Three accents for the price of one...thus, an enjoyable trip today. Enjoyed hearing the three of you talk. And now I've checked out the app...so you made me go further....
That's a very good point, I should have included them. I'm checking with them both what links are best for them, and will update as I get them. Thanks.
Do any Ulysses users worry about storing their valuable data in a proprietary filing system. My view is that I won't do that. I want my data stored in the native file system (Finder on my Mac and Files on my iPads). On my Mac Mini M1 I am using BBEdit for both Markdown and plain text and Typora for Markdown. On my iPad Air (13") and iPad mini I am using Textastic for both Markdown and plain text and Taio for Markdown. Taio is my all time favourite Markdown editor and I used to use it on the Mac as well. However, the developer has stopped working on it and there was an issue with macOS 15.2 so I've switched to Typora. Back to using native file systems; I've tried Ulysses, iA Writer, Drafts, Obsidian, ad infinitum and they all use proprietary filing systems and often can't parse a locally stored image file.
Thank you, Sir William, for the video. I'm considering replacing my M1 MacBook Air with an iPad for writing, as it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to use the Mac. However, I currently rely on Plottr, Scrivener, and ProWritingAid. Do these tools work well on an iPad, or would it be better to switch to Ulysses once I make the transition?
@chc9149 Thank you for your response. I’ve come across some vlogger Scrivener users who mentioned that they start writing on an iPad but complete the process on a MacBook. This gave me the impression that using Scrivener on an iPad alone might not be sufficient for publishing books. What are your thoughts on this?
You can use just the iPad version of Scrivener. The Mac edition has more options, but I actually think that Scrivener for iPad was an improvement because it simplified those last choices about outputting your book.
I should say that while Scrivener is great on the iPad, I don't have any experience of Plottr or ProWritingAid. Hadn't even heard of the latter before!
Plottr has a progressive web app and works well on the iPad. PWA will not work on the ipad at all right now. Ulysses is far more feature complete on Ipad vs. Scriveners Ipad version. It's pretty much the same as the Mac app. Scrivener is 'fine' on ipad but for me, it only works for a first draft. You can't use custom meta data on iPad for example, and I use that a lot in editing.
A very interesting video, thank you. I used Ulysses in the past but gave up when they changed to the subscription model. I have looked at it again quite recently, but after the free trial period decided it wasn't worth going back. I have used Scrivener in the past but really didn't like it much--Ulysses is better in my view. I do like Markdown, having taken it up a few years ago. I much prefer to write using it, mainly because having seen various word processors come and go, leaving users stranded with files in unique formats, I want to be sure I can easily access my work on any computer, pad or phone using any operating system. My writing these days is usually no more than about 2-3000 words two or three times a week and I have found iA Writer (on the Mac and iPad) ideal. One button transforms my Markdown text into a PDF preview, and I often use just that on an iPad mini to speak from. Export to docx, PDF or HTML is no problem.
You've reminded me of a time when I gave a speech, reading from my iPad. Normally I memorise them but this was on a topic that was changing up to the last moment so I couldn't. At one point, though, I gesticulated forcefully, and somehow I could see all of my text turn to italic, then to bold -- and then to disappear entirely. I've got an audio recording of that speech and you can hear the moment it happens. I was able to do finish the last ten minutes from memory, but I swear the sound you hear in the moment is of my stomach lurching.
Three accents for the price of one...thus, an enjoyable trip today. Enjoyed hearing the three of you talk. And now I've checked out the app...so you made me go further....
Ooh! I'd be very curious to know how you find Ulysses for the type of writing you do.
I like the roundtable discussion. CSS is easy to learn. Please include these folks websites in your video description.
That's a very good point, I should have included them. I'm checking with them both what links are best for them, and will update as I get them. Thanks.
Do any Ulysses users worry about storing their valuable data in a proprietary filing system. My view is that I won't do that. I want my data stored in the native file system (Finder on my Mac and Files on my iPads). On my Mac Mini M1 I am using BBEdit for both Markdown and plain text and Typora for Markdown. On my iPad Air (13") and iPad mini I am using Textastic for both Markdown and plain text and Taio for Markdown. Taio is my all time favourite Markdown editor and I used to use it on the Mac as well. However, the developer has stopped working on it and there was an issue with macOS 15.2 so I've switched to Typora. Back to using native file systems; I've tried Ulysses, iA Writer, Drafts, Obsidian, ad infinitum and they all use proprietary filing systems and often can't parse a locally stored image file.
Thank you, Sir William, for the video. I'm considering replacing my M1 MacBook Air with an iPad for writing, as it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to use the Mac. However, I currently rely on Plottr, Scrivener, and ProWritingAid. Do these tools work well on an iPad, or would it be better to switch to Ulysses once I make the transition?
Scrivener outperforms without any doubt Ulysses…on Mac and iPad.
@chc9149 Thank you for your response. I’ve come across some vlogger Scrivener users who mentioned that they start writing on an iPad but complete the process on a MacBook. This gave me the impression that using Scrivener on an iPad alone might not be sufficient for publishing books. What are your thoughts on this?
You can use just the iPad version of Scrivener. The Mac edition has more options, but I actually think that Scrivener for iPad was an improvement because it simplified those last choices about outputting your book.
I should say that while Scrivener is great on the iPad, I don't have any experience of Plottr or ProWritingAid. Hadn't even heard of the latter before!
Plottr has a progressive web app and works well on the iPad. PWA will not work on the ipad at all right now. Ulysses is far more feature complete on Ipad vs. Scriveners Ipad version. It's pretty much the same as the Mac app. Scrivener is 'fine' on ipad but for me, it only works for a first draft. You can't use custom meta data on iPad for example, and I use that a lot in editing.
A very interesting video, thank you. I used Ulysses in the past but gave up when they changed to the subscription model. I have looked at it again quite recently, but after the free trial period decided it wasn't worth going back. I have used Scrivener in the past but really didn't like it much--Ulysses is better in my view.
I do like Markdown, having taken it up a few years ago. I much prefer to write using it, mainly because having seen various word processors come and go, leaving users stranded with files in unique formats, I want to be sure I can easily access my work on any computer, pad or phone using any operating system. My writing these days is usually no more than about 2-3000 words two or three times a week and I have found iA Writer (on the Mac and iPad) ideal. One button transforms my Markdown text into a PDF preview, and I often use just that on an iPad mini to speak from. Export to docx, PDF or HTML is no problem.
You've reminded me of a time when I gave a speech, reading from my iPad. Normally I memorise them but this was on a topic that was changing up to the last moment so I couldn't. At one point, though, I gesticulated forcefully, and somehow I could see all of my text turn to italic, then to bold -- and then to disappear entirely. I've got an audio recording of that speech and you can hear the moment it happens. I was able to do finish the last ten minutes from memory, but I swear the sound you hear in the moment is of my stomach lurching.