Macjournal markdown1/3/2024 ![]() I don’t know if they’re wielding some special magic, but it’s been rock solid for me between iPad and Mac A Cmd-O panel to quickly open any file in your library, no matter how buried in subfolders.It supports footnotes (admittedly I haven’t had to use them yet, but I intend to).Excellent Markdown support with a running preview so I don’t have to look at icky URLs while I write.That panel also has a Goals tool (see screenshots) where you can set a goal of writing, say, “at least” 1000 words a day on a big project, or “at most” 800 words on a piece with a hard word count.I haven’t checked whether the iPad edition supports keyboard shortcuts, I mostly touchscreen type these days) This is invaluable to me in a writing app, yet so few do it (on Mac, toggle it with Cmd-4. An easily collapsible panel to store notes, keywords, and attachments for each piece (which sync with iPad). ![]() A favorites section, so I don’t have to drill into Finder folders for the stuff I’m working on right now.Yet it’s really easy to hide the sidebar and focus on writing.Also: customizable folder icons to help me find them faster Ulysses goes beyond text editing to help organize files in the app right next to where I’m working.Check the gallery below to see some of this in action: But for my general writing needs these days, I’ve settled on Ulysses for iPad and Mac from The Soulmen. From MacJournal to Byword, 1Writer to Quip, they’re all really good for their intended uses. Over the past decade of my career, I’ve used so many writing apps that you’d turn blue in the face if I listed them all.
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