MarsEdit 5.0.3 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update includes a number of fixes for the plain text editor, particularly for the Markdown syntax highlighting that was introduced in MarsEdit 5.0. It also includes a number of other fixes and enhancements:

• Plain Text editor improvements
  • Performance improvements and lots of little fixes
  • Fix a bug that prevented syntax highlighting when an Emoji character was part of a post
  • Restore functionality of “Check Spelling while Typing”
• Restore MarsEdit 4 behavior of focusing on the body when opening an existing post
• Fix a bug that caused focus to shift to Local Drafts after publishing a Micropost
• Cmd-F shortcut now activates search field in post editor window, even if post content is not focused
• Upload Utility window now closes after clicking the “Upload Now” button
• Fix a bug that could cause the content of a post in Rich Text mode to disappear when pasting or undoing
• Fix an issue with the layout of the Post Templates blog settings section when the template text is long

If you enjoy MarsEdit, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter, and of course, writing about the app on your own blog! Thanks for your support.

MarsEdit 5.0.2 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update addresses a few annoying bugs in the plain text editor, which were introduced in MarsEdit 5 as part of the update to the syntax highlighting system, in order to support Markdown syntax. It also includes a few other bug fixes and enhancements. Here is the complete list of changes:

• Fix a bug that caused text flickering in plain text mode
• Fix a crash that could occur when editing in plain text mode
• Fix a bug that caused Tumblr Photo posts with large images to make the post editor window too large
• Add Find and Replace menu item with Cmd-Opt-F shortcut
• Clicking the circle in the calendar date editor now jumps to today

If you enjoy MarsEdit, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter, and of course, writing about the app on your own blog! Thanks for your support.

FastScripts 3.2.4 is now available on the FastScripts home page, or by selecting “Check for Update” from the FastScripts menu.

This update makes another attempt to address a rare issue that causes configured keyboard shortcuts for scripts to be cleared after restarting the Mac and relaunching FastScripts. I am optimistic this update will finally address the problem and prevent the issue from affecting people somewhat randomly.

Complete list of changes for this release:

• Another fix to prevent a rare problem of keyboard shortcuts being lost after restart
• Fix a crash that could occur in the script runner process when scripts are cancelled
• Add scripting examples for regular expression commands to the AppleScript dictionary

If you enjoy FastScripts, please consider spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter! Thanks for your support.

MarsEdit 5.0.1 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update coincides with the return of MarsEdit to the Mac App Store. After the release last week of MarsEdit 5.0, there were some hiccups in the App Store review process, which thankfully been resolved. MarsEdit 4 customers who purchased the premium features can now upgrade with the same discounts as customers who purchased the app from the Red Sweater Store.

Complete list of changes for this release:

• Fix a crash that occurred when closing the Micropost panel on macOS 12 and earlier
• The Micropost panel now prevents posting a completely empty post
• Fix a bug that prevented the About Box registration status from updating when entering a license code

If you enjoy MarsEdit, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter, and of course, writing about the app on your own blog! Thanks for your support.