![]() 1Checker provides more detailed readability scoring. A new beta release of Hemingway Editor just came out that I haven’t tried yet. I like to using Hemingway Editor for my initial editing and then 1Checker for final proofreading. Hemingway Editor and 1Checker provide spell-checking, grammar checking and readability scoring. There is also an iOS version that integrates well with the MacOS version. It provides a superior set of tools including: Scrivener is for big writing projects. I used it to write both of my books. Right now, I’m happy with the releases I’m using. Those are the versions I use. The current release offers some cross platform syncing advantages. But, it costs $3.33 per month for an annual payment plan and over $4/month for the monthly plan. The current release provides better cross-platform syncing. I may decide to upgrade to the most recent version in the future. The older MacOS and iOS (versions 5.1.4 for macOS and V3.5.4 for iOS) have no monthly maintenance fee. You type in a few snippet characters and TextExpander provide the full string. TextExpander allows you to type faster using stored snippets of text. ![]() Or, use variable-fixed scrolling to position the active text exactly where you want it. You can center text at the top, middle, bottom. You can highlight lines, sentences or entire paragraphs. This keeps your progress and markup tools available but out of the way. I also love the typewriter mode improvements made in Ulysses v2.7. You can float the Current Editor and Markup menus outside of the writing area. The night and day themes provide uncluttered workspaces. You can also use Dropbox, but it isn’t as seamless. I can start a document on my phone, continue to work on my iPad and finish the job on my MacBook Pro or iMac. Its MacOS and iOS versions are compatible. Syncing them with iCloud is automatic. Ulysses’ latest release provides the best set of tools for me today. I have used several iOS and MacOS text editors including iAWriter, Byword and OMMWriter. There are so many good ones that it is difficult to pick. One area that MacOS dominates Windows is text editing applications. At the end of each week, I archive my tweets via iCloud. I generally do three to six tweets every day using Drafts and Buffer to spread them out. I use Drafts to compose tweets and schedule them for publishing using Buffer. Focus (MacOS, iOS) – for Pomodoro-style time tracking.1Checker (Windows, MacOS, online) – final editing.Hemingway Editor (MacOS) – initial editing. ![]() Scrivener (iOS, MacOS, Windows) – for big writing projects/books.TextExpander (iOS, MacOS0, Windows beta) – for every kind of writing.Ulysses (iOS, MacOS) – for blogging and free writing.Buffer (iOS, MacOS, web) – for scheduling tweets.Drafts (iOS) – for quote/note capture and composing tweets.I use different apps for different workloads. I divide my writing by environment (Windows, iOS and MacOS), device and purpose (social media, email, blog posts and book creation). I’m constantly tweaking my writing systems to improve the efficiency and quality of my output for whatever writing task I have. ![]()
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