MarsEdit for Mac

User Reviews

• Good, but more features needed

  drlake_blcsMay 11, 2012

  Pros

  Easy to use and has short learning curve.

  Cons

  Needs WYSIWYG. Also needs to be able to connect and embed videos from services such as YouTube. Even the MS Live Writer has these features and it is free.

  Summary

  Best program for Blogging in the Mac universe. Hoping for some updates to the program that will take it to the next level.

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• For writers who're scared of losing their work online

  yume_16April 23, 2011

  Pros

  Easy to use, instant access to all posts, compatible to today's mainstream blogging platforms

  Cons

  Couldn't identify Posterous blogs, the UI isn't as nice, and would love to see a more accurate preview of the post.

  Summary

  MarsEdit 3 is one of the best desktop blogging tools in the market to date. Although it still has much room to improve, it's definitely a must-have for bloggers using a Mac.

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• does not work on ppc!

  InI-2November 19, 2010

  Pros

  impossible to know

  Cons

  Please change your description, ME does not work on a PPC machine

  Summary

  As ever, your description errs. Please change it!

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• Easy to use program, good features & sensible design

  Roger_CavanaghMay 19, 2009

  Pros

  Very easy to understand. Does what I need. What more do you want?

  Cons

  Nothing that I can think of.

  Summary

  I blog only sporadically, but having switched from Windows to Mac, I found that Safari didn't play well with BlogWare; so after some investigation, I found MarsEdit. It does everything I need, gives me an instant view of what the post will look like and can be used off-line. I almost gave this 5*, but didn't, simply because I have not tried other options in this space. I have no hesitation in recommending MarsEdit.

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• Aaaagh! Why no WYSIWYG?? Would be perfect otherwise!

  SGLsurveyOctober 26, 2007

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've just spent a fruitless, frustrating morning researching a bunch of the blog editors on VersionTracker. It seems that no one app combines the ability both to edit with ease AND connect to blog services of your choice. Yes, I know you can edit stuff online, but I prefer the ease of use of good desktop software, and need the ability to work offline when a net connection is not available. MarsEdit has great connectivity and is the only program than will perform a 2-way sync with your blog (so you can edit either online or in MarsEdit). Other apps either take a copy of your blog if you're lucky, or don't offer any hosted blog service integration at all. (If I wanted an app to build my blog into a website, I'd choose RapidWeaver, which will handle the blog stuff well and give me a bunch of other goodies as well :) BUT - MarsEdit will ONLY edit raw HTML. Doh! I'm fluent in HTML, but I REALLY don't want to have to worry about it when blogging. I want to focus on my content. It does allow you to paste in some preset HTML tags, and define your own, but these things fall flat if you move beyond any basic formatting. Like using bulleted lists. I find it hard to believe that web-based editors provide better visual editing than a desktop app. If the developer would add these features (download RapidWeaver's free demo &amp; add a blog entry if you want to see what I mean), it would be a perfect app. Meanwhile, it has to be a three.

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• Superb

  mirazDecember 10, 2004

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've been a beta tester and so have used Mars Edit for months now, with several blogs. It's a superb program and the developer is extremely responsive to requests and reports of problems. It's easy to use and reliable.

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• It is HOT!

  iJakDecember 10, 2004

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />If you maintain a single weblog, get this tool, it makes your posting, updating, and maintenance, easy as pie. ... If you maintain more than one weblog, square the usefulness of this tool for every additional weblog.<br> <br> This is not a joke. This program is creating a whole new genre of web tools.

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• Best Blog Posting Software

  ddelongOctober 23, 2004

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I cringe to think about using anything but MarsEdit now. Markdown support will be added soon and I can't wait.

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