Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This week on AppStories, John and Federico revisit the state of text editors on Apple platforms and how they use them.
On AppStories+, John and Federico dig deeper into their writing workflows and the apps they're using to write.
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Sponsored By:
- Steamclock – We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. — steamclock.com/appstories
- Claude – Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today. — claude.ai/appstories
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Links and Show Notes
Main Apps Discussed
- Obsidian — https://obsidian.md
- Obsidian CLI) — [github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-cli](https://obsidian.md/cli
- Obsidian Sync — https://obsidian.md/sync
- Drafts — getdrafts.com
- Drafts Action Directory — actions.getdrafts.com
- Drafts MCP Server — forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-mcp-server-for-claude-ai-integration/16507
- Notion — https://notion.so
- Panda) — [https://bear.app/panda](https://community.bear.app/t/panda-update-new-beta-available-now/12054
- Bear — https://bear.app
- Zed — https://zed.dev
Other Markdown and Plain Text Editors
- iA Writer — ia.net/writer
- Ulysses — https://ulysses.app
- Typora — typora.io
- MarkEdit — github.com/MarkEdit-app/MarkEdit
- Clearly Markdown — https://clearly.md
- Atlas — https://contagious.dev/product/atlas/
- Runestone — https://runestone.app
- FSNotes — fsnot.es
File Formats
- TextBundle — textbundle.org
AppStories+ Post-Show:
Writing Workflow Tools
- Claude Code — claude.ai/code
- DropOver — dropoverapp.com
- Pandoc — pandoc.org
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Timestamps
0:00 - Returning to Text Editors
2:35 - Obsidian and Notion
5:54 - Sponsor: Steamclock
7:26 - More on Writing in Notion and Obsidian
16:22 - Drafts
19:05 - Panda, Meteorite, Clearly Markdown
23:26 - Sponsor: Claude by Anthropic
26:00 - Zed
28:45 - Runestone, iA Writer, MD Edit, Typewriter
33:00 - Typeora and Atlas
This week on AppStories, John and Federico revisit the state of text editors on Apple platforms and how they use them.
On AppStories+, John and Federico dig deeper into their writing workflows and the apps they're using to write.
---
Sponsored By:
- Steamclock – We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. — steamclock.com/appstories
- Claude – Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today. — claude.ai/appstories
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Links and Show Notes
Main Apps Discussed
- Obsidian — https://obsidian.md
- Obsidian CLI) — [github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-cli](https://obsidian.md/cli
- Obsidian Sync — https://obsidian.md/sync
- Drafts — getdrafts.com
- Drafts Action Directory — actions.getdrafts.com
- Drafts MCP Server — forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-mcp-server-for-claude-ai-integration/16507
- Notion — https://notion.so
- Panda) — [https://bear.app/panda](https://community.bear.app/t/panda-update-new-beta-available-now/12054
- Bear — https://bear.app
- Zed — https://zed.dev
Other Markdown and Plain Text Editors
- iA Writer — ia.net/writer
- Ulysses — https://ulysses.app
- Typora — typora.io
- MarkEdit — github.com/MarkEdit-app/MarkEdit
- Clearly Markdown — https://clearly.md
- Atlas — https://contagious.dev/product/atlas/
- Runestone — https://runestone.app
- FSNotes — fsnot.es
File Formats
- TextBundle — textbundle.org
AppStories+ Post-Show:
Writing Workflow Tools
- Claude Code — claude.ai/code
- DropOver — dropoverapp.com
- Pandoc — pandoc.org
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Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- AppStories Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/2d235e3fe8d880129f22fb81cdd47acc?pvs=105
Follow us on Mastodon
* AppStories — mastodon.macstories.net/@appstories
* Federico Viticci — mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci
* John Voorhees — mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees
Follow us on Bluesky
- AppStories — https://bsky.app/profile/appstories.macstories.net
- MacStories — https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net
- Federico Viticci — https://bsky.app/profile/viticci.macstories.net
- John Voorhees — https://bsky.app/profile/johnvoorhees.macstories.net
Affiliate Linking Policy — macstories.net/privacy-policy
Timestamps
0:00 - Returning to Text Editors
2:35 - Obsidian and Notion
5:54 - Sponsor: Steamclock
7:26 - More on Writing in Notion and Obsidian
16:22 - Drafts
19:05 - Panda, Meteorite, Clearly Markdown
23:26 - Sponsor: Claude by Anthropic
26:00 - Zed
28:45 - Runestone, iA Writer, MD Edit, Typewriter
33:00 - Typeora and Atlas
