Ulysses: Writing App

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4.6of 5 · store
2,041ratings on the App Store
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A professional environment for long-form writing: novels, articles, dissertations. A unified library with instant search and reliable sync between Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Markdown symbols are always visible during editing with no way to switch to clean text mode.

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What people use it for

Authors of long-form texts on the Apple ecosystem who need a unified manuscript library with reliable sync between Mac and iPad.

What reviews praise

A single library of all texts with instant content search.
Cross-device sync works reliably.
Export to PDF, DOCX, and WordPress publishing from one place.

What reviews complain about

Markdown symbols are always visible during editing: there is no clean text mode for comfortable typing.
Sync for some users has started failing, losing edits without warning.
Grammar checking is tuned for formal academic style and gets in the way when writing fiction.

What users experience

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Ulysses ranks at the top end of professional writing programs. Among it's outstanding features are the all-in-one Library. Everything you've ever written (if you like), plus everything you are currently working on or ever will work on, is accessible from one window.

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Keep the manuscript, the drafts and the research in one place with reliable sync between phone and computer.Long-form writers