long-standing requests from users, Jalkut told Ars, particularly rich text editing. A new media manager rounds out this solid update, one that the company hopes will attract new users and get old ones writing again.Īccording to Red Sweater founder and developer Daniel Jalkut, some of the features in MarsEdit 3 have been in the works for roughly 2.5 years-basically since MarsEdit 2 was released. ![]() The most significant update to the software is the addition of a rich text editor, though those who fiddle with the HTML for their blog posts got an updated syntax highlighter. Fans of Red Sweater Software's blog publishing tool MarsEdit got a surprise Tuesday morning with the release of MarsEdit 3.
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