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            "tagline": "Free browser app for planning, drafting and formatting a book",
            "summary": "Reedsy Studio is a free browser app from Reedsy for planning, drafting, editing and formatting a book. It has Boards for notes, characters and research, and it exports EPUB files and print-ready PDFs. Paid Craft and Outlining add-ons extend the studio.",
            "developer": "Reedsy",
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                "Free to write, with Boards for notes and research",
                "One-click EPUB and print-ready PDF export",
                "Runs in a browser with nothing to install"
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                "Runs in a browser rather than as a desktop app",
                "Advanced stats and outlining need paid add-ons"
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            "overview": "Reedsy Studio runs in a browser and signs in with a Google account, so there is nothing to install. Boards hold notes, characters and research beside the manuscript, and the writing area supports track changes and comments. You can import an existing draft, and the Reedsy marketplace lists professional editors you can hire to review it.\n\nThe free studio's strongest feature is export: it creates an EPUB with one click and a print-ready PDF from a chosen template. Paid Craft and Outlining add-ons add features such as unlimited history, advanced stats, custom goals and outlining, and both come with a 30-day trial. Because it is a browser app rather than a desktop program, writers who want local project files should look at Scrivener or novelWriter."
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            "slug": "ulysses",
            "name": "Ulysses",
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            "website": "https://ulysses.app/",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/ulysses",
            "tagline": "Writing app for Apple devices with project organization and export",
            "summary": "Ulysses is a writing app for Mac, iPad and iPhone from Ulysses GmbH & Co. KG. It keeps drafts in projects, syncs them through iCloud and exports to PDF, Word and ebook formats. It is sold as an annual or monthly subscription.",
            "developer": "Ulysses GmbH & Co. KG",
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            "overview": "Ulysses keeps drafts in projects and syncs them across Apple devices through iCloud. Its editor is built for long texts, with styles and themes you can switch after the writing is done. Goals let you set a character limit for a piece or a daily writing target and track it over time.\n\nExport covers the usual manuscript outputs. Ulysses turns text into PDFs, Word documents and ebooks, and it can publish to WordPress, Ghost, Medium and Micro.blog. The app is Apple-only, so Windows and Android users need another tool. It costs $39.99 a year or $5.99 a month in the US, with Apple Family Sharing for up to five other members."
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        "Only Ulysses runs on iOS.",
        "Only Reedsy Studio runs on Web.",
        "Reedsy Studio has a free plan or free version; Ulysses does not.",
        "Reedsy Studio: free plan, paid upgrades. Ulysses: subscription."
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