For Italian readers: Riccardo Rossi’s debut novel “CR*61242”, named after the license plate of the protagonist’s Vespa, revives the magic of the Italian nights of the 90’s (and was written with Ulysses).

A video for Spanish speaking writers! For @iSenaCode, Ulysses was one of the five essential apps of the month of May.

Are you an efficiency enthusiast, eager to streamline your workflows? And do you own an iPhone of the 6s generation or newer? If your answer to both questions is yes, you should check out 3D Touch (if you haven’t already).

Apps for longform writing: On the Zapier blog, Matthew Guay compares Scrivener and Ulysses.

Details matter and details help. Adjusting details in Ulysses according to your likes and preferences allows you to create a writing environment fit for your creativity. Here’s our 6-step-guide to customize your text editor on iPad or iPhone.

For German authors: Edit, eine der renommiertesten deutschen Literaturzeitschriften, veranstaltet wieder einen Essay-Wettbewerb, den wir sponsern <3 Einsendeschluss: 1. Juni.

Would you like to know how many words you have published on your blog so far, or how many pages your novel has? Ulysses’ group statistics can help. Since version 2.8 they’re available on iPad and iPhone as well.

Want to get your novel published? Then you should check out Inkitt’s novel writing contest. The winner gets a publishing deal, including professional editing, cover design, book marketing worth min. $6,000 and 25% royalties. Participation is free!

From the first steps in Ulysses to organizing your writing to synchronization, export and publishing — this detailed guide to Ulysses on Zapier’s blog has you covered!

Sometimes you might want to keep your work private from curious viewers. Ulysses’ new Touch ID and Password Lock helps you keep your texts exclusive.

Deckset turns Markdown files into beautiful presentations and works great with your favorite text editor – that is, of course, Ulysses! Learn all you need to know to make both apps play together nicely. Giveaway inside! 🎁

Filters let you track the texts you want to keep your eye on. In Ulysses 2.8, we’ve added a new trait: You can now create filters based on negative criteria. That’s right! We’ve made it easier to sort out all the texts you don’t want to see.

Ulysses 2.8 is in the stores! Read all about it here.

Vote for Ulysses to win the Neuland 2.0 audience award on the Leipzig Book Fair!

The German blogger and book author Patrick Bolk successfully publishes about the vegan way of life. Read in our interview what led up to it! Also, share your favorite vegan recipe in the comments to have the chance chance to win a copy of Patrick’s book “Vegan im Job” (“Vegan at Work”).

Which group icons would you like to see added to Ulysses in the next release? Possibly a big bad wolf (“Little Red Riding Hood”), a skull (“Hamlet”) or bow and arrow (“Robin Hood”)? Write your ideas in the comments!

Before actually publishing a text as ebook or on your own blog, or mailing it around as PDF or DOCX file, you will want to properly proofread it. Time for a focused self-editing session with Ulysses’ live preview!

Save the date! We will be part of the Neuland 2.0 forum on the Leipzig book fair. Meet us in person, ask questions, try out Ulysses! +++ Wir sind auf dem Neuland 2.0 der Leipziger Buchmesse mit einem Stand vertreten! Kommt uns besuchen, fragt uns ein Loch in den Bauch, probiert Ulysses aus!

Proud winner in the Mobile Application or Solution category. Woohoo!

Do you want to transfer notes from Apple's own Notes app to Ulysses? Try our Apple Notes importer!