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Till Konitzer
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Co-Founder of Essayist: The Academic Writing App. Indie. Plant-based 🌱.

https://www.essayist.app/
So honored to see Essayist in this gallery showcasing apps and their Liquid Glass adoption on Apple Developer!

developer.apple.com/design/new-d...

#AcademicWriting
Discover how apps are using the new design and Liquid Glass - Design - Apple Developer
Discover how leading apps are embracing Liquid Glass to create immersive, dynamic experiences that feel natural and responsive across Apple platforms.
developer.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Essayist was mentioned in Apple’s Newsroom article about Foundation Models for its ability to create references from PDFs, alongside so many fantastic apps.

We’re very happy with this feature, which serves as a foundation for much more to come.

www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Apple’s Foundation Models framework unlocks new intelligent app experiences
Developers around the world are able to bring even more intelligent experiences into their apps by tapping into Apple’s Foundation Models framework.
www.apple.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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This is happening to Danny’s app ever since Monday. The icon is gone

Filed feedback: FB20267838
Contacted DTS, they said to wait for feedback

Has this happened to anyone?? How is this possible?
Still no icon showing up for Tutti on the iPadOS 26 App Store.

Hurts to spend months working on a release and then have this happen. If you work for Apple and/or have any idea how to resolve, I'd appreciate the help <3
September 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Our summer grind gave us a nice surprise today: App of the Day 🤩 The app looks amazing in iOS 26, try it on your iPad blog.penbook.app/p/penbook-is...
Penbook is the App Store's App of the Day
We just got some exciting news: Penbook has been selected by Apple as the App Store’s App of the Day!
blog.penbook.app
September 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Essayist + Spotlight in macOS 26:

Copy a paper ID, pull up Spotlight, and add it straight to Essayist’s reference manager + your essay — no app switching needed.

#AcademicWriting #AcademicSky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Yr...
Essayist - Spotlight
YouTube video by erin guest
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August 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Finalist 3 is out after nine months of coding 😅 It's a daily planner that manages your calendars and reminders better than your Reminders app. I'm running a crazy launch special: get a lifetime license for $5 (five!) dollars
July 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thank you Apple for a fantastic WWDC! And thank you so much for showcasing Essayist in a STATE OF THE UNION slide!! 🤯🤯🤯

It was an incredible experience and so inspiring! We made new friends and met old ones, got to exchange insights, brainstorm new features and the vegan food options were on point!
June 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Congratulations to all the Apple Design Award winners and finalists! So inspiring!

Special shoutout to @timd-ca.bsky.social and CellWalk! 🥳

developer.apple.com/design/awards/
Apple Design Awards - 2025 winners and finalists - Apple Developer
Meet the winners and finalists for the 2025 Apple Design Awards
developer.apple.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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✨ New app launch! ✨
Transcrybe is here — subtitle anything on your Mac in real time.

🎧 Watch videos in any language
🗣 Follow foreign language meetings
🎤 Caption your own voice

It used to be called Subtitle Me. Now it’s all grown up! 🍾

Blog Post: blog.nihongo-app.com/transcrybe-i...
Transcrybe is Here
I’m excited to finally share that my new(ish) Mac app, Transcrybe, is now live! If you’ve been following my work, you might remember a little menu bar app I released last year called Subtitle Me. It ...
blog.nihongo-app.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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It's almost time to level up #finalist3
May 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If you're a student or researcher, check out @essayist.app!

#AcademicWriting
May 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Finally! This took a bit longer than expected, but we’re really happy with the result.
Major Update! Essayist now offers more flexibility — while keeping the ease of automatic formatting you know and love. New tools let you customize title pages, headers, footers, and sections, giving you greater control over your essays when you need it.

Check it out: apps.apple.com/us/app/essay...
‎Essayist: Academic Writing App
‎Try Essayist for free today!
apps.apple.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Thanks to @essayist.app new Title Page Editor, we will officially support APA Professional, complete with Author Note.

We’re also expanding support for Chicago and Turabian styles — both will support notes and author-date formats.

All part of our next update, launching April 30th, 2025.
April 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
@essayist.app is about to get more flexible!

You’ll soon be able to customize title pages, headers & footers, and manage sections with ease — giving you more control over your documents than ever before. And there’s more.

We’re on track for an April 30th release.
April 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Thrilled to spot Essayist’s app icon in the iPhone 16e announcement yesterday! Big thanks to Apple 🙏

We are fully focused on a significant update and look forward to sharing more details soon.
February 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Is there any way to replicate the built-in Drag-and-Drop behaviour of List, where I can tap on items to add them to the current Drag after a drag has started (iOS, #SwiftUI)?

Related to this: is there any way to get notified about a drag being started?
February 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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January 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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I see some people have slowed down their posting here a bit after the big recent wave.

Folks, keep going, stay strong!
We need you on Bluesky.
December 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Discover enhancements to Writing Tools in macOS 15.2 and iOS/iPadOS 18.2! Unlock new possibilities by updating Essayist and your OS today.
December 11, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Semi-regular plea to devs: please have press kits. I’m writing end of year round-ups and it does make things ever so much easier when I can just grab an image and whack it in a feature. (A plain image – not one baked into an iPhone or with lots of writing over it.)
December 10, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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So @cottonbureau.com informed me that my Old English / Numberwang shirt is on sale! Only a few people will even get the reference but if you're one of them you can have this shirt for 25% off!

Coupon code: LetsGetWeird25

#OldEnglish #MitchellAndWebb #Numberwang
cottonbureau.com/p/5EGAHZ/shi...
That's neorxnawang! by Old English Wordhord
wyrm? gafol-fisc? hreaðe-mus? snotor? hwæt? That's neorxnawang! Let's rotate the board! -- Official Old English Wordhord merchandise. --
cottonbureau.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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Sofa's Black Friday sale is live!
🎉 Sofa’s Black Friday sale is here! 🎉 For one week only, you can get 50% off the Super Sofa annual plan—just $14.99 for the first year.

If you’ve been wanting to explore all that Super Sofa has to offer, now’s the time! This deal runs until Dec 2, so don’t miss out.

www.sofahq.com/black-friday...
🚨 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale - Sofa
50% off the first year. Renews at the full price automatically unless cancelled. Offer ends Monday, December 2, 2024.
www.sofahq.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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🧵Okay a thread of every Apple Community Starter Pack I could find!

I'll keep updating as I find 'em because why is this so hard to search for 😭???
November 22, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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Apple Devs: In case you are like me and want to link to you Bluesky account in your app but don't have a SF Symbol for it - @jeremieberduck.bsky.social got you covered:

github.com/jeremieb/soc...
GitHub - jeremieb/social-symbols: Logos as SF Symbols
Logos as SF Symbols. Contribute to jeremieb/social-symbols development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:12 AM