- Price$0.99
- CategoryProductivity
- Versions1 archived
- Installable1 of 1
- AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
- SellerThe Soulmen
- Bundle IDcom.soulmen.dtouch
RequirementsCompatible with iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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Report an issue“My Favorite iPad Text Editor.” – Charlie Sorrel, WIRED “A purist and minimalist’s dream.” – Jennifer Allen, 148Apps “It’s a killer app, and a welcome addition to my writing life.” – Zach LeBar, iPad.AppStorm
Daedalus Touch is the first truly next-gen text editor on iOS. No file lists, no folders, no documents in the classic sense – just paper stacks and an infinite amount of sheets. You navigate by standard gestures, all perfectly mapped and matched to the tasks at hand.
Interacting with digital texts never felt so natural: Flick through pages by swiping left and right, reorder stacks and sheets via drag’n’drop, use tap to open, pinch to close, and select multiple sheets for export with simple taps.
Watch it all at http://www.daedalusapp.com/
The basic version fully utilizes iCloud to keep your texts updated across all of your devices. It’s also tightly integrated with Ulysses for OS X, so you can edit all your texts on the desktop. A simple export facility lets you print and send emails from within the app.
For advanced functionality, several in-app purchases are available:
1) Full synchronization via Dropbox, Box.com and WebDAV, including the option to import .txt and .md files into Daedalus.
2) File export, creating TXT-, PDF-, RTF- and ePub-files with Markdown conversion. Files can be sent as attachments or opened in other apps installed on your device.
3) Additional color themes and the option to use any font you want.
4) All of the above in one complete package.
Please note that users who purchased Daedalus prior to 1.7 will get the full version at no additional cost. Free lunch.
FEATURES: Create, share and synchronize your writings in a beautiful, inspiring environment. Daedalus Touch completely ditches the technical aspects of current-gen text editors and word processors in favor of a natural, fully realized paper stack metaphor.
BASIC VERSION: - Stacks and sheets instead of folders and files. - Manual sorting of stacks and sheets (no, really). - Always-on global search. Modeless match highlighting; result stepper. - Responsive editor, even for large texts (20.000 words and more). - Highly configurable extra keyboard row, including Fwd-Del and Tab. - Character- and word count. - Built-in support for TextExpander touch. - Built-in web browser to quickly look up or post stuff on the internet (iPad only) - Support for x-callback-url (Drafts, Launch Center pro etc.). - Full iCloud sync and backup. - Export via email and iTunes sharing
IN-APP PURCHASES: - Manual sync with Dropbox, Box.com and/or WebDAV; import folders, set remote sync-folders, sync single stacks, set cloud services on-the-fly. - File export via email and iOS' “Open in…” service. - Unlimited font choices, four different color choices (including a “night” mode for writing at… well, night). - Support for all common Markdown extensions such as .md, .mdown and .markdown. - Option to process Markdown when exporting to ePub or PDF.
SYSTEM INFO: - Universal app, runs on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. - Built for iOS 7.
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 5 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2011 | 1.0.2 | — | 23 | $3.99 |
| March 19, 2012 | — | — | 120 | $4.99 |
| May 13, 2013 | — | — | 351 | $4.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25Lost full sets of notes twice now. Beautiful writing interface but the instability makes it unusable.
Paid $0.99 for this app. Thought I was getting more than a trial version. As soon as you open it, they ask you for another $3.99 for BASIC word processing features - like exporting files, and Dropbox integration, and more than one font. Never would have bought if I had known this. I MIGHT have actually bought the app for $5 straight up if they'd just been honest.
This app served me very well. The best thing about Daedalus for me has always been how the stacks work. I've never found anything else that handled writing this way so easily. I did purchase Ulysses and now use it for almost all of my writing needs for my blog, etc. I don't think that I would have bought Ulysses if I hadn't used Daedalus first. I trusted the folks that worked on Daedalus and knew they would do a great job with Ulysses. I recommend Ulysses, though I will miss Daedalus.
To all the knuckleheads out there giving this a one star review, please take note that the program has basically become Ulysses for iPad which is way cooler than Daedalus ever was, so check it out instead.
Perfect text editor for my iphone. Never did me wrong, never tried to be something it wasn't. Easy access, fun layout, I'll try to keep it with me forever. ~ With love
The iOS 7 update is very nice, improves what was already a very modern design. Always glad to see the continuing support for an app I use regularly. Earlier review below. From the makers of Ulysses, my favorite OS X writing app, comes a really good vision for writing on the iPad. With a simple, clean and pleasurable document switching interface, a no-distractions writing screen, and Dropbox sync, Daedalus Touch has pretty much everything I need on iOS. My default writing app while on the go.
I am shocked, *shocked* that this app has any bad reviews at all. I wrote my dissertation on this app. I use it everyday for work (I am a professional writer, and earn good money doing it). Please, Soulmen, do not give up on Daedalus in favor of Ulysses. Ulysses has its place—it's great for organizing all of your writing, almost like a database of your text. But it is not Daedalus. Not by a long shot. When it comes to writing, anywhere, on any device, in any way, Daedalus is king. This is *the* editor for writers. Writers. If you write books, try Daedalus. If you're an Alphasmart fan, try Daedalus. If you use WriteRoom, try Daedalus. If you're stuck on an eMate or some other ancient device for writing, try Daedalus. If your word processor is distracting, try Daedalus. If you want to be one with your text, try Daedalus. I don't know whether I've ever bothered to review an app in the App Store before, but I can't rate this app highly enough. The editor I've been waiting for for years, since long before the iPad existed. You'll know right away, there is no middle ground: either it's the answer to your problems or it's just not for you. In my case, I've put hundreds of thousands of words into Daedalus, and there is no going back. Everything else feels like a straitjacket to me now. And hopefully the app is around and supported for a long, long time on lots of devices still to come.
Love storing my notes in this I love the way it looks and how fast I can scroll through the stacks.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.
