# MarsEdit Browser Integration

#### What’s this?

MarsEdit can integrate with a web browser, such as Safari, Chrome, or Firefox. Whatever you’re reading in your browser can be used to open a new post in MarsEdit. This is useful for bloggers who often cite other web pages in the contents of their own blog posts.

#### Safari App Extension

Safari users who are running macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or later can enable the MarsEdit extension in Safari Preferences:

1. Switch to Safari and select Safari -> Preferences from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2. Click the Extensions tab.
3. Find the MarsEdit extension in the extension list, and click the check box next to its name to activate it.

Once the extension is enabled, you will find a MarsEdit icon in the Safari Toolbar:

Click the button to create a new post in MarsEdit. Any selected text will copied to the new post as quoted text.

#### MarsEdit Bookmarklet

On systems older than macOS 10.12, or if you use a different web browser than Safari, you can take advantage of the Safari Bookmarklet, which provides similar functionality to the Safari App Extension, but from a bookmark that can be installed in the "bookmarks bar" of your favorite browser.

To install the bookmarklet, just click and drag the link below to the bookmarks bar of your browser:

Send to MarsEdit

Click the bookmarklet to create a new post in MarsEdit. Any selected text will copied to the new post as quoted text.

#### Troubleshooting

If MarsEdit's extension doesn't show up in Safari, or if clicking the toolbar button or bookmarklet doesn't activate MarsEdit, your Mac may be having trouble locating MarsEdit. The following steps, in order, and try again:

1. Quit MarsEdit and your web browser.
2. Reopen MarsEdit first, and then your web browser.
3. Configure the Safari App Extension, or bookmarklet, as needed.

If it still doesn't work, try restarting your Mac and repeating these steps again. If it still won't work, please contact Red Sweater Support for assistance.