![]() ![]() Chief among these is the new Journal app, which helps you write about the stuff that’s happening to you. I use Antidote daily across a variety of programs.Unlike the last couple of updates, which were all about bug fixes and security measures, iOS 17.2 has lots of new features as well as the customary bug-squishing effects. If I haven't mentioned this before, Mellel is now compatible with Antidote, which is a much less expensive alternative to Grammarly. 1, and I remember reading early on that the Redlers wanted to rethink the word processor from the ground up, not necessarily giving into conventions of what had been done before. If it merely duplicated Word, what would be the point? I have been using it off and on since v. I agree that Mellel is easier to use than it used to be, but it admittedly has a learning curve for the uninitiated. The creator of Bookends told me he's never seen such interconnectivity between software as there is between Mellel and Bookends. I think if you've got Mellel + Bookends, you've got everything Nota Bene offers in a much better interface without legacy code going back to the 80s. I still have MS Word but mainly just use it to open documents sent to me in emails-not that Mellel couldn't do that, too. Even if I'm making a few quick notes, I usually turn to Mellel. Mellel has also become my primary word processor over the years. Even then, after reading Newport’s Digital Minimalism, I’ve been going through streamlining my workflow since I’ve been suffering from a major case of digital burnout.Ī few thoughts to the recent comments above. A good learning experience (as least I came out of the experience with good knowledge on both), but I belong on a Mac and Apple devices. I also am staying put on a Mac moving forward. That’ll allow me to continue to get comfortable with Mellel that in the event the writing is ever on the wall for NB on Mac, moving to BookEnds and DT alongside Mellel should be pretty painless. I certainly prefer it to Word, and I even like it better than Nisus Writer Pro (a good app, but I just like Mellel better). ![]() In the meantime, I have moved to Mellel as my primary everyday word processor (plus using it to assemble my dissertation). Right now, CrossOver apps run well on Apple Silicon, but what if/when Apple pulls the plug on Rosetta 2? I’m involved enough in NB’s ecosystem where it’s comfortable to use for academic writings, but watching CrossOver on Apple Silicon will be one major decision factor for me. Next year I need to seriously decide do I use NB as my primary academic word processor on the Mac moving forward, or give BookEnds and DT a try alongside Mellel for future academic projects. ![]() So my dissertation will be in Mellel format on my machine in addition to having copies in NB, Word, and PDF formats. I didn’t want to rely in NB’s assembly feature for this, and Word is way too much of a pain to assemble the document. Great points! I’ll definitely be assembling the final form of the dissertation in Mellel. I don’t know the topic but in the future you might want to re-edit it into a book form for the church. Changing from one format to another is a pain. However, I would start playing with importing that doc into Mellel If you are going that direction. Nathan, if you are that far along in your dissertation I would not change either from NB. I had a lifetime subscription to Mellel which I just gave up in order to do my small part of supporting its development. Bookends and if you want Orbis replacement DT, function as an equivalent substitute for NB. I have set up Mellel with my default templates and have workable system. I even cheered on NB by joining its Friends program a couple of years back. At that time, I left Windows mainly for hardware quality (plastic laptops and poor battery longevity) after using the iPhone 3. I left Windows for Mac years ago so it might work great on that platform. Too many hurdles to jump over with the increasing OS technologies. I have to confess that there is still a soft spot for NB in my heart but have thought for years that its days are coming to a close. In the meantime, I still may at least take a trial of them once my dissertation is finished so I can get the feel for them. That could throw a huge kink into Nota Bene, and if that happens, I’ll purchase BookEnds and DevonThink right away (if I haven’t already have purchased them by then). However, I’m still watching to see what happens with CrossOver and Apple Silicon support once Apple phases out Rosetta 2 support. NB released an update that resolved some of the bugs I was having on a Mac, so I’ve temporarily put DevonThink and BookEnds on hold at least until I’m done with my dissertation (so I don’t have to learn any new apps this late in the game). ![]()
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