# MarsEdit 5.4.4 — MarsEdit 5.4.4

- Product: MarsEdit (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/marsedit)
- Vendor: Red Sweater Software
- Date: 2026-07-21
- Version: 5.4.4
- Original notes: https://redsweater.com/marsedit/appcast5.php
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/marsedit/releases/5.4.4
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

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- **added** — Animated GIFs are now shown with animation in the Upload Utility preview
- **changed** — When pasting an image, if animated GIF and TIFF data are both available, the animated item is now preferred
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue that caused some changed sidebar options such as author and pingbacks not to be set correctly on new posts
- **fixed** — Protected against a crash when running on an upcoming release of macOS
- **fixed** — Fixed some memory over-usage issues

MarsEdit 5.4.4
- Animated GIFs are now shown with animation in the Upload Utility preview
- When pasting an image, if animated GIF and TIFF data are both available, the animated item is now preferred
- Fixed an issue that caused some changed sidebar options such as author and pingbacks not to be set correctly on new posts
- Protected against a crash when running on an upcoming release of macOS
- Fixed some memory over-usage issues