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What is TextExpander: Communicate smarter with TextExpander. It’s a knowledge base from which you can communicate quickly and accurately across your devices. Easily insert “snippets” of text in any app from a library of content created by you and your team.
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Go to Press KitTextExpander Raises $41.4M to Accelerate Automation and Boost Team Productivity in the Enterprise
Summit Partners leads growth investment, with SaaS industry leader J.D. Mullin named CEO. San Francisco and Menlo Park, CA — July 21, 2022 — TextExpander, a developer of productivity software, today announced a $41.4 million financing round and the addition of SaaS industry leader J.D. Mullin as the company’s new CEO. The financing is led by…
Introducing TextExpander 7.0 — New Look, Improved Experience, Better Accessibility
San Francisco, CA – October 12, 2021 – Smile, the developer of the TextExpander productivity application for macOS®, Windows®, Chrome™, iPhone®, and iPad®, is excited to launch TextExpander 7.0, the latest update for the popular typing shortcut tool that helps people work smarter. The latest update significantly enhances the user experience within TextExpander, improving performance…
Introducing TextExpander for Startups: Scale Your Team and Save Precious Time for Your Growing Business
San Francisco, CA — July 28, 2021 — Smile, the developer of productivity applications for macOS®, Windows®, Chrome™, iPhone®, and iPad®, announced the launch of TextExpander for Startups, a program designed to help the startup community scale their businesses and grow through improved productivity and communication. The program provides startups with access to TextExpander products…
Feature Parity and More: TextExpander for Windows Updates User Interface, Features to Match macOS
Smile, the developer of productivity applications for macOS®, Windows®, Chrome™, iPhone® and iPad®, today released an update for TextExpander, the popular Windows typing shortcut tool for smarter communication. Teams and individuals using TextExpander will experience improved performance and a refreshed appearance.
Speed AND Looks: TextExpander for macOS Adds Big Sur UI Updates, Quick Actions, and Apple Silicon Support
Smile, the developer of productivity applications for macOS®, Windows®, Chrome™, iPhone® and iPad®, today released an update for TextExpander, the popular typing shortcut tool for smarter communication. Teams and individuals using TextExpander will experience improved performance and a refreshed appearance.
Smile Launches TextExpander for Chrome Beta
San Francisco, CA – April 17, 2019 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, Windows, Chrome, iPad and iPhone, has launched TextExpander on a new platform with TextExpander for Chrome v1, now in public beta. TextExpander boosts team productivity by cutting the repetitive typing that creeps into every task, everywhere you type. Business-level…
TextExpander Adds Advanced Usage Statistics for Individuals and Teams
San Francisco, CA – March 27, 2019 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone, has released an update for TextExpander, the popular typing shortcut tool for smarter communication. Individuals can now find robust usage statistics on TextExpander.com. Team statistics offer greater granularity and exportability. Individuals now have robust usage…
[PR] TextExpander for Mac 6.5, Windows 2.0 Add New Snippet Editor with Visual Macros
San Francisco, CA – March 5, 2019 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone, has released an update for TextExpander, the popular typing shortcut tool for smarter communication. TextExpander for Mac 6.5 and TextExpander for Windows 2.0 add a new snippet editor with an easy visual way to view…
TextExpander Adds Enterprise-Ready Single Sign-On (SSO) Support and Teams for Simplified User Onboarding
San Francisco, CA – May 22, 2018 – Smile, the developer of TextExpander, which empowers teams to maintain accurate and consistent communication, now offers enterprise-ready user onboarding with support for single sign-on (SSO) and Teams. TextExpander supports SSO authentication via SAML with specific support for Okta, OneLogin, Google G Suite and JumpCloud. With Teams, managers…
TextExpander Now Expands Team Productivity to Windows
Smile Releases TextExpander Beyond the Apple Ecosystem Helping Workgroups Worldwide Communicate Smarter. SAN FRANCISCO – February 7, 2017 – Smile today takes TextExpander cross-platform, releasing new TextExpander for Windows. TextExpander is a productivity multiplier—a shared knowledge base that expedites accurate communication throughout high-performing teams. TextExpander is the only complete, cloud-based solution of its kind for…
7 Apps Every Writer Should Own
RayEdwards.com
"If you happen to be a terrible typist (like me), [TextExpander] is very nearly a miracle from God. Saves me hours every week."
TextExpander 5 review: Typing shortcut utility makes you more productive by learning your habits
Macworld
"TextExpander 5 is a no-brainer for anyone who regularly types the same or similar chunks of text, and who wants to speed up work while retaining flexibility. On an hourly basis, you’ll recoup the cost in a matter of weeks; the savings from tedium are priceless."
Tools I use: TextExpander
EricGFriedman.com
"The benefits from [TextExpander] have been endless. I have probably used this tool every day since I started using it..."
TextExpander (for Mac) Review & Rating: Editors’ Choice award
EricGFriedman.com
"In the course of testing, I saved myself about nineteen thousand characters and more than an hour of typing. I can only imagine the tally this time next year. Given how many ways there are to spend time, any utility that reclaims it, in a manner that supports rather than encumbers your existing workflow, deserves commendation. Smile’s TextExpander 4 earns our Editors’ Choice award..."
Essential Mac Utilities: text expanders
Macworld
"The overall win, however (this time at least), goes to TextExpander, because of its support for syncing, creating expansions from selected text, and executing shell scripts in expansions. These features push it slightly ahead of TypeIt4Me, and help justify its higher price tag."
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Subtraction.com
"[TextExpander] truly gives you super-powers at your keyboard... This is a truly robust piece of software that I feel confident will reward any user, regardless of what you use your Mac for."
Technofile: TextExpander has powerful macros for iPad, iPhone
Syracuse.com
"TextExpander touch, from Smile software, has been around for years, and has excelled in just about every way."
Expand Your Keystrokes And Save Hours: Using TextExpander In The Middle School Band Classroom
RobbyBurns.com
"I have long advocated for... TextExpander. This app is available for OSX and iOS, but the Mac version is the one I cannot live without."
TextExpander: 2010 Macworld Editors Choice Award
Macworld
"What makes TextExpander a great app isn’t just that it’s so handy and so capable, but also the fact that it’s constantly evolving—refining its core tools, adding new ones, and adapting to an ever-changing technology landscape."
Write smarter and faster with TextExpander on Windows
Windows Central
"TextExpander, one of the most productive tools anyone who does a lot of typing can get. The idea behind it is incredibly simple, but it makes you so much more productive that once you’ve lived with it, it’s hard to live without it... it’ll transform how you work."
Write smarter and faster with TextExpander on Windows
iMore
"[Smile software] also helped set the standard for Apple community support and sponsorship... they remain dedicated to the Mac and to the Apple community."
A look at the TextExpander keyboard for iOS 8
Engadget
"I’ve used TextExpander on my Mac for years...it can save you hundreds of keystrokes a day, especially if you answer a lot of the same emails or do anything that involves repetitive typing."