May 23rd, 2026
Black Ink 2.4.8 is now available on the Black Ink site and on the Mac App Store.
This is a quick follow-up to 2.4.7 to address a couple of new bugs that turned up:
- Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when opened by non-registered users
- Restored expected functionality when the “Mark incorrect answers as they are entered” setting is enabled
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May 19th, 2026
Black Ink 2.4.7 is now available on the Black Ink site and on the Mac App Store.
This update fixes an issue where, while navigating around the puzzle, the focused clue in the clue list might not be made visible. It also includes a variety of other fixes:
- Fixed a bug that could prevent the focused clue from being made visible in the clue list
- Fixed a bug that prevented UTF-8 characters from being saved correctly to Across Lite format
- Fixed an issue where puzzle files were being repeatedly reloaded from the archive
- Fixed a bug that caused the premium features restriction notice to appear when finishing a puzzle
- Fixed a visual alignment problem with the Startup settings pane content
- Clues with literal newlines are now interpreted and formatted correctly
If you enjoy Black Ink, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, spreading the word on social networks, and telling your crossword besties about the app. Thanks for your support!
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March 27th, 2026
MarsEdit 5.4.2 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.
This update extends synced spell check options to more editing fields, restores the photo icon to the Micropost panel, and fixes several bugs.
Complete list of changes for this release:
- Extended the syncing of spell check options to more text fields in the app
- Restored the photo icon to the Micropost panel’s image-choosing button
- Fixed a bug that caused published posts to show the wrong “Edited Date”
- Fixed the punctuation and placement of buttons in the crash reporter
- Removed non-applicable Move and Rename menu items
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March 18th, 2026
MarsEdit 5.4 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.
This update adds support for macOS’s standard “Versions” document history, improves the Share Extension to support sending text to MarsEdit, and includes a number of bug fixes across the rich text and plain text editors.
Complete list of changes for this release:
- Standard macOS “Versions” now work as expected with “Revert to” menu item
- The “Send to MarsEdit” share extension now supports sending text to MarsEdit
- Fixed a bug that removed images from Tumblr posts published with Micro Post panel
- Fixed a couple syntax coloring bugs affecting Markdown in the plain text editor
- Fixed a bug that allowed styled text to be pasted into the Find & Replace text fields
- Fixed an issue that could cause a drawing glitch in the plain text editor after deleting text
- Fixed a flash of white when opening a post in Rich Text editor in Dark Mode
- Improved handling of WordPress permission errors when the blog is not English language
- Restored animation when closing the Options side panel
If you enjoy MarsEdit, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, spreading the word on Facebook, other social networks, or of course, by writing about the app on your own blog! Thanks for your support.
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