{{Short description|British software company}} {{infobox company | logo = Realmac Software logo.png | name = Realmac Software | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | industry = Software development | founded = November 2002 | founder = Dan Counsell | hq_location_city = [[Brighton and Hove|Brighton, England]] | products = Clear, Analog, Ember, RapidWeaver, Typed, Courier | website = {{URL| http://Realmacsoftware.com/}} }}
'''Realmac Software''' is an English independent software company based in [[Brighton and Hove|Brighton, England]].<ref name="thenextweb">{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/07/17/realmac-software-announces-typed-upcoming-markdown-editor-mac/|title=Realmac Software announces Typed, an upcoming Markdown editor for your Mac|date=July 17, 2014|author=Josh Ong|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="148apps">{{cite web|url=http://www.148apps.com/news/realmac-software-clean-clear-moves-single-universal-app-free-limited-time/|title=Realmac Software Comes Clean About Clear – Moves to a Single Universal App and Will Go Free for a Limited Time|date=February 18, 2014|author=Rob |accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="techcrunch">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/23/littlesnapper-becomes-ember-as-realmac-software-overhauls-its-mac-app-for-digital-creatives/|title=LittleSnapper Becomes Ember As Realmac Software Overhauls Its Mac App For Digital Creatives|date=July 23, 2013|author= Darrell Etherington|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="theindustry">{{cite web|url=http://theindustry.cc/2013/04/03/an-interview-with-christopher-downer-of-realmac-software/|title=An Interview with Christopher Downer of Realmac Software|date=April 3, 2013|author=Conor O'Driscoll|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> Dan Counsell founded the company in November 2002 and serves as its director.<ref name="tutsplus">{{cite web|url=http://computers.tutsplus.com/articles/dan-counsell-on-life-at-realmac-software--mac-53078|title=Dan Counsell on Life at Realmac Software|date=August 29, 2013|author=Toby O. G. Seers|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref>
==History== In November 2002, Dan Counsell founded Realmac Software.<ref name=tutsplus/><ref name="iphoneincanada">{{cite web|url=http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/realmac-software-to-unify-ios-list-making-apps-clear-and-clear/|title=Realmac Software To Unify iOS List-Making Apps, Clear and Clear+|date=February 18, 2014|author=Nick Salerni|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> The company released RapidWeaver, a template-based website editor, in 2004.<ref name="smokingapples">{{cite web|url=http://smokingapples.com/880/interview-danny-greg-realmac-software/|title=Developer Interview: Danny Greg of Realmac Software|author=Jonas Wisser|accessdate=November 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127032636/http://smokingapples.com/880/interview-danny-greg-realmac-software/|archivedate=November 27, 2014}}</ref> Realmac Software acquired EventBox, a social media app, from its developers, The Cosmic Machine, in October 2009.<ref name="macworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1143145/realmac_eventbox.html|title=Realmac Software acquires social app EventBox|date=October 6, 2009|author=David Chartier|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="pcworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/173197/article.html|title=Realmac Software Acquires Social App EventBox|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> Realmac Software released Clear, a to-do list app, for [[iOS]] in January and Mac operating systems in November 2012.<ref name="businessinsider2">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/clear-founder-dan-counsell-interview-2012-11|title=Meet The Man Behind Clear, One Of The Most Beautiful iPhone Apps Around|date=November 8, 2012|author=Kevin Smith|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> The app reached spot two on the Apple Mac App Store behind Apple's Mountain Lion operating system.<ref name=businessinsider2/> The app was also listed on FierceDeveloper's list of "Top Apps" in February 2012.<ref name="fiercedeveloper">{{cite web|url=http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/special-reports/Realmac-software-2012-rising-stars-mobile-development|title=Realmac Software - 2012 Rising Stars of Mobile Development|date=November 20, 2012|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> FierceDeveloper named Realmac Software a "2012 Rising Star of Mobile Development" that November.<ref name=fiercedeveloper/>
The company released Analog, a photo manipulation software, in May 2013.<ref name="techcrunch2">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/14/realmac-to-enter-the-mobile-photo-fray-with-analog-for-iphone-explains-why-we-yet-need-another-app/|title=Realmac To Enter The Mobile Photo Fray With Analog For iPhone, Explains Why We Need Yet Another App|date= May 14, 2013|author=Darrell Etherington|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="maclife">{{cite web|url=http://www.maclife.com/article/news/video_Realmac_software_teases_upcoming_analog_camera_iphone|title=Video: Realmac Software Teases Upcoming Analog Camera for iPhone|date=May 14, 2013|author= J.R. Bookwalter|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> The following month, Realmac Software released Ember, an app designed to capture and organize screenshots.<ref name=techcrunch/> The company announced the release of Typed, an [[OS X]] app for writing in [[Markdown]], in July 2014.<ref name=thenextweb/> That October, Clear was ranked 12th on ''[[Business Insider|Business Insider's]]'' list of "The World’s Greatest Apps."<ref name="businessinsider">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/100-best-apps-for-iphone-and-android-2014-10|title=The App 100: The World's Greatest Apps|date=October 1, 2014|author=Steven Tweedie|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref>
==Apps== *Clear<ref name=theindustry/><ref name=tutsplus/><ref name="lifehacker">{{cite web|url=http://lifehacker.com/5970165/all-realmac-software-on-sale-this-week-including-clear-rapidweaver-and-more|title=All Realmac Software On Sale This Week, Including Clear, RapidWeaver, and More|author=Whitson Gordon|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> *Analog <ref name="cultofmac">{{cite web|url=http://www.cultofmac.com/236364/realmac-software-teases-ember-for-mac-videp/|title=Realmac Software Teases Ember, A Digital Scrapbook For Your Mac [Video]|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> *Ember<ref name=tutsplus/><ref name=cultofmac/> *RapidWeaver<ref name=tutsplus/><ref name=lifehacker/> *Courier<ref name=lifehacker/> *Squash
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