Picking the perfect writing app to settle into is hard. Take a look at table below to compare Atlas with other popular writing apps across the features that shape day-to-day writing, collection, and creating, so you can judge for yourself where each one lands.
| Feature | Atlas | Scrivener | Ulysses | Obsidian | iA Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-time purchase option | Lifetime available |
Subscription only | Free / Sub add-ons | ||
| Native Apple apps | — | ||||
| Windows support | — | — | |||
| Editor theme customizer | Visual, per-element |
— | CSS only |
3 fonts |
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| Wiki-style links & backlinks | — | ||||
| Infinite canvas with connections | Corkboard |
— | — | ||
| Apple Pencil sketching | — | — | Plugin |
— | |
| Built-In Web Clipper | — | — | — | ||
| Varied document types | Text, canvas, media, web & sketch |
Text, canvas, media, web |
— | Text + canvas |
Text + embeds |
| Cross-device sync | Seamless iCloud |
Manual via Dropbox |
Paid add-on |
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| Comparison conflict merging/Snapshotting | — | — | — | — | |
| Document History | Detailed, Comparable, cross-device |
Simple list |
Simple list |
Paid add-on |
Via System |
| ePub and PDF Exporting | Plugins |
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| Dynamic Export Styling | — | — | |||
| Shortcut & Intents Support | — | Plugins |
