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 snippet editor.
“We’re pretty excited about the opportunities posed by Apple’s new Touch Bar,” said Smile founder, Greg Scown, “Faster access to tools in TextExpander means we can help people be that much more productive during their day.”
TextExpander is as little as US $3.33 per month for individuals on the Life Hacker plan. Current TextExpander users receive a 50% lifetime discount. TextExpander is $7.96 per user per month for the Team plan, which offers more robust snippet and user management and statistics. TextExpander for Mac requires at least macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) and works great on macOS 10.12 (Sierra). TextExpander for Windows requires Windows 7 or later. TextExpander for iPhone & iPad requires an iPad or iPhone running iOS 9 or later.
What’s New in TextExpander for Mac v6.1.3:
- Adds Touch Bar support
- Improves VoiceOver access in Snippet Editor
- Other fixes and improvements
TextExpander features:
– Insert standard greetings, text, and signatures, including formatted text and pictures
– Type custom abbreviations that expand to longer “snippets” of text and images
– Correct typos automatically (Add them to your snippet library and/or use one of the included AutoCorrect snippet groups for English, French or German)
– Integrated TextExpander account and Apps
– Share snippets easily with coworkers and friends and set their permissions
– Manage sharing across your team easily with a TextExpander Organization
– Suggests snippets from phrases you habitually type
– Use fill-in-the-blank snippets to create custom forms with multiple field types and sections
– Position the cursor wherever you want in your expanded snippet
– Automatically insert clipboard content in a snippet
– Organize snippets into groups
– Search snippets from menu bar or via keyboard shortcut
– Search and expand snippets, abbreviations, and suggestions inline as you type
– HTML, CSS, AutoCorrect, Accented Words, Symbols, Emoji snippet groups included
– Internet Productivity snippet group (shorten long URLs automatically)
– Insert the current date and time in any format you prefer
– Date/time math (add or subtract years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds from current date and time)
– Reminds you of missed opportunities to use your abbreviations
– Print snippets by group
– For programmers, make editor-independent code templates; invoke JavaScript, AppleScript and shell scripts
– Mac version available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
Requirements:
– TextExpander for Mac requires a Mac running macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or later
– TextExpander for iPhone & iPad requires an iPad or iPhone running iOS 9 or later
– TextExpander for Windows requires a PC running Windows 7 or later
Pricing:
US $3.33 / month for a Life Hacker plan for individuals.
US $7.96 / user / month for a Team plan.
Monthly pricing available.
Previous version TextExpander users receive a 50% lifetime discount on a Life Hacker plan.
3 months free on a Life Hacker plan for users who purchased after December 1, 2015.
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CONTACTS:
Maia Olson (+1-510-599-7070, PST)
PR, Smile
E-mail: maia@textexpander.com
Greg Scown (+1-510-289-4000, PST)
Founder, Smile
E-mail: greg@textexpander.com
Philip Goward
Founder, Smile
E-mail: philip@textexpander.com