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The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone

Powerful features and a pleasant, focused writing experience combined in one tool, made for people who love to write and write a lot — this is Ulysses.

Free trial on all devices.
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Like 12 Fingers, 25 Hours a Day

Some things simply work better when you’ve got the right tool. Ulysses’ well thought-out features boost your productivity through the entire writing process; its distraction-free interface keeps you in the flow so you can get things done.

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Projects Cannot Get
Too Big

Be it college essays, blog posts, or the next Great American Novel: No matter what you’re working on, Ulysses is equipped for managing writing projects of all sizes and ambitions.

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Ulysses is the only app I know that combines a very minimalist writing interface with the backend power to manage and shuffle around the many different parts and scenes that go into a book.

— David Hewson, Best-Selling Author (“The Killing”)

Built-In Proofreader and Editing Assistant

Write with confidence: Ulysses’ built-in grammar and style check helps you avoid mistakes and meet the right tone. Available for over 20 languages, it offers suggestions for capitalization, punctuation, semantics, redundancy, style and more.

Let Your Words Shine

After you’re done writing, Ulysses can turn your texts into beautiful PDFs, Word documents, ebooks and even blog posts. Everything is just a click away, with on-the-fly switching of styles and a live preview built right in.

The Ultimate Tool for
Writing Your Book

  • Gather all your scenes and chapters in one spot, and still keep the overview.

  • Divide long passages into handy chunks, and reorganize your text with ease.

  • Keep excerpts, inspirational images and background information at hand.

  • Turn your text into a proper ebook or a Word manuscript ready to send to your publisher.

Read about books written in Ulysses, and learn from their creators.

The Ultimate Tool for
Posts & Articles

  • Feeding a blog? Write your posts in Ulysses, complete with featured images, tags, excerpts…

  • … and publish them seamlessly to these platforms: WordPress, Ghost, Medium and Micro.blog.

  • Working on a tight character limit? Set it as a goal and track your progress.

  • Working for various clients? Organize your texts in separate folders.

The Ultimate Tool for
Getting the Work Done

  • Work in a distraction-free environment and focus on writing.

  • Rely on Ulysses’ markup-based text editor — no need to lift the fingers from the keyboard.

  • Set deadlines & daily goals and monitor your writing behavior.

  • Distinguish critical writing assignments so you can tackle them first.

Work Anywhere, Anytime

All your texts will be stored in Ulysses’ library, and seamlessly sync to all your connected devices. It doesn’t matter where you are or when inspiration hits: All of Ulysses’ tools, and all your texts, are always at your fingertips.

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“A lightweight composing app that is faster and more elegant than any big-tech competitor”
“By far my favorite writing app, Ulysses provides a clutter-free interface to get your creative juices flowing without any interferences.”
“I use a program called Ulysses, which offers a simple, clean and logical design, and whose output is nothing but text.”
“I started using writing tool Ulysses at the beginning of this month. I told myself I was going to commit to using it to write this column to see if it was worth all the hype. Let's just say I won't be switching back.”
“It’s a rock-solid, well-designed writing app for iOS and macOS.”
“Many people want a single app for all of their notes and school-based assignments. The ideal solution should, therefore, have a text editor that's competitive with, if not superior to, Microsoft Word and Google Docs. One such tool is Ulysses.”

All Kinds of Writers Rely on Ulysses

Executive, Startup Founder and Author Rebekah Bastian

Rebekah Bastian wrote her book “Blaze Your Own Trail” as a side project while serving as a corporate executive; later, the impulse led her to found a company. Both the book and her business aim to support women to follow their own individual path in life.

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Video Game Journalist and Novelist Matt Casamassina

Strategist in the games business by day, science fiction author by night – Matt Casamassina is a co-founder of the legendary IGN.com, led the App Store games editorial team for almost a decade, and in addition to all that, helped found a games company.

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TV Host and Book Author Ralph Caspers

Ralph Caspers is the host of two of the most well-known German children’s TV programs. His work is asking questions and presenting the answers in an educational yet entertaining manner: How do the things work that surround us in everyday life, and that we mostly take for granted?

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Try Ulysses for Free

Download Ulysses from the App Store Download Ulysses from the App Store and put it to the test. All plans contain a free, fully functional trial. It even syncs between your Mac, iPad and iPhone.

Improving with Age ✨

Ulysses has existed since 2003, and we work on it with the same diligence and dedication as in the beginning. We still constantly maintain and improve the app and adapt it to new technologies, making it the ideal, reliable companion to any writer. The only difference is that we’re much more experienced today!

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