Pre-subscription buyer
Hi,
In 2016 I bought the full version of the desktop app, 44,99 euros.
Now I need to work again with Ulysse but it's became a subscription model, I can't edit my files, my work is read only until I pay this expensive subscription.
How can I use my pre-subscription app I paid ?
The knowledge base of the website cover this matter for ios version only.
Not happy at all, please advise.
In 2016 I bought the full version of the desktop app, 44,99 euros.
Now I need to work again with Ulysse but it's became a subscription model, I can't edit my files, my work is read only until I pay this expensive subscription.
How can I use my pre-subscription app I paid ?
The knowledge base of the website cover this matter for ios version only.
Not happy at all, please advise.
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Response from developer
We are sorry you feel this way! However, there seems to be a big misunderstanding here: The pre-subscription version of our app (now called “Ulysses Classic”) is a completely separate app and you can continue using it as long as you like. It will forever be yours and we are not forcing anyone to take out a subscription. You can re-download it anytime from the “Purchased” section in the App Store, provided you are using the same Apple ID you initially bough Ulysses Classic with. In case you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us via help@ulysses.app —Andrea
Good for concentration
The software is very good for deep concentration upon writing. I really like "dark " mode and clean look. I am a researcher and trying to use this software in my workflow. It seems good for making research drafts thanks to Endnote software compatibility. However, I feel that the number of Markdown XL options is a bit limited. For instance, you can still use subscript/superscript numbers, but you need to go to Mac emoji & symbols to do this. When your paste text from word documents or websites, the source formating (e.g. superscripts/subscripts and may be italics/bold) is lost. It is a kind of annoyng. Overall, the better compatibility with Word is desirable and needs further development, while it makes very good job as a plain text editor
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Too Costly
For what it does, the subscription model is simply too much money. I use Ulysses maybe for 3 or 4 reports a year when in the field. So the cost isn't justified as a subsciption.
Response from developer
We are sorry you feel that way! Considering all of Ulysses' powerful features, we find the price for our subscription to be justified. For an equivalent of a Starbucks coffee a month, you get incredible organization features, a fully-customizable export, attachments, writing goals and blog publishing abilities in a fully distraction-free environment. A full list of all the features Ulysses contains is available on our website: https://ulysses.app/features/table
Hmm
The app is a good concept, but you cant actually do anything unless you pay for a subscription plan. Until then all you can do is just read about how to work the app thats it. Pretty disappointing
Response from developer
We are sorry about the confusion! You have to take out a subscription to start the trial. We opted for a free download with in-app purchases so we can offer a fully-functional trial in the App Store and there is no other way to realize this. A list of available subscription options is also displayed in the app's description (under the heading “In-App Purchases“). We are utilizing the standard App Store trial provided by Apple which can be canceled up to 24 hours before the trial period expires. The trial period lasts 3 days for the monthly subscription or 14 days for the yearly subscription. Once you decided the app is for you, you need to subscribe to be able to use it. Should you have any questions about the subscription options or using Ulysses in general, please contact us via help@ulysses.app. —Andrea
The best writing app out there
This is by far the best writing app I've ever used, I got it at the start of my time in high school with some itunes gift cards, and used in all four years. Before, I had tons of folders on my desktop to organize my various notes for classes, but with Ulysses' key word feature, I was able to organize a system where I would just open up a new doc, write the title, and it was automatically placed into the folder I needed it to be in. This was incredibly easy for me to use, to stay focussed while in class, and the experience only got better as I learned more of its powerful features and intricacies. I was also easly able to export my essays clearly formatted in MLA format without every having to worry about specific requirements in Microsoft Word or Pages for my teachers to accept my work. The various exportation options are beautiful, simple to use, and pleasing to the eye. This app is a students best friend and I HIGHLY recommend it.
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An Elegant Alternative to Scrivener
I use Ulysses for writing ficiton. I was a Scrivener user for years. It's a powerful program that reminds me in some ways of Photoshop - incredibly powerful yet complex in ways I often never get around to using. The #1 reason I choose to write in Ulysses is the ability to sync and access my Ulysses projects from all my Mac devices - iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro. This is where Scrivener falls apart - their iPad app is a different program, and syncing across multiple devices requires third party programs and platforms ... and then it still doesn't work that great. I can write anywhere, anytime. My other favorite feature is being able to write in Markdown -- so with two keyboard clicks, I can leave inline notes to myself within the text that do not export to the finished document and don't exist in a sidebar. The simplicity of the design in relationship to the variety of function is great. Two feature requests - I still use Pacemaker for project wordcount setting and goal keeping. I'd love it if Ulysses' in app goal setting features were so robust. I also wish the color coding on keywords was more saturated/ high contrast, and that colors could be assigned to elements in the Library.
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Best App For Focused Challenged
The page feature is such a stress relief for someone like me.
I have so much information to get down and each page can be a topic, chapter, or section.
I don't have to worry about going back later and separating or finding each one when it comes time to bind the rough draft manuscript for edits and proofreading.
The second best feature is having all of the pages syncing to all of my devices.
If I come across a piece of information or get inspired to write things down, I can do so without losing my train of thought or the way I needed to get it written down.
I can print out each individual page (after I copy to Word) and then sort by topic then chapter and paragraphs.
The only thing that is a bit frustrating is when I print directly from the pdf view as the pages run together and then I cannot separate and sort.
I started out with just one book but have since started three others with this amazing app.
I have so much information to get down and each page can be a topic, chapter, or section.
I don't have to worry about going back later and separating or finding each one when it comes time to bind the rough draft manuscript for edits and proofreading.
The second best feature is having all of the pages syncing to all of my devices.
If I come across a piece of information or get inspired to write things down, I can do so without losing my train of thought or the way I needed to get it written down.
I can print out each individual page (after I copy to Word) and then sort by topic then chapter and paragraphs.
The only thing that is a bit frustrating is when I print directly from the pdf view as the pages run together and then I cannot separate and sort.
I started out with just one book but have since started three others with this amazing app.
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Amazing platform… VERY BAD grammar and spelling
I hardly write reviews but I love this app so much that I feel that it would be heloful to point out this flaw.
The autocorrect, grammar and spellcheck, and dictionary of this software lag FAR behind the brillaince of the rest of the package. The program doesn’t know many common words, autocorrects to a dangerous degree, and, most annoyingly of all, when a word is marked as misspelled, it is very cumbersome to right-click in order to change it from the available menu of corrections as one would do in word. Right-clicking on a word that has been flagged will often jsut bring up the same menu as woul dcome up if you right-click anywhere else. At least fix this. When a word is flagged I should be able to right-click it to select a correciton with maximum ease.
Other than that, thank you for this product. It really is an excellent way to compose and to take notes and it fits effortlessly when integrated iwth other apps, esepcially using split view on Mac where you can make the window small and take notes from another, larger, part of the screen.
The autocorrect, grammar and spellcheck, and dictionary of this software lag FAR behind the brillaince of the rest of the package. The program doesn’t know many common words, autocorrects to a dangerous degree, and, most annoyingly of all, when a word is marked as misspelled, it is very cumbersome to right-click in order to change it from the available menu of corrections as one would do in word. Right-clicking on a word that has been flagged will often jsut bring up the same menu as woul dcome up if you right-click anywhere else. At least fix this. When a word is flagged I should be able to right-click it to select a correciton with maximum ease.
Other than that, thank you for this product. It really is an excellent way to compose and to take notes and it fits effortlessly when integrated iwth other apps, esepcially using split view on Mac where you can make the window small and take notes from another, larger, part of the screen.
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Not my thing
Apps with non-standard UIs and I just don't tend to get along. I use most apps in fits and starts, and that's certainly true of Ulysses. If I wrote for a living, or maybe even if I journaled every day, it'd be different - I'd be using the app pretty much daily and wouldn't have a chance to forget all its peculiarities. But I don't write every day; I write when I feel inspired to, and that might be every day for three days in a row or for a week, and then I won't feel the need to write again for a month, and therein lies the problem with apps with non-standard UIs: when I launch an app with a non-standard UI after that month of not using it, I've completely forgotten how it works and I need to go through a tutorial all over again if I want to use it. Which is not something I'm willing to do for any app that's not essential to my life. And for me personally, the value of a pretty UI and having no visual distractions while writing is nowhere near so great that I would think it worth my while to re-school myself on how to use Ulysses all over again every time I forget.
The whole idea behind the Mac is that computing should be intuitive, and Ulysses is not. So I'm most likely done with it and will be going back to Word or some other app that I know how to operate when I open it, no matter how long it's been since I last used it.
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Most comfortable writing tool
I've used pretty much every writing and editing tool available over the years, writing fiction, and I really liked several of them, including Scrivener, but I always keep coming back to Ulysses these days.
What tilts it over the edge for me are two things:
1) Simple and flexible and doesn't get in my way when I want to write. It just feels good to write with it. Almost a 'vibe' kind of thing. Almost like the old worn paper notebook that I carried everwhere back in the 70's, sketching out my ideas whenever they hit me. It never gets in the way and its always with me.
2) Synchronization is nearly invisible between devices as long as you have decent Internet. I write with whatever tool is closest at hand when I get a thought. I can capture some ideas on my iPhone when out for a walk, refine them on my iPad when I get back to my car while the thoughts are fresh, and then continue to flesh them out on my Macbook once I get back to my home office. The text just appears everywhere.
I rarely get a editing conflict message, and only when the Net is bogging down. Even then, the automatic synchronization is usually faster than I can walk from one room to another.
What tilts it over the edge for me are two things:
1) Simple and flexible and doesn't get in my way when I want to write. It just feels good to write with it. Almost a 'vibe' kind of thing. Almost like the old worn paper notebook that I carried everwhere back in the 70's, sketching out my ideas whenever they hit me. It never gets in the way and its always with me.
2) Synchronization is nearly invisible between devices as long as you have decent Internet. I write with whatever tool is closest at hand when I get a thought. I can capture some ideas on my iPhone when out for a walk, refine them on my iPad when I get back to my car while the thoughts are fresh, and then continue to flesh them out on my Macbook once I get back to my home office. The text just appears everywhere.
I rarely get a editing conflict message, and only when the Net is bogging down. Even then, the automatic synchronization is usually faster than I can walk from one room to another.
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