Ulysses
Ulysses is a Mac writing app that helps you draft, organize, edit, and publish everything from notes and essays to books and blog posts.
What is Ulysses?
Ulysses is a native writing app for Mac focused on long-form drafting, organization, and publishing. It gives writers a distraction-free editor, a unified library for managing projects, and tools that support the full path from first draft to finished output. Students, bloggers, authors, journalists, and other text-heavy users commonly use it for essays, articles, books, and structured note collections. The app includes document grouping, keywords, goals, grammar and style checking, and export options for formats such as PDF, DOCX, HTML, and eBook. It also supports publishing workflows for platforms like WordPress and Ghost, making it useful for both personal writing and professional content work. Ulysses is available on Mac and also has companion apps for iPhone and iPad with sync across devices.
Key features
- Write in a distraction-free editor designed for focused drafting
- Organize projects with a unified library, groups, and keywords
- Set writing goals and track progress by words, characters, or pages
- Check grammar and style while editing your text
- Export documents to PDF, DOCX, HTML, and eBook formats
- Publish directly to blogging platforms such as WordPress and Ghost
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Ulysses is a legitimate writing application. Access to your documents and storage is normal for its purpose, and sync features are expected if you use the app across devices. As with any writing tool, your main consideration is where your drafts are stored and synced, especially if you keep sensitive work in the app. If you handle private manuscripts, notes, or client material, review your sync and sharing settings before storing confidential text.
Recommendation: Keep Ulysses if you use it for writing, project organization, or publishing. Remove it only if you no longer want its writing environment or sync workflow, and make sure any drafts you want to keep are exported or backed up first.
Common paths
/Applications/Ulysses.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.ulyssesapp.mac
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Ulysses
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.ulyssesapp.mac.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.ulyssesapp.mac
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