Productivity

Ulysses Writing App

Professional writing environment for Mac

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★4.5ratingPricing · PaidRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelUlysses Writing App · Productivity
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Elevated
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.5
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The Brief

What Ulysses Writing App does

Ulysses is a writing app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It is made for writers of college essays, blog posts, and novels. Named features include a distraction-free, markup-based editor; a library for scenes and chapters; a built-in grammar and style check for over 20 languages; and export to PDF, Word, ebooks, and blog posts with live preview. Blog tools include featured images, tags, excerpts, and character-limit goals. Goals and tracking cover deadlines, daily goals, and writing statistics. The page names publishing to WordPress, Ghost, Medium, and Micro.blog, and says text syncs across connected devices. A free trial is offered on all devices. The page does not state specific prices; it links to a pricing page.

How Ulysses Writing App compares with its closest alternatives

3 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Ulysses Writing App does not. 1 of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Ulysses Writing App. Ulysses Writing App offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a desktop app. Ulysses Writing App was founded in 2012; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2020. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

Market position · Productivity

How Ulysses Writing App compares in Productivity

Ulysses Writing App has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 353 live Productivity tools on FalcoScan. Across Productivity, the average opportunity score is 63.2 and the average saturation score 47. FalcoScan rates Ulysses Writing App's own market position as contested. 58 of the 353 operating Productivity tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Ulysses Writing App compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Ulysses Writing AppFounded 2012ModerateContestedPaid—NoNoDesktopRising
Bear Markdown ProFounded 2016ModerateContestedPaid—NoNoMobile, DesktopDeclining
Elmren VoiceModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoDesktopStable
Raycast AIFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoDesktopHot
Raycast AI CommandsFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesDesktopHot
Raycast ProFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoDesktopHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Productivity.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Ulysses Writing App exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Text Generation
Industry Verticals
Media
Tagged

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Questions

Ulysses Writing App: common questions

Is Ulysses Writing App free?

No. Ulysses Writing App is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Ulysses Writing App?

The closest alternatives to Ulysses Writing App that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Bear Markdown Pro, Elmren Voice, Raycast AI, Raycast AI Commands, and Raycast Pro.

Is Ulysses Writing App still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Ulysses Writing App as operating at ulysses.app.

Does Ulysses Writing App have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Ulysses Writing App.

Who is Ulysses Writing App for?

Ulysses Writing App is built for writers.

How do I sign in to Ulysses Writing App?

Sign in on Ulysses Writing App's own website, ulysses.app. FalcoScan reviews Ulysses Writing App but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Ulysses Writing App directly.

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