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MarsEditSoftware

by Red Sweater Software

Who uses, recommends or left MarsEdit, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Jason Snell
Technology writer and podcaster; former Macworld editor, writes Six Colors and hosts podcasts on Relay FM and The Incomparable.
uses

On the Mac, I write in BBEdit and write short blog posts in MarsEdit.

His written "Uses This" interview, covering his writing and podcast-production setup.

2021-01-24·usesthis.com ↗

Daniel Jalkut
Mac and iOS developer; founder of Red Sweater Software (MarsEdit, FastScripts) and co-host of the Core Intuition podcast.
usestheir own

I'm constantly using MarsEdit to draft and publish blog entries, and FastScripts to shave seconds or minutes off the repetitive tasks that are part of my work day.

His Uses This interview, on his desk, podcasting rig and Mac software.

2013-09-05·usesthis.com ↗

Kevin Kelly
Founding executive editor of Wired; writes at kk.org and runs its True Films and Cool Tools recommendation projects.
uses

I use MarsEdit, a Mac blogging client to blog on my MovableType blogs, so I can blog offline.

His written "Uses This" interview, covering desk, travel bag and writing software.

2011-05-16·usesthis.com ↗

John Gruber
Writer and creator of Daring Fireball, a long-running blog about Apple and technology; co-created Markdown.
uses

I use MarsEdit for posting articles and links to Daring Fireball. TypeIt4Me for system-wide text snippet expansion.

His written "Uses This" interview, answering what hardware and software he works with.

2009-01-22·usesthis.com ↗

What they also use

Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.

The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.

A dashed affiliate link, sponsored or their own label means the post disclosed a relationship. It is shown, never hidden.

The shading behind a date shows how dated a recommendation is for its kind of thing.

The shading behind a date shows how dated a recommendation is, for its kind of thing. Fully green is recent. It drains a quarter at a time as the post gets older, and is empty once it reads as dated.

What counts as old depends on the thing. A laptop praised four years ago has been replaced twice; a book loved twenty years ago is probably still loved. The shading is gone after about:

Stripes mean the post carries no date and the date shown is an estimate. No date at all, no shading.