![]() ![]() I suspect that without Ulysses I’d be using this plugin to write posts, along with NerdTree and other plugins to keep things organised. It doesn’t just preview Markdown, but understands formats like PlantUML as well. When you start the preview the settings are to open a page in your default browser, which is kept in sync as you type. Vim using the preview plugin is surprisingly good. MarkdownPadīriefly - it’s Windows only and has a very outdated UI, which makes sense since the last update was in 2014. If you want Markdown you have to export the file. One feature that is lacking is direct publishing as Markdown - publishing expects to export to HTML or Jekyll format. I have a private instance that I use sometimes. It lacks some of the features like tags, but the features it has work well. It has a nice smooth UI, good integration with other sites, and it’s free software. ![]() Ulysses isn’t priced per platform, and is even included in the Setapp subscription. In addition, each supported platform is purchased separately so it would cost me $60 to use both Mac and iOS. One downsides for me was that iA Writer doesn’t seem to have any concept of libraries, groups etc. They both have focus mode and the style checking does seem a nice feature. Those groups have more sheets inside - for example, a ‘user walkthrough’ sheet for the website in question. Things that aren’t developed much go in an ‘ideas’ sheet, while others get their own group. The features mean Ulysses is surprisingly flexible - while I use it for blogging, I also use it for tracking projects I’m working on. I’m going to resist the temptation to take a screenshot of each individual point and just link to the Ulysses app page instead, where they show off each feature at its best. There’s also a variety of features I don’t use (yet), simply because I haven’t needed to. it can export to multiple formats - Word document, PDF, HTML, Markdown, or even straight to ePub.Tie that with the iCloud sync and you can pick up and go. available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS, so it's available pretty much most places I might want to write.support for images and other attachments.there's a great markup helper in case you forgot a particular tag.sheets can also have tags and notes added.sheets can be arranged into groups and sub-groups, to help with organisation.the navigation panel makes it easy to move around what you're writing and see the outline of the work (using the headings).it integrates with multiple blogging platforms (Ghost, Medium, WordPress and Micro.blog), supporting the extra metadata available on each one.It has great Markdown support, but more than that: Here's why I've settled on Ulysses for my editing. I’ve tried various different editors for writing text - iA Writer, MarkdownPad, StackEdit, and of course Vim/Emacs. It has the advantage of being fairly simple to learn and using only normal text characters for formatting. Besides, you do have auto-completion with a floating bubble :-).Since I’ve started blogging I’ve naturally needed more from my editors, in terms of both writing and organisation.įor better or worse, blogging and static site systems seem to have settled on Markdown for formatting input. "#magazine" and not some nicely designed text bubble, but that's in line with the app's "pure markdown editor design". One thing I don't like and that I forgot to mention is that iA Writer lists its tags as pure markdown, i.e. Smart folders are somewhat limited in that you can only create them based on file paths, a content search and kind. That's fine by me, as that is how tags were developed originally. Tags: these are real tags, not the tags that Bear supports. As these are no different than the ones you create in the Finder, it doesn't matter much. I find myself organizing folders in the Finder the most, as that makes more sense to my workflow (journalist), but I've also created folders inside iA Writer. From within iA Writer, you can also create folders and docs. If you already have folders with text documents, you can add the folders to iA Writer's sidebar and all docs inside become visible and usable. First, you have an iCloud drive location that one is always available as it's hardwired into the app. ![]()
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