Importing your Work

You may want to continue work on your existing texts using Ulysses' special feature set. Or you may need to build on material from different sources and applications.

Either way, Ulysses lets you import your previous work quite easily. As a rule of thumb: If it's text, you can import it into the current project by simply dragging the document in question to Ulysses' icon in the dock.

Each document dragged onto the icon will result in a new, unsaved document in your currently open project.

Which file formats are supported for import?
- Ulysses supports .txt, .rtf, .html, .doc and probably others. However, since Ulysses is a plain text editor, only plain text information can be stripped from imported files. In other words: All formating will be lost during import, same with tables, pictures, movies, you-name-it.
Can I continue with older (pre-1.5) Ulysses projects?
- Older projects will simply open with the new version. Ulysses will convert the project to the new format and will even carry over most preferences to the new options — such as Styles and Markers.
  Please remember to always work on duplicates of sensible data though. We have gone to great length to ensure that everything works as expected; nevertheless, there's always the slight chance of data corruption somewhere along the line.
  It is advisable to work on a duplicate first, then thoroughly check the project in question and if everything looks alright, continue working on your Great Novel.