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24 alternatives to Ulysses with Micro.blog Publishing

Writing app that lets you publish directly to you blogs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ulysses with Micro.blog Publishing launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Ulysses III▲293

   A powerful writing tool for Mac, iPad, and iPhone

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ulysses 21 for iOS▲110

   Writing app with grammar & style check in over 20 languages

   2020 · blog.ulysses.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ulysses 18▲119

   A writing app that helps you focus on what you want to say

   2019 · ulysses.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ulysses for iPhone▲165

   Write. Anything. Anywhere.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ulysses 20▲22

   Writing app with grammar & style check in over 20 languages

   2020 · ulysses.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ulysses for iPad▲96

   Desktop-class writing on the go

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ulysses▲3

   The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   IO▲633

   A light-weight and powerful editor for authentic writing

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ulysses–a writing tool I built to refocus when my mind is too loud▲18

   2020 · ulysses.sonnet.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ulysses 13▲12

    The ultimate writing app. Apple Design Award Winner

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Elephas▲280

    Personal AI writing assistant for Mac, iPhone and iPad

    2023 · elephas.app · its alternatives →

12. 12MT
    Muse – Tool for Thought on iPad▲266

    2020 · launch-preview.museapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    iA Writer 4▲315

    Embed images, tables and text as blocks of content in text

    2016 · ia.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Handwritten Blogging Platform▲192

    You simply: 1. Connect your device. 2. Create a top-level `handwritten.blog` folder. 3. Every new notebook in that folder becomes a draft on https://handwritten.blog/ I hope this eventually obviates the need to look at the ugly upload interface you have to use to now upload your writing.

    Jul 2026 · handwritten.blog · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Paragraphs▲272

    A minimalist writing app for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Writer▲134

    Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Writer▲81

    Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Medium for iOS (updated)▲204

    Write and publish directly from your iPhone and iPad

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19PI
    Pen.io▲108

    2011 · pen.io · its alternatives →

20. 20MA
    Micro – a microservice toolkit▲101

    Something basic to showcase. Write posts with AI basically. The idea is that you just enter a title and description and then hit "Write with AI" and it'll co-author the post with you and then you post it. Maybe it exists elsewhere but I don't really use X or other platforms anymore.

    2016 · blog.micro.mu · its alternatives →

21. 21
    s'More▲265

    A desktop app for writing Medium stories

    2016 · gavindinubilo.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TypoTab ▲191

    Refine your writing in seconds on macOS

    2025 · typotab.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Journalistic▲176

    A free micro journaling app with minimalistic design

    2020 · journalisticapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AI Writer: Essay Email Writing(APP)▲218

    ChatGPT app in your pocket

    2023 · ai-writer.app · its alternatives →

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