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Ulysses

Ulysses is a writing app exclusive to Apple platforms, built for writers who manage long or multiple writing projects at once, from novels and articles to blog posts. It combines a distraction-free, markup-based editor with a library system for organizing texts into projects, along with writing goals and deadline tracking to keep longer works on schedule. Built-in grammar and style checking covers more than 20 languages, and finished work can be exported as PDFs, Word documents, ebooks, or published directly to WordPress, Ghost, Medium, and Micro.blog. Everything syncs seamlessly across Mac, iPad, and iPhone via iCloud, and the app has won an Apple Design Award for its interface and workflow.

ProWritingAid

ProWritingAid is a writing toolkit built for authors, covering the full book-writing process from planning through editing. It includes a Story Canvas and Plot Analysis for planning, a distraction-free Write Mode with Creative Nudges for drafting, and grammar and style checking with detailed Writing Reports for line editing. Beyond grammar checking, it offers story-level critique tools such as Chapter Critique, Character Analysis, Manuscript Analysis, and a Virtual Beta Reader, plus community writing events like Novel November. It integrates with Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Scrivener, and major browsers, and is positioned around helping writers finish their work rather than writing for them.