Introducing the Dashboard Earlier this week, we released Ulysses 20 and with it came the brand new dashboard. To give you a quick first impression of how the dashboard works on Mac (and because we’re rather excited about how the dashboard turned out), this time we decided to create a little video.
Working Copy and Ulysses: Track Changes in Technical Writing Projects on the Go For once, fiction authors can stop reading here, this one is for technical writers! Working Copy is a Git client for iPad and iPhone, and because Ulysses version 19 allows embedding external folders on iOS, both apps now work great together.
Manage Inspiration With Keywords Keywords are, among other things, great for keeping track of a large amount of notes. Starting with Ulysses 19, you can enjoy their full functionality in Markdown files saved in external folders as well.
Backup: How Ulysses Automatically Protects Your Texts and What You Should Do Nonetheless The idea of losing a half-written thesis or novel and, therefore, years or months of hard work is nothing less than a nightmare. That’s why a proper backup is essential for anyone.
6 Reasons to Use the iPad as Your Professional Writing Machine “Your next computer is not a computer” is Apple’s claim for the iPad Pro. And it’s true, the iPad (not only the Pro) is becoming more and more capable. The iPad may not yet be 100% perfect for any kind of work – with Ulysses, it definitely makes for a powerful professional writing tool. Here’s why.
Collect Information and Material With Ulysses With version 19, Ulysses now allows you to create so-called material sheets – for all sorts of items that are not meant to become part of your final text. Material sheets are excluded from statistics and export. Here’s everything you need to know to make the best use of the new feature.
Formatting a Paper for MLA Style With Ulysses Style Sheets If you’re a student at a U.S. college, you probably have to turn in written work formatted according to the guidelines of the Modern Language Association (MLA). With Ulysses, you can easily create a document that meets your professor’s expectations. Here’s how.
Your Personal Writing Assistant: Antidote, Now Integrated With Ulysses Grammar checking software is indispensable for many writers — even more so if they write in a foreign language. Antidote from the Canadian developers Druide is more than just a grammar checker.
Dark Mode or Light Mode? It’s Up to You! Apple’s iOS 13 Dark Mode is convenient, as it lets you easily switch your entire iPad or iPhone from light to dark.
Ulysses Now Speaks Dutch and Traditional Chinese Ulysses has again learned two new languages: Dutch and Traditional Chinese!
Sync Your Writing With Dropbox In Ulysses 18, we built in the option to save Ulysses files in external folders (on iOS only Dropbox).
Do More on Your iPad With Split View The new Split View that Apple introduced with iPadOS allows users to view two app windows side by side. For Ulysses, Götz was in charge of the implementation.
Augmented Text Editing on Mobile: The New iOS 13 Gestures As Ulysses syncs your entire text library to all of your Apple devices, you can work anytime, anywhere, on your iPhone. Do you find text editing on mobile a little cumbersome? Then try out the following gestures Apple introduced with iOS 13 and change your mind.
Hello Good-looking Documents! Presenting Our New Export Styles You have your text finished and ready to be shared with the world? Enter export styles! Through a set of formatting rules, one of our styles will turn your plain Ulysses text into …
Ulysses Is Doing Your Lists Right Here’s a small but useful improvement in Ulysses 17. You may already be aware that there’s a feature to automatically continue lists; you can activate it via “Edit” › “Replacements” › “Smart Lists” …
Improved in Ulysses 17: Caption Your Images Whether it’s the Statue of Liberty in a US travel blog or a sketch of the human DNA in a term paper on genetics: Images are part and parcel of many text …
How to Make Use of Ulysses as a Content Strategist and Copywriter Kelly Wade is an independent content strategist and copywriter from Australia. Earlier on this blog, she shared her thoughts and insights about the writing life. Today, she goes into detail about her Ulysses …
Writers, Get Organized! Use More Keywords! With Ulysses version 17 we have improved working with keywords: The keyword manager is now also available on iPad and iPhone, plus you can define favorite keywords. It is the perfect timing to …
