FastScripts is one of Red Sweater’s most beloved, albeit niche, apps. The Mac-based scripting utility adds a menu bar icon for running scripts, and supports attaching keyboard shortcuts to them. Like many customers, I’ve been running it on my Mac literally every day for … seemingly forever. Although the app has been continuously developed over […]

Last week, Apple announced its first Macs featuring their own custom processors, which they dub “Apple Silicon.” I want folks who purchase these new Macs to have the best possible experience with our apps, so I’ve updated all five of Red Sweater’s main apps: MarsEdit, Black Ink, FastScripts, FlexTime, and Clarion, to support the native […]

FastScripts 2.8.2 is now available on the FastScripts site and on the Mac App Store. This update addresses a few issues that have come up while testing FastScripts with the forthcoming release of macOS 11, also known by the code name “Big Sur”. The main practical update is to offer an easy way for users […]

FastScripts 2.8.1 is now available on the FastScripts site and on the Mac App Store. This update consists of minor bug fixes and performance improvements: The keyboard shortcut for opening the FastScripts menu can now be set to “None” Fix a bug that allowed the Preferences window to be resized too small to show the […]