Ulysses (text editor) explained

Ulysses is a text editor for Apple macOS, iPad, and iPhone. It is targeted at creative writers who wish to eliminate concerns regarding text layout, formatting, or other distractions, allowing them to concentrate on their writing.^{[1] [2]} It supports Markdown for basic formatting.^[3]

History

Ulysses was named after the novel Ulysses by James Joyce.

The Ulysses software was originally released for MacOS and in version 2.5 support was added for iPhone and iPad.

Ulysses 2.0 became the next milestone version of Ulysses. A 2.0 public beta was released in 2009. With the release of Ulysses 2.0, the software was re-branded under the name of The Soulmen. The major upgrade included a new interface, bookmarks for texts, a Document Trash and Project Templates. In addition, all parts of the software have been receiving updates.

The license for Ulysses has been a subscription model (SaaS) since version 11.^{[4] [5]} The standard version of Ulysses is also available on Setapp.^[6]

On June 13, 2016, the software was awarded the Apple Design Award.^[7]

In 2024, the software was updated to the 35th version.^[8]

See also

• List of text editors
• Comparison of text editors

External links

• The Ulysses web site

Notes and References

1. News: Johnson . Leif . Ulysses 13 review for Mac and iOS: The best Mac minimalist text editor gets even better . 22 July 2020 . Macworld . 7 June 2018 . en.
2. News: Levitus . Bob . Ulysses is more than a text editor . 22 July 2020 . HoustonChronicle.com . 31 May 2016.
3. News: Duffy . Jill . Ulysses . 22 July 2020 . PCMag UK . 29 January 2020 . en-gb.
4. News: Clover . Juli . Mac and iOS Writing App 'Ulysses' Transitions to Subscription Model . 22 July 2020 . MacRumors . 10 August 2017 . en.
5. Jancer . Matt . The 15 Best Mac Apps to Make Everyday Life Easier . 22 July 2020 . Wired . 16 July 2020 . en-us.
6. Web site: Pierce . David . October 1, 2020 . 'Netflix for apps': Setapp's quest to build a better app store . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428091235/https://www.protocol.com/manuals/small-business-recovery/small-business-fight-against-app-store . 2022-04-28.
7. Web site: 2017-01-10 . Ulysses Moments 2016 . 2024-09-23 . Ulysses . en.
8. Web site: Potuck . Michael . 2024-06-04 . Ulysses writing app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone gets internal linking, history navigation, more . 2024-09-23 . 9to5Mac . en-US.