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Best Mac apps to write articles, books & docs

Focused editors for long-form writing.

  1. 1. Craft Create and structure documents Write articles, books & docs Setapp 96% · 2,061 ratings
  2. 2. Ulysses Write and publish from one app Write articles, books & docs Setapp 98% · 2,382 ratings
  3. 3. Paper Write in Markdown, distraction-free Write articles, books & docs Setapp 95% · 173 ratings
  4. 4. Focused Focus on your writing Write articles, books & docs Setapp 92% · 142 ratings
  5. 5. MonsterWriter Write complex texts easily Write articles, books & docs Setapp 84% · 95 ratings
  6. 6. cyberWriter Write privately, think clearly Write articles, books & docs Sold separately
  7. 7. (beat) Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  8. 8. 1Doc DOCX, XLSX Editor Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  9. 9. Docs for Google Docs and Drive Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  10. 10. Docs+ for Google Docs Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  11. 11. Document Writer Word Processor Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  12. 12. Easy Docs for Google Docs Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  13. 13. Full Office DOCX, XLSX, PPTX Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  14. 14. Microsoft Word Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  15. 15. WPS Office AI Doc, PDF, Sheet Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  16. 16. Manzoni Write privately with AI Rewrite & improve text with AI Setapp
  17. 17. AI Chatbot Ask AI Anything. Get an AI assistant Mac App Store
  18. 18. eBook Creator Write & preview Markdown Mac App Store
  19. 19. Telescopo Markdown Studio Markdown & diagrams viewer Write & preview Markdown Setapp 97% · 90 ratings
  20. 20. MarsEdit Create your text content offline Write & publish blog posts Setapp 93% · 136 ratings
  21. 21. Marked Live preview and advanced tools for Markdown writers Write & preview Markdown Setapp 94% · 729 ratings
  22. 22. WhisperTranscribe Turn voice into text content Transcribe audio & video to text Setapp 78% · 328 ratings
  23. 23. BoltAI Write, code, learn with AI Get an AI assistant Setapp 95% · 467 ratings
  24. 24. Chatbot Ask Chat AI Assistant Get an AI assistant Mac App Store
  25. 25. Grammarly AI Writing App Fix grammar & typos Mac App Store
  26. 26. Notebook LM Quiz & Flashcards Ask AI about your documents Mac App Store
  27. 27. Plus Work with text using AI Rewrite & improve text with AI Setapp 86% · 278 ratings
  28. 28. AI Assistant For Kimi Get an AI assistant Mac App Store
  29. 29. AI Chatbot Ask AI Anything . Get an AI assistant Mac App Store
  30. 30. AI Math Solver-Ask AI Homework Solve math problems Mac App Store
  31. 31. Bear Markdown Notes Capture quick notes Mac App Store

Related tasks

Write & preview Markdown 23 Fix grammar & typos 24 Rewrite & improve text with AI 28 Convert documents 32 Get an AI assistant 42 Translate text & speech 34

Questions

What is the best Mac app to write articles, books & docs?
Craft is the top pick here: Create and structure documents. Also worth a look: Ulysses, Paper.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
12 of 31 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.
Do they run natively on Apple Silicon?
13 of 31 apps run natively on M-series Macs.