Extremely capable yet very easy to use

I was looking for an easy to use blog editor as my HTML and blogging skills could charitably be called basic. The reviews on the web for MarsEdit were quite good but the way they were written made me think the program was geared more for experienced bloggers so I put it on the bottom of my "to try" list. It turned out that MarsEdit was the easiest of the programs I tried and had the richest feature set.

MarsEdit allows you to either compose and edit your post in HTML or Rich Text and there is a very useful WYSIWYG preview window that pops up which allows you to see how your post will look on your blog as you type. Setting the preview window to match the blog type is dead easy.

BlogEdit calls the feature that automatically adds HTML tags Macros. There is a basic set installed and adding your own is as simple as typing in the opening and closing tags you want to add and typing a keyboard shortcut if you want one.

The email-like interface is familiar, clean, intuitive, feature-rich and a pleasure to use. I no longer dread composing my blog posts. Although experienced bloggers seem to think highly of MarsEdit it couldnt be easier for a beginning blogger to use.

I had a question for the developer about buying through the App Store. His response was extremely helpful and lightning fast.

peraspera1 about MarsEdit - for WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, etc.