14 DAY TRIAL // Realmac Software has updated RapidWeaver, its website creation tool and flagship app for Mac OS X. Version 4.2.2 adds a completely re-written contact form with support for multiple attachments, JS-Kit commenting for blogs.
Founded in November 2002, Realmac Software is focused on developing useful, easy-to-use programs for Mac OS X. RapidWeaver, the flagship app of the company, was released in June 2004. According to its makers, it continues to receive excellent reviews to this day. RapidWeaver helps users “create professional looking web sites in minutes,” the company says.
The app allows anyone to publish photos, movies and blogs online instantly, since no knowledge of complex codes is required, according to the developers. However, while you don't need to be aware of how XHTML or CSS work in order to get started with RapidWeaver, code-savvy users do have the ability to place HTML, PHP or CSS codes throughout the application, for even better results.
According to TUAW, a few RapidWeaver 4.2.2 highlights (release notes) include:
- Completely re-written contact form with support for multiple attachments, better security and spam protection and better support for Windows servers. - JS-Kit commenting for blogs. If you were using the previously built-in Haloscan comments, everything works just fine, whether you migrate your account to JS-Kit or not. - Improved Safari 4 support - Better RSS handling.
The new release also fixes an issue with the Media Inspector and image borders not being remembered, adding improvements to the blog plugin to help prevent blog posts from being lost. Fixes for a number of further 'Relative to Web Address' options have also been incorporated in RapidWeaver 4.2.2.
The latest version of RapidWeaver is a free upgrade for registered users of RapidWeaver 3.6 or higher. One user license goes for US$79, while users of RapidWeaver 3.5, or earlier, can benefit from an upgrade offer that has them pay just $30 in order to get the latest version. RapidWeaver 4 requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.