This is the best. Look no further.

I’ve been using Ulysses for about three years now, and I can honestly say in that time, it has assumed more and more responsibility until it’s become very nearly my only writing environment. I keep all my journals, all my notes, all my long-form fiction writing, and all my research and academic writing in this little space, and in spite of the volume of text, it never feels bloated, never feels anything less than airy, nimble and drop-dead beautiful to work in.

The sync has been flawless for me, allowing me to never have to worry about losing my work. I can also move between my iMac and MacBook (and with the iOS version installed my iPad, and iPhone as well) with zero friction, allowing me to add notes or capture ideas or images which carry over to any device I want to use nearly instantly. I have over 800,000 words in Ulysses (I know this because the ability to grab statistics is so robust I can have everything from a single sheet to any given project to the whole library upon request) comprising countless projects and the software hasn’t let me down or even gotten in my way a single time in three years.

You can make your writing environment as minimal as you like, with any theme you like. It’s such a lovely space to work in—you really need to see it for yourself to appreciate what a difference this can make to your creativity. With no distractions, I spend so much more time in the words. It’s invaluable.

Updates are regular and generous between major versions, and the wonderful people at Soulmen who create this are responsive and helpful.

Export features are all you are likely to need. The only caveat is that if you want to fine-tune your export per type, you’ll need some basic CSS skills. Even if you don’t, you can simply export to Word and do formatting and layout there if that’s what you’re comfortable with.

If you are a writer of any kind, this is your writing kit. Worth every last penny.

PickleOfTheNorth about Ulysses – The Ultimate Writing App, v2.5.2