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Ulysses - The Ultimate Writing App app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 1568 ratings )
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Developer: Ulysses GmbH & Co. KG
24.99 USD
Current version: 2.8.3, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 12 Mar 2015
App size: 87.26 Mb

++ Apple Design Award Winner 2016 ++ Best of App Store 2016 ++

“The app is amazing. An absolute delight to use. Well done.” – David Hewson, Bestselling Author
“It’s hard to imagine a better experience on any platform.” – Macworld
“It’s the best journal, word processor, writing, distraction free, note taking, zen app I have on my iPad.” – The Brooks Review



Ulysses is your one-stop writing environment on iOS. Whether you’re a novelist, a journalist, a student or a blogger – if you love to write and write a lot, Ulysses gives you a uniquely streamlined toolset, covering every phase of the writing process:

- A powerful, yet simple text editor.
- A familiar, no-nonsense text library.
- A comprehensive and truly flexible multi-format export.

Of course, the heart and soul of a writing app is its editor. And Ulysses is said to have the best text editor in the world. It offers everything you need – from markup to images and footnotes, from links to comments and code –, and it still manages to stay completely out of the way. It’s a beautiful and focused experience, which turns writing on mobile into *actual fun*.

But since Ulysses takes writing seriously, it does not stop at the editor. Its unified library offers unprecedented access to everything you’ll ever write, be it snippets and ideas, be it blog posts or manuscripts. Every text is at your fingertips, and Ulysses perfectly scales from scratchpad to diary to Great American Novels – and to everything in-between.

Best of all, Ulysses offers fully-fledged, no-holds-barred, all-out iCloud sync. Ulysses is available for all your devices, be it iPad, iPhone or Mac, and every device has access to everything and anything you’ll ever write. Synchronization is simple, seamless and automatic. It neither requires third-party apps, nor any kind of interaction. If you got iCloud, you got sync.

And once you’re finished, Ulysses transforms your text into beautiful PDFs, web pages, ebooks and Word documents. You can copy as HTML, save as Markdown, and even publish to your WordPress and Medium accounts. Export is as easy as selecting a format, choosing a style, and picking a destination. Yes, 1-2-3.



iPad & iPhone
- Ulysses runs on all devices, from iPad Pro to iPhone 4s

Focus & Productivity
- Clean, distraction free interface
- Markup-based text editor
- Typewriter mode
- Fullscreen mode
- Writing goals (characters, words, pages etc.)
- Comprehensive text statistics
- Split View, Slide Over and 3D Touch on supported devices
- Full keyboard navigation with external keyboards
- Fully accessible using VoiceOver

Write & Edit
- Simple markup for headlines, lists, comments, quotes, important passages and more
- Easy insertion of links, annotations and footnotes
- Simple pasting of images
- Keywords, notes and image attachments
- Search & Replace
- Spell check, auto correction, dictionary, dictation
- Shortcut buttons for comfortable editing with onscreen keyboard

File & Organize
- A single library for all your texts
- Touch ID / password protection
- Groups, filters, favorites, bookmarks
- Glueing, Split & Merge
- Sorting by date, by title or manually
- Import of DOCX, Markdown and text files
- Editing of external text files stored on Dropbox
- Global search, Spotlight integration
- Built-in Share Extension
- Automatic, scheduled backups

Export & Publishing
- Export as PDF, DOCX, RTF, TXT, Markdown, HTML and ePub
- Publish to WordPress and Medium

iOS & macOS
- Available for iPad, iPhone and Mac
- Full iCloud synchronization

and so much more…



Please visit ulyssesapp.com for more information. You can also reach us via [email protected] or on Twitter @ulyssesapp – we’re happily awaiting your feedback!

Pros and cons of Ulysses - The Ultimate Writing App app for iPhone and iPad

Ulysses - The Ultimate Writing App app good for

If you used the Mac version of Ulysses, youll feel right at home with the iPad version. iCloud sync enables sharing of your whole writing library between Mac and iPad. Markdown implementation is well thought out. A very solid entry on iOS, Ulysses is clearly already among the very best writing apps available on the App Store. I highly recommend it for anyone serious about writing on iPad.
Lacks an option to open the app with the last edited document rather than the inbox. Extremely powerful app.
I was skeptical, having tried a lot of writing apps on the iPad. This one is, by far, the best and most complete. Its just like Ulysses on the Mac, short just a few secondary resources. And it syncs perfectly. I have a large library and it synced in a matter of seconds. Also, every modification is updated almost immediately. Great app for plain text writing. And it will surely evolve, like Ulysses for mac. Its a bit pricey, but for anyone who writes a lot its worth it.
I love the combination of Ulysses on my Mac and my iPad. Ive gone all-in on the app and basically store all of my current writing documents, notes, drafts and finished docs in there, which is what makes the app shine the most. Having your complete library is a really valuable thing that sets Ulysses apart from other apps, and you stop thinking about your text as separate documents and rather just as pages, chapters, scenes, etc. Its all just there, and that takes away much of the distraction around the writing process.
I really like Ulysses on Mac and iPad and now I have all the writings always with me on the iPhone. Happy camper over here:)
I never thought I would write on my iPhone but this app proved me wrong.

Some bad moments

I CANNOT INSTALL THE APP ON MY PHONE.PLEASE FIX THE BUG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I bought both iOS and Mac versions of the product, intending to use both and work on the texts trough iCloud. For a while it worked fine, but one day I discovered that both versions of ALL of my documents are "unavailable" with some creaptic explanation that some .XML file doesnt exist. Help desk was no help either. First they recommended to reboot computers and when this obviously didnt help they stopped responding to my emails. Beware you can lose you entire work!
This is, by far, the best app for notes and writing. It is incredibly versatile while remaining easy to use. I love that is has great keyboard shortcuts, search, and markdown support. Sync is super fast and reliable. Together with the Mac app, this is my new notes and writing. It is a bit more expensive than other notes and writing apps, but you get what you pay for. This is quality stuff.
Really enjoying this app. Its making me write more. The iPhone addition is a huge plus!
iPhone support finally here and its brilliant. I use this on my Mac and after a (somewhat) short iCloud syncing Im all up and running with the same great feel as the desktop app. As a power user, I hope the team expands the functionality of the tags a bit, such as allowing share sheets to tag and more sophisticated operations on Filter Groups (eg excluding things matching a tag or search term). Thanks to the developers for such a gem!
I dont normally post reviews, but Ulysses Mobile is just about perfect. I do wish there was automatic theme switching, and organizing content is a bit weird, but thats just nitpicking the best writing app on the App Store. Bravo!