Earlier this week, Soulmen GBR released an major new update to their text editor: [Ulysses III](http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=r*bqlTuiXSo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fulysses-iii%252Fid623795237%253Fmt%253D12%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30)[^fn1] I did not use the previous versions of Ulysses, but the buzz surrounding this version[^fn2] prompted me to give it a try. I am extremely glad that I did.
Ulysses offers a minimalist Markdown editor, with some basic [Scrivener](http://literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php)-like project / file management. It also syncs to [Daedalus Touch](http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=r*bqlTuiXSo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fdaedalus-touch-text-editor%252Fid406964546%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30) on iOS. Basically, it gives me the Markdown editing I was using [iA Writer](http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=r*bqlTuiXSo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fia-writer%252Fid392502056%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30) for and the document management I missed while I was not using Scrivener. I am really, really liking it.
That said, I am making this post before really putting the app through it’s paces to make sure potential purchasers can take advantage of it’s current introductory sale.[^fn3] Thankfully, there are a lot of good write-ups about the the update, including:
* [Ben Brooks](http://brooksreview.net/2013/04/ulysses-iii/) – This is the review that convinced me to give Ulysses a shot. Since he said he replaced iA Writer with it, I figured that it would work for me.
* [Brett Terpstra](http://brettterpstra.com/2013/04/03/mac-app-review-ulysses-iii/)
* [Gabe Weatherhead](http://www.macdrifter.com/2013/04/ulysses-3.html) – *NOTE: Gabe seems to have beaen considering Ulysses as replacement for his directory of text files / [nvAlt](http://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/). This is different than my use case, where I use Ulysses for documents I am drafting.*
* [David Sparks](http://macsparky.com/blog/2013/4/looking-at-ulysses-iii) – *Same comments as the Gabe Weatherhead review*
If you are on the fence, I encourage you to read some of the reviews and decide if Ulysses is a good fit for you.
[^fn1]: Affiliate Link (as is the post link and the other links to apps in this post)
[^fn2]: I will get to that buzz in a second
[^fn3]: It’s currently $19.99, but is expected to go up to $39.99