Note taking apps are everywhere and everybody seems to be using them as a “second brain”. The most powerful apps support Markdown, wikilinks, backlinks and a notes “map” based on links between them. Taio aims at becoming one of those on Apple’s platforms.… Read More Taio is an elegant, CommonMark editor
Ulysses got updated once again — one of the few apps that make a subscription truly worthwhile due to frequent updates and improvements. This update, however, includes a long desired for feature: tables.… Read More Ulysses gets tables and improvements
iA Writer 6 adds a much desired feature for note takers and academic writers alike: wikilinks. In addition, there’s better and more extended metadata functionality, link recognition, a history that you can navigate, hashtag autocomplete and a file picker for easily creating wikilinks and content blocks.… Read More iA Writer review
TextSoap started out as a text “cleaning” app many, many moons ago. The tings you can do with it are still called “cleaning”, but perhaps we should really call this app a text manipulation app. Calling version 9.x a text cleaner is like calling iZotope’s RX9 Advanced an audio repair utility. Both have gone way beyond the functionality of their initial release.… Read More TextSoap 9.1 manipulates text, runs native on M1
The Russian war against Ukraine has led to the death of thousands of civilians and destroyed people’s homes and lives along with a massive amount of infrastructure. Since the start of the war, millions of people have fled Ukraine, mostly to neighbouring European countries. And of course, the Ukrainian economy is suffering too as a lot of businesses have been unable to keep working. … Read More Russia’s “special military operation” is a massacre and a criminal act against humanity. Buying Ukrainian software at the very least softens the economic blow to the country
For its 25th version, Ulysses has a few minor improvements on the Mac, and some new stuff on iPadOS and iOS. If you’re using Ulysses on an iPad or iPhone, you can now choose fonts from third-party font apps such as Creative Cloud or iFont installed on your device. Choosing your own font was possible… Read More Ulysses 25, a text editor refined
It’s almost the end of the year. Because this year has been exceptional in terms of Mac hardware and software, and of audio and video related equipment, I have decided to close off 2021 with a list of the Best of the Best in five categories.… Read More The Best Products of 2021
Yesterday I downloaded the beta version of Ulysses 24.2 and it improves a number of things, as well as introduces a few new features as well. First and foremost, though, I just got confirmation that it will be released on Monday, October 25, together with macOS Monterey.… Read More Ulysses 24.2 is coming on the heels of macOS 12 “Monterey”
If you’re like me, you’ll check the reviews before you buy something on amazon.com and other e-shops. Perhaps you’ll also read reviews on publications’ websites to be on the safe side. And only when you’re satisfied, you’ll go on buying the product. Are you sure, though, if a review is ever trustworthy?… Read More How trustworthy are reviews
If you’re writing in Markdown, MultiMarkdown or CommonMark, you probably are familiar with editing tools like iA Writer, nvUltra (beta) from Brett Terpstra, Panda which is Bear app in an early beta stage, and Ulysses.… Read More Switching between iA Writer, Ulysses, nvUltra and Panda Bear
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