Ulysses
Write and publish from one app
Mac, iOS
Version 39.6
macOS 14.0 or later
122.5 MB
11 languages
Ulysses gives you every tool you need to put your words on figurative paper. It’s an insanely functional writing program, yet it stays completely out of your way when you just need a page to write on. With Ulysses, every step of your story’s lifecycle gets easier: you can write undistracted, format with a few keystrokes, and publish without leaving the app. All that in a gorgeous clean UI that inspires, not intrudes.
Get the most pleasant UI for writing
Format texts with a Markdown editor
Check style and grammar in 20 languages
Easily export and sync across devices
Ulysses features
Write without distractions
When you need to concentrate on what you’re saying, Ulysses practically turns into a blank sheet of paper and doesn’t distract you with the rest of its features. Write away — you can get to the formatting later.
Easily format with a markdown editor
Ulysses’ text editor allows you to structure and format your piece by adding a few extra characters. It’s markup-based, which means headlines, footnotes, and other elements are literally at your fingertips.
Keep your writing in one spot
Ulysses automatically saves every word you write and makes organizing your work a breeze. Everything from notes to sketches to manuscripts is right there, in a unified, well-structured library.
Stay safe with iCloud sync
Create and forget about the worries of losing your unique content. It gets safely stored in your iCloud drive. And, if you are an owner of the Ulysses iOS application, you can work on your texts wherever you are, whenever you want.
Publish to WordPress or Medium
Ulysses integrates with WordPress and Medium to save you the hassle of copying and pasting your new posts. You finish a new story, hit “Publish” inside the writing app, and your draft instantly appears on the blog.
Export beautiful ebooks and PDFs
When you’re done writing, it takes just a few clicks to make your work ready for reading. Pick from a variety of styles and export your stories as well-designed ebooks, PDFs, HTMLs, or good ol’ Word documents.
Ratings and reviews
Ulysses
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2330 ratings
Chariklia Martalas
Apr 9, 2026
App version: 39.6
My review continues… at this point my dependency on Ulysses rivals my dependency on Oxygen. BUT PLEASE MORE COLOURS. The Icons are not enough!!! I love Ulysses with all my heart! Same review, just a call out to the developers. I have so many folders and key words, is it not possible to have more colours for organization? Please!! Ulysses is indispensable for me. It makes me ease into my writing because my mind has less obstacles to break a thought. I write better with Ulysses for this very reason. Also shout out to whoever thought of projects. AMAZING X A MILLION. A beautiful app is now even more beautiful.
Swader
Apr 1, 2026
App version: 39.6
It’s mock-markdown. It makes its own opinionated assumptions about markdown, which makes the export half-broken, pasting doesn’t work properly when pasting markdown from outside (it makes strange formatting and escaping assumptions), export introduces artifacts you can’t see in the editor (extra spaces, extra lines) and in general it causes users to have to do much more cleanup when pasting the written content into a proper markdown publishing flow like Planet or some other MD-first CMS. It’s great for everything other than markdown, but I would not call it a markdown editor.
Response from Developer
Apr 13, 2026
We’re sorry to hear you feel that way. Ulysses uses its own interpretation of Markdown called Markdown XL. It is designed to make structured writing easier, especially for users who are not deeply familiar with standard Markdown conventions (for example, how links are handled). If you prefer working closer to standard Markdown, you can adjust the markup via Edit › Convert Markup. You can also use External Folders, which offer the highest level of cross-app compatibility. This allows you to read and write Markdown files and work directly with the generated .md files without needing an additional export step. Regarding the export behavior you mentioned: Ulysses is designed to ignore excessive whitespace such as extra spaces or blank lines in order to ensure clean output. If you encounter any issues here, please let us know. You can always contact our team at [email protected]. — Andrea
DrewBearK
Mar 22, 2026
App version: 39.6
I love this App and it use it often when I am writing
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