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For most writers, yes. Craft offers the same beautiful, distraction-free writing experience Ulysses is known for – plus publishing, collaboration, collections, and AI assistance. If you specifically need Ulysses' writing goals or multi-format export for book publishing, it remains excellent for that niche.

Writers and professionals who want beautiful documents with more flexibility than a pure writing app. Craft handles notes, tasks, publishing, and collaboration – making it your single workspace. Ulysses is focused solely on long-form writing.

Yes. Craft supports real-time collaboration, comments, and team spaces. Share documents with anyone via link. Ulysses has no collaboration features – it's strictly a personal writing tool.

Ulysses costs $5.99/month or $49.99/year. Craft Plus starts at $5/month ($60/year). Similar pricing, but Craft includes AI, publishing, collaboration, and organization features that Ulysses doesn't offer.

Publish web pages with one click, collaborate in real-time, organize with collections and spaces, use AI assistance, manage tasks, and create richly formatted documents with covers and styled blocks. Ulysses is limited to plain writing and export.

Yes. Both apps provide full offline access. Create, edit, and organize documents without internet. Both sync via iCloud when connected. The offline experience is equally good in both apps.

Yes. Export your Ulysses library as Markdown files, then import them into Craft. Your formatting, headers, and structure transfer cleanly. Ulysses' keywords become Craft tags with minimal manual adjustment.

Both offer excellent, distraction-free writing. Ulysses uses Markdown with real-time preview. Craft provides rich formatting directly – what you type is what you see. Craft's approach is more visual; Ulysses is more text-focused.

Both are fast native Apple apps with excellent performance. For pure text editing, they're comparable. Craft handles richer content (images, embeds, collections) while maintaining speed. Both sync via iCloud quickly.

Different strengths. Craft publishes beautiful web pages with one click – instant sharing online. Ulysses exports to WordPress, Medium, and formatted files (PDF, ePub, DOCX) for traditional publishing workflows.

Craft offers Spaces, folders, collections, and tags. Ulysses uses Groups and Keywords. Craft is more flexible for organizing diverse content types. Ulysses is streamlined for pure writing projects.

Yes. Craft has native Apple Pencil support on iPad for writing, drawing, and annotating. Mix handwritten notes with typed text. Ulysses has no handwriting support.

Yes. Craft includes AI assistant in all plans. Write, edit, summarize, and organize content with AI help. Ulysses has no AI features built in.

If you want publishing, collaboration, AI, and richer organization beyond pure writing, yes. Many writers switch when they need their writing app to do more than just write. If you only need focused long-form writing, Ulysses remains excellent.

Yes. Craft offers a free Education plan. Better for students who need organization, collaboration, and diverse content types beyond just essays. Ulysses is great if you only write long-form text.

Depends on your needs. Ulysses is specialized for long-form writing with goals and multi-format export. Craft is better if you want writing plus publishing, collaboration, and organization in one app. Many writers use Craft as their everything-app.

Both sync via iCloud with similar speed. Craft adds a web app for browser access and shareable links for anyone. Ulysses is limited to Apple devices with the app installed.

In Ulysses, select all sheets and export as Markdown (File → Export → Markdown). Use Craft's Import feature. Your formatting and structure transfer cleanly. Process group by group for large libraries.