Ulysses (text editor)

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Ulysses

Developer(s)| The Soulmen - Ulysses GmbH & Co. KG
Stable release|

36 / 29 October 2024; 9 months ago (2024-10-29)

Operating system| macOS, iPadOS, iOS
Platform| Apple
Type| Text editor / Word processor
License| SaaS, proprietary
Website| http://www.ulysses.app

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

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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.[4] With the release of Ulysses 2.0, the software was re-branded under the name of The Soulmen.[5] 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.[6][7] The standard version of Ulysses is also available on Setapp.[8]

On June 13, 2016, the software was awarded the Apple Design Award.[9]

In 2024, the software was updated to the 35th version.[10]

## See also

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* List of text editors
* Comparison of text editors

## References

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1. ^ Johnson, Leif (7 June 2018). "Ulysses 13 review for Mac and iOS: The best Mac minimalist text editor gets even better". Macworld. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. ^ Levitus, Bob (31 May 2016). "Ulysses is more than a text editor". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. ^ Duffy, Jill (29 January 2020). "Ulysses". PCMag UK. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
4. ^ The Soulmen (2009), Ulysses 2.0 — Release Candidate, retrieved 2009-07-07
5. ^ The Soulmen (2009), Introducing Ulysses 1.7 — 2.0, retrieved 2009-06-19
6. ^ Clover, Juli (10 August 2017). "Mac and iOS Writing App 'Ulysses' Transitions to Subscription Model". MacRumors. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
7. ^ Jancer, Matt (16 July 2020). "The 15 Best Mac Apps to Make Everyday Life Easier". Wired. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
8. ^ Pierce, David (October 1, 2020). "'Netflix for apps': Setapp's quest to build a better app store". Archived from the original on 2022-04-28.
9. ^ "Ulysses Moments 2016". Ulysses. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
10. ^ Potuck, Michael (2024-06-04). "Ulysses writing app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone gets internal linking, history navigation, more". 9to5Mac. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

## External links

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* The Ulysses web site

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