
The app syncs with iCloud and can save to a number of other cloud services including Google Drive and Dropbox. It provides access to full screen editing, settings, sharing, and creation of a new document. The top toolbar disappears when the bottom one is in use, but reappears with a tap on the upper right corner of the page.

The bottom bar is only visible when text is highlighted, and provides access to statistics (like word count), Markdown commands, and a search button with find/replace capabilities. As you can see in the screenshot below, swiping on a document provides access to lot of actions!Īll of the tools are available in two toolbars, one at the top of the page, another at the bottom. Ulysses for iPad has a multi-pane design for browsing the document library that’s similar to that of Ulysses for Mac, and with a tap that library information disappears, leaving an uncluttered space for writing. While you might rightly think of it as a companion app to the Mac version, it’s a full-featured iPad text editor that stands on its own.

Let’s start with the all-new Ulysses for iPad ($19.99). I was involved with beta testing the new apps, and now that they’re available, it’s time to take a look.

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German developers The Soulmen released two products this week - an update to their venerable and powerful Mac OS X text editor Ulysses, and an all-new iPad version of the app.
