Ulysses Alternatives

Ulysses is described as 'Text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level' and is a popular Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Ulysses for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Ulysses alternative is Zettlr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ulysses are Typora, Microsoft Word, CherryTree and Scrivener.

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  1. Rough Draft icon
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    Writing on paper, you let go and just get your idea out. You don't get caught up perfecting the words too early. Rough Draft is like writing with pen and paper, so you can't delete words, only cross them out.

    27 Rough Draft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. The Medium Article Writer Add-on for Google Docs helps authors to create content and publish to Medium directly from Google Docs.

    Team members can write, edit, and collaborate wherever they are and view the updates real time in Google Docs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Drive
    • Google Drive - Docs
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  3. TypeBreeze icon
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    TypeBreeze is a clean, distraction-free Markdown editor with live formatting, a polished writing experience, and support for focused editing without unnecessary clutter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. SceneWeaver icon
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    SceneWeaver is a writing and project organisation tool for novels, research, role-playing campaigns, scripts, and other large documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. PlotForge icon
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    Local-first novel writing app for indie authors. Private AI via Ollama or LM Studio. Direct Scrivener .scriv import. $79 one-time, no subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. Notebag icon
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    Notebag is a fully keyboard-compatible note taking app that links all your knowledge and gets out of your way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Shy Editor icon
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    Shy Editor is an online text editor and writing environment that was designed for maximum writer productivity. It is used every day by novelists, non-fiction writers, students, academics, bloggers, content creators, journalists, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. TypoZen icon
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    TypoZen is a Markdown editor and an ePub reader in one quiet window: somewhere to write in the morning and somewhere to read in the evening, without switching apps or going near the internet.

    101 TypoZen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Write Genre icon
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    Novel writing software. Write your novel easier and faster with all your notes where you need them – as in-text annotations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. (Un)colored icon
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    Next generation desktop rich content editor that saves documents with themes. HTML & Markdown compatible. For Windows, OS X & Linux.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. freewrite icon
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    One simple, clean place to write continuously for a set time without distraction — think through a new idea, write your next script, reflect on an event, whatever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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