I’ve got filters limited to my Ulysses Review group for each keyword, so I can view each draft separately. Some sheets have the keyword attached to them, some have and some both.
I’ve got a few sheets for different sections of this review. You can search the full text of documents in your entire Ulysses database, or limit the search to a single group by, say, keyword or modification date. These items follow your sheet no matter where you file it.įilters allow you to create a search folder, similar to a smart mailbox in Mail. By keeping your writing in Ulysses, you can add attachments to sheets, including photos, notes and keywords (or tags). For one, you don’t need to clutter up your file system with snippets of text. There is an Inbox where you can compose loose bits of text for later organization or just get to writing.Īll of this gets stored in the Ulysses database, which has its advantages. A sheet doesn’t need a title, though you can add one with a Markdown header. Instead, you compose text in “sheets” which can be organized into “groups” (basically folders). Ulysses III puts writing front and center, doing away with the “document” model. I use and love nvALT, but for notes, little snippets of information I may need access to later. On the Mac, the closest thing to an app that allows me to just aimlessly write has been nvALT. The more writing feels like work, like a chore to me, the less I feel like doing it. As such, I couldn’t open an app and start writing without feeling like I was working on something. Whatever I write usually needs a name and/or tags so that it can be differentiated from the other documents. Nearly every app I use on iOS utilizes the same basic “document” model. I’ve written before about how most editors get in my way. Up until this latest release, The Soulmen’s text editor that shares a title with Joyce’s novel was only too aptly named for me. I tried to, sure, but after a few weeks it became clear I needed to move on.Įvery few years I start reading it again from the beginning, each time making it a bit further than my last attempt never very far. In college I bought a copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses.