Ulysses Changelog

What's new in Ulysses 34.3

Apr 16, 2024
  • Fixes a display issue in the editor when typing text in Chinese, Japanese or Korean.

New in Ulysses 34.2 (Mar 20, 2024)

  • Fixed an issue where group and project names were set to 'Untitled' during syncing.
  • Fixed a crash that occured when opening backups.

New in Ulysses 34.1 (Feb 7, 2024)

  • Fixes a performance problem when loading backups.

New in Ulysses 34 (Jan 29, 2024)

  • Templates Group:
  • Projects now have a Templates group in Extras.
  • If you drag a sheet to or from this group, it will always be copied.
  • It’s a start.
  • Bug Fixes and Improvements:
  • Updated WordPress preview theme to WordPress Twenty Twenty-Four (no more green, yay).
  • Student offer should be available again (was on semester leave or so).
  • Improved performance when loading many projects.
  • Got rid of a couple of irrelevant error messages.

New in Ulysses 33.1 (Dec 6, 2023)

  • We improved the app’s stability and fixed a couple of issues.

New in Ulysses 33 (Nov 15, 2023)

  • Changes:
  • Changed how the “All”, “Last 7 Days” and “Favorites” filters work:
  • “All” now includes sheets from projects.
  • “Last 7 Days” now also includes sheets from projects.
  • “Favorites”, you guessed it, now ALSO includes Favorites from projects.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug when sharing an image or PDF to Ulysses.
  • Fixed a crash when selecting a certain type and amount of text at the end of a sheet (don’t ask).
  • Fixed a number of other crashes.

New in Ulysses 32.2 (Oct 19, 2023)

  • We fixed a couple of bugs and minor stability issues.

New in Ulysses 32.1 (Sep 25, 2023)

  • Added support for macOS Sonoma.
  • Fixed some issues with Chinese and Japanese inputs.
  • Fixed a couple of crashes.

New in Ulysses 31.1 (Aug 9, 2023)

  • Fixed a few issues with navigating sheets using Quick Open.
  • Fixed accidentally disabling text substitutions in the editor.

New in Ulysses 31 (Jul 31, 2023)

  • New:
  • Write equations using LaTeX.
  • Preview equations in the editor.
  • Export equations to PDF, DOCX, HTML, ePub and Markdown.
  • Publish equations to WordPress, Ghost and Micro.blog.
  • Additions:
  • You can now duplicate projects.
  • You can now archive projects.
  • You can even duplicate your archived projects.
  • Improvements:
  • Ulysses should launch a bit faster now, especially with large libraries and lots of projects.
  • Downloading lots of sheets from iCloud should also be much faster.
  • Some sync conflicts are now resolved automatically.
  • Embedded PDFs are no longer rasterized when exported to PDF.
  • Integration with Aeon Timeline now includes support for projects and material sheets.
  • Fixes:
  • The publishing status of sheets is no longer lost when moving sheets to a project.
  • Fixed VoiceOver navigation of projects in the library.
  • Fixed an issue where erased projects would still appear in backups.
  • On future operating systems, Ulysses could hang for several minutes when being launched for the first time. Fixed for now, but it’s the future, so who knows…
  • Fixed a crash when running a shortcut that would create a new sheet in a sorted group (during full moon).
  • Fixed a number of other crashes.
  • Fixed that thing where you could not select a default tag for Emphasize or Strong in Markdown XL.

New in Ulysses 30.4 (Jul 6, 2023)

  • This update fixes a few bugs that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 30.3 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • We’ve cleaned up a bit and fixed a few bugs so that Ulysses keeps on running smoothly.

New in Ulysses 30.1 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Fixed various crashes that occurred after closing a window.

New in Ulysses 30 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • New:
  • You can now scribble on images and add annotations to PDFs.
  • You can now set colors for projects.
  • You can now also color the groups in Extras.
  • We have re-enabled Favorites in projects (heard ya).
  • You can now add Markup to captions (**strongarm**); this is true for both images and tables.
  • You can now sort table rows by the first character of each cell (aka alphabetically).
  • We have vastly improved Copy & Paste for tables; you can now copy between Ulysses and third party apps like Numbers, Notes and Excel.
  • Additional changes and bug fixes:
  • We have significantly improved the performance of (large) tables.
  • We have also made improvements to project creation, deletion and VoiceOver navigation.
  • We fixed a bug where interface settings would be ignored when opening a new window. (Sorry!!)
  • We improved the behavior when applying a comment block to selected text.
  • We then fixed how comment blocks would suddenly end after adding a new line.
  • Sharing a link from Firefox and Chrome should work again.
  • We solved a strange issue with editing Footnotes, Annotations, etc.; this one would only occur after switching between sheets.
  • We fixed a rare crash when creating projects.
  • We also fixed a few other bugs and crashes.

New in Ulysses 29.4 (Feb 13, 2023)

  • We fixed a couple of bugs and minor stability issues.

New in Ulysses 29.3 (Feb 10, 2023)

  • Fixes a problem where subscriptions would not be correctly recognized for some people. We’re sorry for the hassle!

New in Ulysses 29.2 (Jan 12, 2023)

  • Ensured that projects can be created even though the Projects section is hidden.
  • Fixed an issue where only one window would be restored when opening the app.
  • Improved performance when exporting sheets with large amounts of images.
  • Improved VoiceOver description on buttons in the Export window.
  • Prevent Ulysses from getting stuck in a crash loop on startup.
  • Fixed a crash when creating a new Project.
  • Fixed a crash after launching Ulysses for the first time.

New in Ulysses 29.1 (Dec 21, 2022)

  • This version brings various bug fixes and other tweaks.

New in Ulysses 29 (Dec 12, 2022)

  • Introducing projects, a new way to work on large… projects. Hence the name. Great for books, blogs, a thesis, you name it:
  • Focus entirely on the contents of your writing project, since only your project’s groups are shown in the sidebar.
  • Projects feature dedicated content and extras sections (e.g. for chapters and research)
  • Manage your keywords separately for each project.
  • Export your project with a single click and with separate settings for each project.
  • The writing goal and deadline for a project are shown prominently in the sidebar.
  • Additional changes and bug fixes:
  • If you are exporting a group, we will now honor its sorting order.
  • We’ve updated the window toolbars, vastly improving interaction with the dashboard and revision mode.
  • We also updated the way toolbars look and feel when using tabs and inside backups.
  • We fixed the jumping editor text when using variable typewriter scrolling. (The “when variability goes too far” issue.)
  • We fixed a missing Touch ID unlock prompt when waking up your Mac from sleep. (The “new phone, who dis” bug.)
  • And we finally fixed the display of italic text in the editor when using certain fonts. (The “cursive means nothing to me” mishap.)

New in Ulysses 28.1 (Nov 7, 2022)

  • This update fixes an issue where links would be displayed incorrectly for some fonts.

New in Ulysses 28 (Oct 24, 2022)

  • New:
  • Support for macOS 13 Ventura, including improved sharing of sheets and support for adding images from Photos.
  • Images inside paragraphs and tables now also show previews.
  • Revision mode will now check text inside tables.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a number of smaller crashes, for example when working with code blocks and numbered lists.

New in Ulysses 27.3 (Aug 12, 2022)

  • Fixed a problem when using undo in external folders.
  • Improves compatibility with certain WordPress blogs.

New in Ulysses 27.2 (Jul 20, 2022)

  • Added a shortcut to delete table rows and columns using ⌘⌫.
  • Improved table cell layout when using multi-stage input such as Pinyin.
  • Fixed handling of links and images inside tables when using Markdown files.
  • Improved working with tables when VoiceOver is active.
  • Fixed a crash when searching sheet contents.
  • Fixed a bug when stepping through search results.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes for PDF/DOCX table export.
  • Improved overall stability when editing sheets.

New in Ulysses 27.1 (Jun 26, 2022)

  • Fixed a regression where sheets created in prior versions could not be opened.
  • Resolved an issue where Dashboard could show wrong items or lose selection.
  • Fixed several crashes related to editing tables and working with multiple windows.

New in Ulysses 27 (Jun 20, 2022)

  • Tables:
  • Quickly create tables in the editor
  • Set header rows and columns
  • Align columns left, right or center
  • Size columns to either stretch or fit
  • Merge cells horizontally (colspan)
  • Comfortably add, move or delete rows and columns
  • Add a caption
  • Import from DOCX (Word), HTML and Markdown
  • Export to PDF, DOCX (Word), HTML, ePub and Markdown
  • Publish to WordPress, Ghost and Micro.blog
  • Tables!!!!
  • Changes relating to tables:
  • Filters now know about tables
  • The dashboard gained support for tables
  • Search & Replace now works with content inside of tables
  • ULSS now offers extensive styling for tables
  • Other changes:
  • The Markup Bar now offers much smarter suggestions
  • We’ve renamed several items on the Markup Bar so they’re easier to read and understand (e.g. “List” instead of “Dashed List”, "Annotate" instead of “Annotation”)
  • The Markup panel now works inside footnotes and annotations
  • Markup in footnotes, annotations and notes now uses adequate styling (bold/italic) instead of tinted text
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed several sign-in errors to WordPress (Rest-API hickups, sigh)
  • Micro.blog no longer exports height/width attributes on images
  • You may once again select your own preview style for Micro.blog (sorry)
  • Keywords on WordPress, Ghost and Micro.blog now ignore any case of casing (cAtEgOriEs)
  • Footnotes would not open when searching inside a sheet (oops)

New in Ulysses 26 (May 5, 2022)

  • New:
  • Added a permanently visible counter in the editor.
  • Optimized the flow for publishing blog posts.
  • Added a dedicated publishing button and publishing preview.
  • Modernized the WordPress integration using the WordPress REST API.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a crash when sharing a sheet from Ulysses.
  • Fixed a potential delay when typing in the editor.
  • Fixed a rare crash on app launch.
  • Fixed a crash when dragging a sheet from Mac to iPad using Universal Control.

New in Ulysses 25 (Feb 7, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • The writing goal feature received a visual revamp.
  • There’s now a new menu item to share Ulysses sheets and groups.
  • Adding Ulysses sheets to Quick Notes now also works when using the “On My Mac” section.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a crash when replacing many search matches at once.
  • Fixed a crash when adding a goal.
  • Fixed a crash when creating a material sheet using a Shortcuts action.
  • Fixed a crash when opening the share extension.

New in Ulysses 24.5 (Dec 15, 2021)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 24.4 (Nov 3, 2021)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 24.3 (Oct 27, 2021)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 24.2 (Oct 25, 2021)

  • New:
  • We brought our iOS integration with Apple’s Shortcuts app to Mac.
  • You can now link Ulysses sheets from the new Quick Note feature.
  • There’s now a brand-new markup bar at the bottom of the editor.
  • We improved Micro.blog publishing: You can now update previously published blog posts from within Ulysses.
  • We renamed some markup tags to improve clarity.
  • We improved the flow for unlocking Ulysses’ password protection with Touch ID or Apple Watch.
  • Quick Look sheet previews in Finder and Spotlight now look much better.
  • We added the keyboard shortcut ⌘D to duplicate sheets or groups.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed appearance of footnotes in ePub export preview in Dark Mode.
  • Changed the keyboard shortcuts for marking a sheet as a favorite to ⌃⌘U and showing the Favorites group to ⇧⌘U.

New in Ulysses 23.5 (Oct 1, 2021)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 23.4 (Sep 8, 2021)

  • Fixed a crash that affected Chilean users due to the switch to Chile summer time.

New in Ulysses 23.3 (Aug 30, 2021)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 23.2 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • Fixed a problem when opening sheets on older versions that were edited with Ulysses 23.
  • Fixed a problem with some fonts in marked up text on macOS 10.14.
  • Updating a blog post on Ghost does not update the publishing date anymore.
  • Fixed a crash on launch.
  • Fixed a crash when editing keywords.

New in Ulysses 23.1 (Aug 5, 2021)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 23 (Aug 5, 2021)

  • More Treats for Bloggers:
  • Published blog posts now receive a little paper plane icon in the sheet list, making it easier for you to spot them.
  • A new widget in the dashboard will display a post’s publishing status, the chosen blogging platform, plus the date of its upload.
  • As a Ghost user, you can now update your previously published posts.
  • The publishing status of blog posts uploaded to WordPress, Ghost, Micro.blog and Medium is now synced across all of your devices.
  • We overhauled the session history of group writing goals — the calculation is now much more accurate and reliable.

New in Ulysses 22.2 (May 25, 2021)

  • Fixed a rendering issue when removing text with a block highlight.
  • Fixed moving sheets using the ⌃⌘↑/↓ shortcuts in Favorites.
  • Fixed resetting a built-in theme in Markup preferences.
  • Fixed missing featured image when updating blog post for some WordPress blogs.
  • Improved support for Voice Control in the dashboard and the export preview.

New in Ulysses 22.1 (Apr 6, 2021)

  • Fixed a spurious error message shown when saving sheets.
  • Fixed a crash when using the keyword manager with hundreds of keywords.
  • Fixed a crash when adding older Micro.blog accounts.

New in Ulysses 22 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • The “Blogger’s Delight” Release
  • New:
  • There is a new publishing integration: You can now upload posts to your Micro.blog account from within Ulysses.
  • WordPress publishing gained the option to update previously published posts.
  • You can now display headings in the editor in a larger size.
  • The new default theme D22 demonstrates this new setting and lets you easily distinguish your headings.
  • You can now color-customize your group icons.
  • We revamped the look & feel of several panels, e.g., you can now type to filter in the markup and the navigation panel.
  • Changes, Improvements & Fixes:
  • We changed the following shortcuts: ⌘9 now opens the markup panel, ⇧⌘D takes you to Favorites.
  • Added the system font “New York” to font selection.
  • The Quick Export panel now closes automatically after export has finished.
  • Typewriter Mode was reworked to fit better with large images and headings.
  • The WordPress preview was updated to the new Twenty Twenty-One theme.
  • Improved the compatibility with gallery plugins under WordPress 5.
  • When publishing HTML posts to WordPress, the syntax for code blocks is now set correctly.
  • Improved performance when switching between Ulysses and other apps.
  • Improved VoiceOver support in various parts of the app.
  • Fixed a couple of bugs that could cause display errors when editing block quotes or bookmarks.
  • Numerous small bug fixes and improvements.

New in Ulysses 21.6 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Download indicators for groups in iCloud should now hide correctly after all sheets have downloaded.
  • When opening a new tab in fullscreen, the settings of the current tab are now used.
  • Increased the maximum size of footnote popovers.
  • We also fixed a number of crashes.

New in Ulysses 21.5 (Feb 17, 2021)

  • Fixes a crash when displaying note attachments on M1 Macs.

New in Ulysses 21.4 (Jan 7, 2021)

  • Fixes a crash when displaying note attachments on M1 Macs.

New in Ulysses 21.3 (Dec 20, 2020)

  • This updates improves the display of trials inside the app.
  • Repeatedly saving exported files now suggests the right filename.
  • Text alignment in PDF export is now correct on M1 Macs.

New in Ulysses 21.2 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • Added keyboard shortcuts to rearrange sheets and groups.
  • Reduced minimum width of main window.
  • Editor focus is now restored when relaunching the app.
  • The color of the “Filename” tag for external files can now be edited in Markup preferences.
  • Improved selection behavior in Quick Open.
  • Improved sheet preview when using one-line preview.
  • Improved error handling for text checker.
  • Improved switching between preference panes on macOS 10.14.
  • Fixed truncated text counts in goal view.
  • Fixed initial navigation window size when restarting the app.
  • Fixed modification and creation dates when importing Evernote files.
  • Fixed crash when switching between backups.
  • Fixed crash when opening Markup preferences on M1 Macs.

New in Ulysses 21.1 (Nov 25, 2020)

  • The new D21 theme should now appear for all users.
  • Scrolling in theme and style preferences now works on macOS 10.14.
  • Export preview is no longer truncated on macOS 10.14.
  • Revision mode now works more reliably with no internet connectivity or when editing multiple sheets.
  • Fixed a crash when trying to add a goal for Markdown sheets.

New in Ulysses 21 (Nov 13, 2020)

  • The Parity Release:
  • Ulysses 21 moves revision mode into a dedicated view, adapts the fresh new look of macOS 11, and introduces a new app icon in the process.
  • New:
  • Revision mode now has a dedicated view outside the dashboard.
  • Revision mode has also been updated and refined based on user feedback.
  • The interface has been refreshed across the board, to leverage the look & feel of macOS 11.
  • Introducing “editor focus”; a new mode which hides all chrome and presents sidebars as overlays.
  • Introducing a new app icon which reflects the new approach of universal, cross-platform icons.
  • Introducing D21 as new default editor theme.
  • Improvements and fixes:
  • Sheet ordering could become lost on rarely used devices.
  • Fixed a bug where version history was not correctly preserved.
  • Fixed incorrect highlight of search matches in sheet list.

New in Ulysses 20.2 (Jul 31, 2020)

  • Improved preview texts of navigation items in the dashboard.
  • You can now drag text to the dashboard to create new notes.
  • Fixed dashboard layout when scroll bars are always visible.
  • Fixed problems when checking long texts.
  • Spelling suggestions will no longer offer huge numbers of options.
  • Improved import of HTML and DOCX files.
  • Fixed various of crashes.

New in Ulysses 20.1 (Jul 21, 2020)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 20 (Jul 16, 2020)

  • The Dashboard Release:
  • Ulysses 20 introduces the dashboard – a user-configurable sidebar which serves as a statistics panel, a navigator, a comments section, a media overview, and an advanced multilingual text-, style- and grammar checker.
  • New:
  • Introducing the dashboard with quick access to statistics, navigation and attachments.
  • Navigation includes headings, comments, media, links and footnotes.
  • Introducing revision mode, combining in-text annotations and the system’s spell check.
  • Revision mode also includes an advanced grammar and style check, which offers comprehensive suggestions in well over 20 languages.

New in Ulysses 19.3 (Jun 30, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue where print preview could show a false page orientation
  • Fixed a bunch of text editing issues, especially for Asian scripts
  • File URLs can now be revealed in Finder when inside an external folder
  • Fixed a crash when importing certain ENEX files

New in Ulysses 19.2 (May 19, 2020)

  • Improved performance when exporting long lists to PDF
  • Keywords are no longer included when exporting to Markdown
  • Fixed broken footnotes in ePub export preview
  • Better behavior when splitting & merging material sheets
  • Improved accessibility of menu shortcuts
  • Improved accessibility of the export preview
  • Improved accessibility of material sheets
  • Correctly shows the title of minimized windows after relaunching Ulysses
  • Fixed some crashes when using code blocks
  • Fixes a crash when trashing an external folder

New in Ulysses 19.1 (Apr 29, 2020)

  • You can now mark sheets as “material” to exclude them from export and statistics.
  • You can now add keywords to Markdown files.
  • We added new filter criteria such as “has goal“, “has note attachment” or “is material”.
  • The WordPress preview now uses the Twenty Twenty theme.
  • The Ghost preview now also uses the latest theme.
  • Added SF Mono to the list of editor fonts.
  • Added a toilet paper group icon for your convenience.

New in Ulysses 18.7 (Apr 2, 2020)

  • Fixed a crash when renaming a keyword.

New in Ulysses 18.6 (Mar 25, 2020)

  • Allow opening files from the Transmit app in place instead of importing them.
  • Fixed an issue where the creation date of sheets was not correctly shown.
  • The application window’s state and position is now restored more reliably.
  • Solved a problem where sheets would accidentally open in the second editor.
  • Improved performance when loading large sheets.
  • Fixed some crashes that could happen when launching Ulysses.
  • Fixed some crashes that happened at no particular circumstance.

New in Ulysses 18.5 (Dec 6, 2019)

  • This update fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 18.4 (Nov 26, 2019)

  • New:
  • Added Dutch and Traditional Chinese localization
  • Password protection can now unlock using Apple Watch (requires macOS 10.15)
  • Improved:
  • Multi-stage input works better with Typewriter Scrolling enabled
  • Improved rendering of text objects inside right-to-left text
  • Improved display of keywords in Dark Mode
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed opening files directly from DEVONthink
  • Fixed display of line breaks in WordPress preview
  • Fixed a bunch of crashing issues

New in Ulysses 18.3 (Oct 22, 2019)

  • Improved compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • Fixed shortcuts to paste text as Markdown or plain text.
  • Fixed a problem that prevented the “What’s New” window from being closed.

New in Ulysses 17.1 (Aug 28, 2019)

  • The completion of tags and categories when publishing to WordPress or Ghost works again.
  • Fixed an occasional crash on launch when running OS X 10.11.
  • Fixed a crash when importing styles and themes on OS X 10.11.
  • Fixed a possible crash while editing keywords.

New in Ulysses 17 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • Ulysses 17 adds favorite keywords, image captions in the editor, and some cool new export styles.
  • Features:
  • Keywords
  • Mark keywords as favorites
  • Quickly assign favorite keywords
  • Sort keywords by color in the keyword manager
  • Icons of keyword filters now show their keywords’ color
  • Editor
  • Show image captions on image previews
  • Press Space on preview images to invoke QuickLook
  • Automatically update numbering of ordered lists
  • Repeatedly press Return within a list to reduce indentation level
  • Export
  • Added four new PDF/DOCX export styles
  • Image captions are now supported in PDF, DOCX and RTF export
  • Fixes:
  • Ensure that manual order of keywords is always retained
  • Fixed handling of images with whitespace in the filename in TextBundles
  • Allow to export syntax highlighting and raw HTML when publishing to Ghost
  • Fixed uploading images to Ghost blogs when custom domains are used
  • Fixes problem with long filenames when publishing to Ghost blogs
  • Fixed crash when merging sheets
  • Fixed crash when dragging out broken sheet
  • Fixed crash when creating empty markup

New in Ulysses 16.1 (Jun 3, 2019)

  • This update fixes a bunch of localization issues and minor bugs. Also addresses an issue where keywords were reordered automatically.

New in Ulysses 16 (May 30, 2019)

  • Features:
  • Added publishing to the Ghost platform
  • Preview blog posts before publishing
  • Publish blog posts to Ghost.io or your self-hosted blogs
  • Include metadata such as featured image, keywords, excerpt and slug
  • Added syntax highlighting for more programming languages
  • Mathematica, Vimscript, Smalltalk, GraphQL, Handlebars
  • Changes and Improvements:
  • When dragging out sheets, they are now exported in a compressed format (fixes a multitude of sharing issues)
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed performance when including lots of images in a sheet
  • Fixed deleting goals for groups
  • Fixed word count for Chinese text
  • Fixed crash in keyword layout
  • Fixed crash when loading share extension

New in Ulysses 15.2 (Mar 24, 2019)

  • Fixed a crash during startup.
  • Fixed a crash when inserting an empty image.
  • Fixed a crash when editing text while the Navigation panel was detached.
  • Fixed a crash while a backup was created in the background.

New in Ulysses 15.1 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Fixed scrolling to last edit position when double-clicking sheet.
  • Command-F opens editor search again when focus was outside editor.
  • Improved line breaks when publishing to WordPress.
  • Tweaked a few details of code block handling in the editor.
  • Fixed an issue where images would appear rotated on export.
  • Fixed state restoration when launching in fullscreen mode.
  • Fixed toggling dark theme when changing window color mode.
  • Fixed background color in plain text and PDF export preview on OS X 10.11.
  • Fixed a crash when loading invalid markup.
  • Fixed a crash when converting a sheet to a different markup.
  • Fixed a crash when locking a window while a popover is open.

New in Ulysses 15 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Ulysses 15 comes with a brand-new keyword manager, a cool editor split view, and lets you preview remote images and set image sizes during export. Hot stuff.
  • Features:
  • Brand-new keyword filtering and management
  • See all used keywords in sheet search.
  • Filter for multiple keywords.
  • Merge and rename keywords.
  • Editor split view
  • You can now open a second editor within the same window.
  • Editor can be split vertically and horizontally.
  • Hold option key to scroll both editors simultaneously.
  • Improved image support
  • Editor will now show a preview for web images.
  • Web images are now exported to PDF and DOCX.
  • Export image size can be set for each image.
  • Support for WordPress 5.0 “Gutenberg”
  • Dark reading mode in export preview
  • When in dark mode, you can switch to a dark preview of your exported sheets.
  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Reworked main window keyboard navigation to better handle editor split view.
  • Empty links, images and footnotes are now greyed out in the editor.
  • Empty sheets are erased immediately when moved to the trash.
  • When deleting a style, theme or markup, it is now deleted on all synced devices.
  • Improved error handling for iCloud syncing problems.
  • Added TextPack export option.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed import of PDF files using Share Extension.
  • Fixed export preview when changing order of glued sheets.
  • Fixed handling of umlauts and other characters in URLs.
  • Fixed crash when editing a goal.
  • Fixed crash when editing text with smart tags.
  • Fixed crash when typing Tcl code in code blocks.
  • Fixed crash in Share Extension when importing large images.
  • Fixed resizing of the navigation panel.
  • HEIC files are now converted to JPEG during export.
  • Focus is immediately set to search bar when using command-F.

New in Ulysses 14.4 (Oct 30, 2018)

  • Improved performance when selecting groups with large sheets
  • Window buttons no longer grown when showing the sidebar
  • Fixed a crash when detaching the statistics panel
  • Fixed a crash when selecting groups from different sections
  • Fixed a crash when importing a plain text file from an external folder
  • Fixed a crash when undoing a code block indentation
  • Fixed a crash when rapidly creating sheet attachments

New in Ulysses 14.3 (Oct 11, 2018)

  • Fixed crashed when editing while the Statistics panel was detached.
  • Fixed Spotlight and Quick Look plug-ins.
  • Fixed stepping through search results with Typewriter Scrolling enabled.
  • Fixed crash when adding attachments to a sheet.

New in Ulysses 14.2 (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Polished various areas of the app’s interface. And squashed a few bugs … like you do.

New in Ulysses 14 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • Highlights:
  • Dark Mode – revamped for macOS 10.14 Mojave.
  • D14 – a new, dark-mode-optimized editor theme.
  • Sheet list – fresh new design for better overview and legibility.
  • Share extension – send content from other apps to Ulysses.
  • Improvements:
  • Command-clicking a link in the editor now opens the link in the default browser.
  • Four spaces are no longer replaced with tabs.
  • Comment blocks no longer add to paragraph count.
  • Double-pressing arrow keys in editor no longer switches between sheets.
  • Improved reliability when editing goals.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug when calculating the deadline date for goals.
  • Fixed broken Smart Paste popover when repeatedly pasting texts.
  • Fixed a number of crashes when searching.
  • Fixed faded selection color when editing in dark editor.
  • Fixed a crash when exporting a group containing a broken sheet.
  • Fixed a crash when merging sheets.
  • Fixed various smaller crashes while writing.

New in Ulysses 13.2 (Jul 17, 2018)

  • Fixed Arabic text in lists.
  • Vastly improved performance for long sheets and texts with lots of lists.
  • Fixed the problem where footnotes and annotations might appear empty.
  • Fixed jumping text and cursor with paragraph spacing enabled.
  • All export formats now preserve enumeration numbers during export.
  • Better display and performance for deadline goals set in the far future.
  • Improved color consistency of built-in themes for code and raw source.
  • Pressing backspace right behind a code block now selects the code block.
  • Fixed a problem where sheets could occasionally not be dragged into groups.
  • Fixed an issue where paragraph highlighting in Dark Mode would render text illegible.
  • Tweaked colors for better contrast in keyword search matches.
  • Editor search highlights are now updated correctly when resizing a window.
  • Fixed various UI issues on macOS 10.11.
  • Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS.

New in Ulysses 13.1 (Jun 18, 2018)

  • Added syntax highlighting support for more programming and markup languages, including OCaml, Erlang and F#. Overall, Ulysses now supports over 60 languages.
  • Improved performance when parsing code syntax
  • Fixed crash when editing large sheets
  • Fixed crash when double-clicking text while holding alt key
  • Fixed crash when double-clicking keyword
  • Fixed crash on OS X 10.11.3
  • Fixed rare crash on launch

New in Ulysses 13 (May 29, 2018)

  • Fancy code blocks
  • Always uses monospace font in editor for code blocks
  • Live syntax highlighting in editor and export
  • Seamless editing of “fenced” code blocks in external folders
  • Support for more than 40 programming languages
  • Enhanced writing goals
  • Daily goals (e.g. “Write 100 words each day”)
  • Deadlines (also calculates remaining days and daily targets)
  • History (view your writing activity)
  • Colored keywords
  • Option to use full-color image previews in editor
  • Fixed crash when editing export styles
  • Fixed crash when replacing text in editor
  • Fixed rare case of missing goal in editor
  • Code blocks in ePub exports are now wrapped properly
  • Improved standards conformance of ePub exports
  • Ordered lists now use correct start index when exporting to HTML and ePub
  • The option-command-C/V shortcuts now always copy/paste as Markdown

New in Ulysses 12.3 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Re-added “Services” submenu to the editor context menu
  • Improved PDF export performance when using underlines
  • Fixed a crash when exporting to DOCX with fonts that had only bold styles
  • Less steamy color variable names in Troy export style

New in Ulysses 12.2 (Dec 22, 2017)

  • Added D12 as default editor theme
  • Added smart copy and paste to editor context menu
  • Fixed crashes when editing export styles
  • Fixed crash when printing on macOS 10.13
  • Fixed crash when replacing newlines and tabs in editor
  • Fixed crash when exporting content to the Marked app
  • Fixed various issues with the editor search field
  • Fixed Touch Bar button behavior when sheet list is active
  • Improved scrolling when using Typewriter Mode
  • Fixed large paragraph spacing below image previews
  • Fixed oversized group headers in sheet list
  • Improved pasting content from specialized clipboard apps (e.g. Paste.app)
  • Moving paragraphs via shortcuts now always scrolls the editor

New in Ulysses 12.1 (Oct 17, 2017)

  • Fixes a few stability issues that snuck into the previous version.

New in Ulysses 12 (Oct 16, 2017)

  • User Requests:
  • Added support for inline image previews in editor
  • Added shortcuts to move lines up or down
  • Added ability to filter sheets for “any keyword” or “no keyword”
  • Added ability to search and replace newlines and tabs
  • Now supports/honors system preferences for “sidebar icon size” in the library
  • Misc:
  • Major improvements to scrolling editor and resizing sidebars
  • Marked tags are now correctly exported to HTML or ePub
  • Improved integration with Timing App
  • VoiceOver: Added custom accessibility rotor to navigate between headings and misspelled words
  • VoiceOver: Style preferences are now fully accessible
  • Fixed bugs and improved overall stability of the app

New in Ulysses 11.4 (Sep 9, 2017)

  • This update fixes an issue where the transition offer was not shown to some customers.

New in Ulysses 11.3 (Sep 5, 2017)

  • This update improves the clarity and reliability of Ulysses’ in-app subscriptions.

New in Ulysses 11.2 (Aug 29, 2017)

  • Ulysses is now available in Russian, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese.
  • Plus we squashed a few annoying bugs.

New in Ulysses 11.1 (Aug 18, 2017)

  • Modified the in-app-store to be more precise and less confusing (hopefully).
  • With this release we’re switching Ulysses to a subscription model:
  • A single purchase to unlock Ulysses on all devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
  • Fully featured 14-day trial (including sync, export, everything)
  • Yearly, monthly, and student plans available

New in Ulysses 11 (Aug 18, 2017)

  • Modified the in-app-store to be more precise and less confusing (hopefully).
  • With this release we’re switching Ulysses to a subscription model.
  • A single purchase to unlock Ulysses on all devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
  • Fully featured 14-day trial (including sync, export, everything)
  • Yearly, monthly, and student plans available

New in Ulysses 11 (Aug 10, 2017)

  • As of today, we’re changing Ulysses’ payment model. It’s still the same Ulysses, same features, same distribution, we’re just switching to subscription. For $4.99 per month or just $39.99 per year, you can now use Ulysses on all your Macs, iPads and iPhones, including sync. You no longer need to buy two separate versions for either platform – from now on, it’s just Ulysses, and you can use it wherever you want.

New in Ulysses 2.8.2 (Apr 28, 2017)

  • Re-added missing WordPress group icon.
  • Fixed scrolling of Export Preview in Split View.
  • Fixed password locking of tabbed and hidden windows.
  • Fixed a number of crashes (thanks for your reports!).

New in Ulysses 2.8.1 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • This update fixes a few minor and not so minor issues that appeared in the previous version.

New in Ulysses 2.8 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • The Touch ID update – hide your texts from prying eyes and unlock Ulysses with your fingerprint. Plus: New filter options, more icons, and fixes, fixes, fixes.
  • Added application lock using Touch ID or password
  • Added keyword and text negation to filters
  • Added new group icons
  • Added new X-Callback-URL actions (e.g. “set-group-title” or “read-sheet”)
  • Added VoiceOver support to Touch Bar controls
  • Fixed an issue with font weights when zooming in editor
  • Fixed dragging groups below the last group
  • Removed unnecessary characters and tags when importing ENEX files
  • Fixed a connectivity issue when publishing to WordPress on OS X 10.11
  • Fixed rendering of superscript text when exporting to PDF on OS X 10.11
  • Fixed crash when editing footnotes in torn-off panels
  • Fixed crash when reopening Ulysses after Mac was sleeping
  • Fixed crash when closing Export Preview
  • Fixed crash when starting search in the sheet list
  • Fixed crash when importing corrupted lists in ENEX files
  • Fixed crash when undoing input
  • Fixed crash when editing links or footnotes using Chinese input sources
  • Fixed crash when spell-checking very large sheets
  • Fixed crash when adding footnotes using the Touch Bar

New in Ulysses 2.7.2 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • This update fixes an issue that causes Ulysses to crash when trashing/restoring sheets.

New in Ulysses 2.7.1 (Dec 20, 2016)

  • ATTENTION: We’ve detected an issue that causes Ulysses to crash when trashing/restoring sheets. We are working on resolving this as quickly as possible.
  • This update enhances the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro, for example by allowing sidebars to slide in while long-pressing the respective button.
  • And despite fixing the usual bunch of crashes and hangs, it includes also these notable changes:
  • WordPress gains a new preview theme.
  • Search matches can be selected again.
  • Evernote import is more stable.
  • Editor no longer shows thin fonts or gets slow while typing.
  • Ulysses is no longer the default handler for plain text files.

New in Ulysses 2.7 (Dec 7, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for TouchBar
  • Added window tabs on macOS 10.12
  • Added import of TextBundle and TextPack files
  • Added editing of TextBundle files in External Folders
  • Now supports import of notes from Evernote
  • Added support for X-Callback-URLs on macOS
  • Added reading time goals
  • Fixes: WordPress:
  • Generally improved compatibility with various WordPress blogs
  • Improved error detection on sign-in and when uploading posts and images
  • Publishing status is now stored for each account
  • Fixed a crash when opening publishing settings in full screen
  • Fixed sign-in failure when a blog does not have a favicon
  • Added a limit on the number of tags and categories downloaded from a blog
  • Fixed a bug where tags and categories where not properly refreshed
  • Improved help texts when preparing a post for upload
  • Fixes: External Folders:
  • Fixed a crash when using fenced code blocks in external sources
  • Fixed a crash when searching inside external folders
  • Fixed a bug when using long CJK file names in external folders
  • Fixes: Editor:
  • Focus mode is now disabled when scrolling to improve readability
  • Fixed slow typing performance on macOS 10.12
  • Fixed a bug limiting the number of glued sheets that could be opened at once
  • Fixed drawing issues when using certain font weights on macOS 10.12
  • Improved performance when scrolling with line highlight enabled
  • Fixed several drawing problems
  • Fixed several crashes while editing sheets
  • Fixes: Export:
  • Updated Medium preview style to latest version
  • Fixed several compatibility issues with DOCX and latest versions of Word and Pages
  • Other Fixes:
  • Improved compatibility with iCloud when "Optimize Mac Storage" is enabled
  • Fixed a crash when moving several sheets
  • Fixed a wrong error message when browsing backups
  • Fixed a crash when emptying the trash
  • Fixed a bug where upload/download indicators did not disappear on iCloud/Dropbox
  • Reduced CPU usage when indexing files for search
  • Fixed a crash when printing on macOS 10.12
  • Fixed an issue with state restoration
  • Made sure icon selection shows number icons without scrolling
  • Fixed display of backup windows on macOS 10.12
  • Fixed dozens of other crashes

New in Ulysses 2.6 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • WordPress Publishing:
  • Added publishing to WordPress.com and self-hosted blogs
  • Publish as Markdown or HTML
  • Offers post or draft, schedule, or immediate publish
  • Includes excerpt, feature image, post type, slug and title link options
  • Can auto-fill categories and tags based on keywords
  • Can auto-fill excerpt and feature image based on note and image attachments
  • Customizable preview using standard CSS
  • Accessibility:
  • Ulysses is now fully accessible: Utilize the whole app using VoiceOver commands
  • Updates & Fixes:
  • Added line, sentence and paragraph focus mode
  • Added searching for keywords and group names in Quick Open
  • Added sheet search for keywords
  • Updated iOS-style insertion point
  • Improved dragging of external folders/files to other applications
  • Added ability to edit color for filename tag
  • Reworked sorting of markup definitions
  • Improved introduction, added section on Markdown XL
  • Updated some PDF/DOCX export styles
  • PDF export: Reset page numbers after section breaks
  • Re-added a simplified RTF exporter
  • Glued sheets are again exported together
  • Read fenced code blocks as Raw Source in external folders
  • Fixed errors when creating backups
  • Fixed crash when editing keywords of an already broken sheet
  • Fixed crash when trying to register a markup for a sheet
  • Fixed crash when waking Mac from sleep
  • Fixed some hard-to-reproduce crashes when working with Ulysses for a longer time
  • Fixed crash when working under older versions of OS X 10.10
  • Sheets can now always be filtered by their filename

New in Ulysses 2.5.2 (Apr 20, 2016)

  • This release further polishes our most polished release and fixes a couple of old and new crashes in the progress. And from now on, we'll never claim a superlative again. Never ever.
  • For example, working with multiple windows no longer kills the app. Multiple windows, duh.
  • Also: No sudden termination when closing an inline `code` tag under specific circumstances. Inline code, come on!
  • Oh, and double-favoriting a sheet no longer makes Ulysses go down as well.

New in Ulysses 2.5.1 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Quick Export now remembers last save location
  • You can once again change the name of the Inbox (sorry)
  • Closing statistics popover using ESC no longer triggers text completion
  • Single sheets can now be dragged directly into Mail.app
  • We now allow smaller window sizes, especially in Demo
  • Improved import of external folders into library
  • Improved generation of ePubs to fix validation issues
  • Improved title generation when publishing to Medium
  • Improved performance and memory usage
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed copying as Rich Text to clipboard
  • Fixed display of search matches in sheet table
  • Fixed issues with smart tags when using multi-stage input
  • Fixed crash when hitting return inside two-char inline tag
  • Fixed crash when adding image attachment
  • Fixed crash when opening Export Preview
  • Fixed wrong list indentation after page break (DOCX, PDF)
  • Fixed a bunch of startup crashes

New in Ulysses 2.5 (Mar 9, 2016)

  • An important milestone with full support for the companion universal app on iOS. Ulysses now runs on iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro.
  • Improved iCloud syncing reliability and conflict handling
  • Reworked syncing of favorites across devices
  • Added syncing of Medium integration tokens across devices (iCloud keychain sharing)
  • Added DOCX import
  • Added a couple of brand new PDF/DOCX export styles
  • Added shortcut to split sheets
  • Added reading aloud metric
  • Now always shows keywords in attachment sidebar
  • Now allows sorting on a per-group basis
  • Now allows filtering by creation date
  • Now uses San Francisco as default editor font
  • Improved handling of long line widths in editor
  • Improved Medium error reporting
  • Improved reliability of backups
  • Fixed some issues when publishing drafts to Medium
  • Fixed persistent sheet search field memory
  • Fixed some nasty crashes

New in Ulysses 2.2.1 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Fixes for the most annoying issues:
  • Small screen owners rejoice: We’ve reworked the behavior of the sidebars to perform much better in Split View and in smaller windows.
  • Fixed an issue that would hinder Ulysses from starting and required you to do a re-install.
  • he toolbar buttons in Export Preview no longer grow out of the window when typing in the editor.
  • Made the loupe icon up to 34% thinner.
  • Page numbers are no longer printed upside down when printing from the Editor.
  • Authenticating Medium accounts without profile pictures no longer fails.
  • Sheet table no longer disappears while trying to type a search. And you can close it with a shortcut now.
  • Fixed a couple of visual glitches

New in Ulysses 2.2 (Oct 11, 2015)

  • The Medium/10.11 Update
  • Medium Integration:
  • You can now directly publish stories (drafts) to the Medium network
  • Support for multiple Medium accounts
  • Dedicated Medium preview
  • El Capitan:
  • Added comprehensive support for the new Fullscreen Split View feature in 10.11
  • Adjusted various parts of the user interface for new standards in El Capitan (sidebar and toolbar buttons, sheet table search etc.)
  • Fixed several glitches
  • Misc:
  • Option to automatically hide the toolbar when typing and scrolling
  • Option to always show toolbar in Fullscreen mode
  • Modified Export Preview, so it can be used in Fullscreen mode
  • Fixed various bugs and crashes

New in Ulysses 2.1.1 (Aug 3, 2015)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • DOCX export now supports changing character spacing and setting highlight colors
  • PDF export got an option to enable justification of lines ending with line breaks
  • Splitting sheets now keeps focus in Editor
  • Sheets can also be split at the very beginning or end
  • FIXES:
  • Tags of heading levels 4-6 are laid out correctly again
  • Solved several interface glitches when browsing backups
  • Quite a few minor bugs and crashes are a also thing of the past.

New in Ulysses 2.1 (Jul 16, 2015)

  • DOCX EXPORT:
  • Export Ulysses groups or sheets as DOCX files
  • Open in Microsoft Word or Pages
  • BACKUP:
  • Automatic backup of your text library (iCloud, On My Mac and Daedalus)
  • Hourly backup for the last 12 hours of work
  • Daily backup for the last 7 days of work
  • Weekly backup for the last 6 months of work
  • Restore single sheets or entire groups
  • AND MORE:
  • You can now convert the Markup of multiple sheets at once
  • Modification date is kept when importing, moving or copying sheets
  • Added printing from Markdown Preview
  • Text can now be dragged from editor to attachments to create a new note
  • Added ⌘D (command-D) as shortcut for marking a sheet as favorite
  • Now uses correct markup after splitting sheets
  • Fixed a number of bugs and crashes

New in Ulysses 2.0.6 (Apr 14, 2011)

  • Fixes a severe bug with the console mode notes panel
  • Fixes a bug where the text selection might have been lost

New in Ulysses 2.0.4 (Nov 20, 2009)

  • Besides some minor fixes, this version fixes a major data security issue for some users on Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard.

New in Ulysses 2.0.3 (Oct 4, 2009)

  • Removed additional Edit menu.
  • Crashes during opening projects on 10.4 [Ed: just to be clear... we fixed that].
  • Fixed Portuguese, Italian Localization.
  • Pasting text to console mode notes window no longer screws colors.
  • Fixed a bug which causes a hang during a LaTeX export, if a document ends with a footnote mark.
  • Fixed a bug in the LaTeX exporter which exported a footnote, even if the footnote mark is deleted by another.
  • Layout glitches when changing display in info panel [Ed: same here].
  • Hang when clearing styles in a empty document [Ed: and here].
  • Now only shows Trial expiry sheet once.
  • Note: The edit menu on pre Snow Leopard (10.6) systems will show several greyed-out items, such as “Transformations”. These are exclusive to Snow Leopard, so there’s nothing to worry about. We tried to hide these from 10.5 and below, but it’s not worth the hassle, really.
  • Will be the last update to Ulysses 2.0, unless we really screwed up something. The next release will already be 2.1, which will offer nothing new in terms of editing features, but will focus on data security, backup handling, as well as management of your projects. Oh, and iPhone/iPod touch syncing, of course.

New in Ulysses 2.0.2 (Sep 15, 2009)

  • Localization:
  • Added Spanish Localization.
  • Added Norwegian Localization.
  • Updated all Localizations.
  • SNOW LEOPARD:
  • Ulysses core no longer crashes after startup.
  • Fixed style menu and shortcut issues.
  • Added new substitution menus now common to Snow Leopard.
  • FIXES:
  • Norm page settings again work correctly during export.
  • Fixed issues with entering zero values in exporters.
  • Paragraph style settings get saved correctly after being edited.
  • Project autosave is more crash-resistant.
  • Improved application of inline styles in the editor.
  • Better results in search and replace mode (now ignoring all control characters).
  • Replace tick column resizes correctly again.
  • Improved creation of new notes items when notepad out of focus.
  • Pasting text to console mode notes now retains the color.
  • Spelling preferences in console mode notes are now taken from console preferences.
  • Console notes get hidden when switching to s&r or export modes.
  • Registration works again under Mac OS 10.4 Tiger.

New in Ulysses 2.0.1 (Jul 17, 2009)

  • A bug fix version only and resolved some childhood illnesses of both Ulysses applications. It’s available through the internal updater.
  • New with this update is also our new versioning schema: From now on we will release 0.0.x releases only for bug fixes and minor stuff. All new features that are bigger than “small” will come along 0.x releases. This basically is to signalize the progression of features and not getting stuck in inappropriate numbers.

New in Ulysses 2.0 (Jul 13, 2009)

  • General:
  • Brand-new interface in all areas.
  • Added Project Templates.
  • Browser:
  • Added Document Trash as a view to keep removed, but not irreversibly deleted documents.
  • Added Unfiled Filter to show documents that are not contained in a Collection.
  • Browser search terms are highlighted in Browser and Previews.
  • Browser Filter supports search for exact phrases or words.
  • Words in search field can be grouped using "" to form a exact phrase.
  • Search for words can match either all or any given word.
  • Filtering for Status and Label now support "above" and "below".
  • New option to show document count of views.
  • New option hide view when it's empty.
  • Editor:
  • Added Bookmarks and Style-Jumpers to navigate faster in documents and pinpoint text passages.
  • Added Selection Highlight.
  • Find and Replace now works the whole document including Notes.
  • Added shortcuts Cmd-+ and Cmd-- to increase/decrease font size.
  • Added ability to turn off anti-aliasing.
  • Console Mode:
  • New panel to view and edit Notes and Excerpts.
  • Added shortcuts Cmd-+ and Cmd-- to increase/decrease font size.
  • Added ability to turn off anti-aliasing.
  • Large document title no longer cut off when switching between documents.
  • Export:
  • Added support for superscript, subscript and strikethrough to RTF, PDF and Word export.
  • Added more quotation marks, e.g. the Polish notation.
  • Added an option to PDF export to number footnotes continuously.
  • Added possibility to use numbered lists instead of unordered lists.
  • In the PDF/RTF/DOC exporter, paragraph and character styles can now be renamed.
  • Fixed some issues with formatting footnotes in the PDF export.
  • In the LaTeX exporter, umlauts in filenames are now converted into ASCII characters.
  • Search & Replace:
  • Added Style search for "None" and "Any".
  • Added option to save open documents before replacing so that all replaces can be done.
  • Search occurrences in open documents can be double-clicked to be shown.
  • Now searches in open documents wherever possible.
  • Added deletion of text and Styles when replacing text or Styles.
  • Common punctuation (such as .:,;!) is omitted from found items, reducing number of similar matches.
  • Occurrences are now disabled if document was deleted.
  • Ticks in cannot get lost any more.
  • Preferences:
  • Preferences are completely reworked, making it easier to adjust and customize your projects.
  • Preferences are now split into "Preferences" and "Fonts & Colors".
  • Creating and adjusting Styles & Markers is now much more intuitive.
  • Greatly simplified theme selection and customization.
  • Ability to import Preferences and Fonts & Colors from other projects.
  • Preferences are now edited directly and take effect immediately.
  • Documents are now saved permanently.
  • Levels of backup are now selectable in the Preferences.
  • Printing:
  • Printing now also prints the document name.
  • Printing now also accounts line height settings.
  • Documentation:
  • Added Screencasts and Hidden Gems of Ulysses as online resources.
  • Updates in all areas of the documentation.
  • Added new "Getting Started" section.
  • Minor Changes:
  • New streamlined offline registration process with new serial number system.
  • New startup panel.
  • Added shortcut for the visibility of each interface section.
  • Backups of projects only done when different from last project.
  • Moved Backup location to AppSupport/Ulysses/Backups/
  • Timestamps won't be updated on locked documents anymore.
  • New Update Framework (Sparkle).

New in Ulysses 1.6 R2 (Jul 10, 2008)

  • Updated Russian localization
  • Updated Czech localization
  • Updated Swedish localization
  • Added "Clear" command to Inline Styles
  • Locking document does not change it anymore
  • Updated the documentation for Groups & Focus
  • Locked documents can't be affected of replacements anymore
  • Updated default preferences
  • Added theme support for Browser settings
  • Brought back the default themes available in Ulysses 1.2
  • Added two new default themes "Fire" and "Northern Ice"
  • Fixed drag & drop to excerpt issue
  • Fixed registration issue
  • Fixed a Theme Preference Pane problem under Tiger
  • Fixed several crashes and problems after appending projects
  • Fixed wrong save paths after appending to an empty project
  • Fixed a menu problem on Tiger
  • Fixed crashes during export
  • Improved error stability of document open and import

New in Ulysses 1.6 (Jul 2, 2008)

  • Added Hungarian localization (thanks to G�bor T�th)
  • Added Portuguese localization (thanks to Tiago Antunes)
  • Fixed some minor issues with the German localization
  • Modernized the look of the main window
  • Cleaned up the rest of the interface a bit
  • Added fullscreen support for main window
  • Reverting project now shows date of last backup
  • Added application preference to hide startup panel
  • Fullscreen windows resize on resolution change
  • All Exporter settings are now stored per project
  • Export and Print buttons are disabled if no documents are selected
  • Fixed a bug in the Latex exporter
  • Updated versions of all exporters
  • Browser: Added Group Filter for hierarchical document organization
  • Browser: Added focus feature to display descendants of a single group only
  • Browser: Added button for larger previews
  • Browser: Added filter option to search for locked documents
  • Browser: Empty filters can be automatically hidden when empty
  • Browser: Added menu display option to show hidden filters
  • Browser: Filters can now optionally show the number of contained documents
  • User can select layout style for printing
  • Added custom display preferences for printing
  • Reintroduced printing of document notes
  • Printout is no longer vertically centered
  • Enabled printing from Console mode
  • Added shortcuts to add and remove notes (CMD-Alt- / -)
  • Added ability to lock documents (small lock in lower right corner)
  • Added undo/redo support to excerpt view
  • Fixed a hangs / crashes on a few machines with Leopard
  • Fixed a crash with the paragraph bar
  • Fixed ugly display of invisible characters with some fonts
  • Fixed font problems on newly created excerpts
  • Added automatic style copying between modes
  • "Open existing Project�" now starts in the folder of the last open project
  • Fixed a problem with the Spotlight importer
  • Fixed a crash with no tags in a inline style
  • Fixed reappearing note bug
  • Fixed some menu activation issues
  • Fixed a small label/status confusion bug after deletion