Now through the end of June, you can get TypeMetal — the extraordinary visual HTML editor and WordPress publishing app — for 33% off the regular price on the Mac App Store! Take advantage of this great opportunity to add TypeMetal’s capabilities to your writing and Web-publishing toolkit, at a rare discounted price.
We’re delighted to announce that a full-featured 21-day free “Demo” version of TypeMetal is now available! You can download it here!
One of the most challenging aspects of introducing a new class of writing app to the world is communicating a clear and complete picture of what it is and can do, and we know there’s no more direct way to get to know an app than to use it hands-on. Now you can try TypeMetal’s full feature set — from the ability to open arbitrary HTML files and edit and inspect their content visually, to integrated WordPress content authoring and publishing — free for 21 days.
If WordPress publishing is your area of interest, the free Demo version offers a great way to confirm that TypeMetal can sync with your WordPress site(s). (If you run into any trouble, please let us know! — We’re here to help!) The Demo version offers the same WordPress sync, authoring, and publishing capabilities as the purchased edition.
We hope you’ll enjoy seeing firsthand what TypeMetal can do! When you’re ready to make it an enduring part of your authoring workflow, you can find it on the Mac App Store!
WordPress REST sync, and a massive overhaul of WordPress sync robustness and cancelability, have landed in TypeMetal 2.2, alongside many more improvements!
REST is the modern, recommended protocol for communicating with WordPress sites, and we’re thrilled to support its use in TypeMetal — both for the improvements in speed, capability, security, and compatibility that it offers today, and for the future development it will help make possible.
TypeMetal uses REST automatically for wordpress.com accounts.
If you have a self-hosted WordPress site, you’ll need to install a Basic Authentication plugin such as this one to enable REST sync with TypeMetal 2.2. (We’re working on adding more advanced authentication options. Email us or @ us on Twitter to let us know what you use!) You can then opt into REST sync in the account panel’s new “Advanced Settings” section.
TypeMetal continues to support XML-RPC sync for compatibility, but migrating to REST is recommended, as XML-RPC has security vulnerabilities, is often disabled by web hosts, and will eventually be phased out.
See TypeMetal’s release notes for a complete list of the enhancements in TypeMetal 2.2, and reach out to us anytime regarding any issues you run into or enhancements you’d like to see!
I’m thrilled to share some exciting good news: TypeMetal is back on the Mac App Store! The new version, TypeMetal 2.1.2, runs natively on both M1 and Intel Macs, supports WordPress’ new “Block Mode” content model, and has appearance updates for macOS Monterey and Dark Mode, among many other improvements. You should soon see TypeMetal 2.1.2 offered as an Update in the App Store app.
TypeMetal has been back under active, full-time development since January, and this release marks the rekindling of its promise and potential. It’s the first of a planned series of updates, focused initially on the key enhancements needed to get TypeMetal users up and running again.
The launch of WordPress’ “Block Mode” has been by far the biggest of many significant changes in the tech world since TypeMetal was last updated. “Block Mode” fundamentally changes the way WordPress content is structured, shifting from the fully general HTML that TypeMetal was originally built for to specially commented HTML constructs that must be carefully maintained in their own way. The addition of WordPress Block Mode support is one of the biggest changes in this TypeMetal release. You’ll notice new block property inspectors and a different set of available HTML elements in Block Mode posts and pages. TypeMetal now defaults to creating new posts and pages in Block Mode, but still works as before with your plain-HTML “Classic Mode” content. You can ask TypeMetal to create new posts and pages in “Classic Mode” if you want, by unchecking “Use WordPress Block Mode” in a TypeMetal WordPress project’s Settings.
HTML file content authoring and editing remains the other half of TypeMetal’s focus, and this release brings several improvements to that realm, including upgraded image handling that better supports a higher-resolution world. See the Release Notes for the full list of improvements in TypeMetal 2.1.2.
Where to next? My planned roadmap for continued development includes:
I’m determined to build a sustainable development path for TypeMetal, that will dependably support its continued evolution and the fulfillment of the project’s tremendous potentials for years to come. My other work has been meaningful and rewarding in its own ways, but I’ve felt much regret over the neglect of a project that has continued to mean so much to me, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to give TypeMetal the full attention it deserves again.
TypeMetal users took a chance on a new and unknown app with an unconventional approach — some as far back as TypeMetal 1.0 in 2013 — and have done much to help give this project its start. I feel deeply grateful to all of you for your support, and will aim to reward your faith in this project with improvements that help you do your best creative work. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to support@coherencelabs.com with questions, problems, bug reports, and enhancement requests. I’ll be giving top priority to getting things running smoothly, and building TypeMetal into an app that makes your creative lives more productive and fun.