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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 for Mac v6.1.3 Adds Touch Bar support, Improved VoiceOver, and More
San Francisco, CA – January 10, 2017 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone, has released an update for TextExpander for Mac, the popular typing shortcut tool for smarter communication. Version 6.1.3 adds support for the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar as well as improving VoiceOver support in the…
TextExpander.com Adds Public Groups; Discover and Share Snippet Groups with the Community
San Francisco, CA – November 3, 2016 – Smile, the developer of TextExpander, the popular typing shortcut tool for Mac, Windows, iPad, and iPhone, has released an update for TextExpander.com. This update features Public Groups, a way to discover and share snippet groups with the TextExpander community. Public Groups offer a way to discover ready-made…
TextExpander for iPhone & iPad v4.2 Adds Snippet Keys for Quick Access to Snippets from the Keyboard
San Francisco, CA – November 1, 2016 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Windows has released an update for TextExpander for iPhone & iPad, the mobile version of the popular typing shortcut tool. Version 4.2 adds snippet keys, a way to expand snippets using a dedicated key on the…
TextExpander for Mac v6.1 Supports Portuguese, Dictation in Fill-ins, and More
San Francisco, CA – October 12, 2016 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone, has released an update for TextExpander for Mac, the popular typing shortcut tool. Version 6.1 adds Portuguese localization as well as the ability to use fill-in snippets with Apple’s Dictation. Preview a snippet before expansion…
Smile Offers Lifetime Discount to Upgraders, Continues Standalone TextExpander Apps
San Francisco, CA – April 12, 2016 – Smile, the developer of TextExpander, the popular typing shortcut tool for Mac, iPad and iPhone, and TextExpander.com, the easy way to share snippets across teams, offers improved pricing for upgrading customers and extends the life of previous versions. Customers with earlier licenses for TextExpander receive a 50%…
Smile Launches TextExpander.com with Apps for Mac, iPhone and Windows Beta
FOR RELEASE April 5, 2016 (ANY TIME) [PR] Smile Launches TextExpander.com with Apps for Mac, iPhone and Windows Beta San Francisco, CA – April 5, 2016 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, iPad and iPhone, has launched TextExpander.com, the easy way to share snippets across a team, along with new app versions…
TextExpander 5.1 Updates Suggested Snippets, Notifications, and More
FOR RELEASE JULY 22, 2015 (ANY TIME) San Francisco, CA – July 22, 2015 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, iPad and iPhone, has released TextExpander 5.1, an update to the popular Mac typing shortcut tool. TextExpander 5.1 improves the suggested snippets it recommends by excluding most single words found in a…
TextExpander 5 Suggests New Snippets; Syncs With Any Service
FOR RELEASE MAY 27, 2015 (ANY TIME) San Francisco, CA – May 27, 2015 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac, iPad and iPhone, has released TextExpander 5, a major upgrade to the popular Mac typing shortcut tool. TextExpander 5 helps you type faster by making suggestions of frequently typed phrases to abbreviate…
TextExpander touch 3.2.1 Improves Keyboard
FOR RELEASE DECEMBER 4, 2014 (ANY TIME) TextExpander touch 3.2.1 Improves Keyboard, Adds “Always Capital” Keyboard Option, Fixes QWERTZ Layout and More San Francisco, CA – December 4, 2014 – Smile, a developer of productivity applications for Mac®, iPhone®, and iPad®, has released TextExpander touch 3.2.1, an update for the iPhone and iPad version of…
TextExpander touch 3.0 Adds Custom Keyboard for Snippet Expansion in All Apps
FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 (ANY TIME) TextExpander touch 3.0 Adds Custom Keyboard for Snippet Expansion in All Apps San Francisco, CA – September 17, 2014 – Smile, the developer of productivity applications for Mac®, iPhone®, and iPad®, releases TextExpander touch 3, a major new version for the iPhone and iPad, of their customizable typing…
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."