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プロジェクトの歴史

Developer Daniel Jalkut acquired the MacXword crossword application in February 2007, substantially updated it, and released it as Black Ink the following month. Version 1 evolved through improvements to downloading, printing, authenticated puzzle sources, sandboxing, autosave, and document versioning.

Black Ink 2 entered public beta in 2018 and received its official release in December 2019. Later releases added Apple Silicon support, a calendar-based archive browser, richer New York Times formatting, Dark Mode, Quick Look previews, and extensive printing and solving refinements.

採用の歴史

Black Ink has served the Mac crossword niche since 2007. Support for Across Lite files, downloadable puzzle sources, premium New York Times puzzles, printing, Apple Silicon, and modern macOS features allowed it to remain useful across multiple generations of the platform.

使われ方

Users open Across Lite-compatible puzzle files or retrieve puzzles from configured online sources, solve them through a customizable keyboard-oriented interface, and optionally print book-style copies. Some publisher sources require their own subscriptions or accounts.

パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

Black Ink is notable to package users as a long-lived, independently developed Mac application whose lineage predates its Homebrew cask. Its continued support for an established interchange format, direct distribution, and native macOS conventions makes it representative of durable specialist Mac software.

タイムライン

• February 2007: Red Sweater acquired MacXword.
• March 20, 2007: Black Ink 1.0 was released.
• April 7, 2014: Version 1.6 added sandboxing, autosave, and document version browsing.
• April 5, 2018: Black Ink 2 entered public beta.
• December 3, 2019: Black Ink 2 received its official public release.
• November 16, 2020: Version 2.1 added Apple Silicon improvements.
• January 17, 2025: Version 2.4 added Quick Look and expanded printing controls.

Related projects

• MacXword was the application's predecessor.
• Across Lite supplies the puzzle-file format that Black Ink opens.
• Red Sweater Software is the official developer and distributor.

ソース

• Official Black Ink 2 beta history: https://redsweater.com/blog/3311/black-ink-2-public-beta
• Official product page: https://redsweater.com/blackink/
• Official version history: https://redsweater.com/blackink/whatsnew.html