Join any number of ready-made (a.k.a. predefined) snippets by subscribing to any group in Public Groups. Each group is published by an author, another TextExpander user. You can choose to share any of your snippet groups with the world by publishing them in Public Groups. Subscribe to a Public Group: From Public Groups click on…
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How Do I Change the Email Address Associated with My TextExpander.com Account?
You can add email addresses, update email addresses, or switch email addresses on your TextExpander.com account using the following directions. To switch email addresses you will need to add a new email address and then set it as the primary address. You may then choose to delete the previous email address. Sign in to your…
Why Isn’t TextExpander Syncing?
If you are having trouble syncing TextExpander across your devices it could be you don’t have the correct versions. You need the matching generations of TextExpander to match up the syncing. Below is a chart of the versions of TextExpander app icons matched up. For directions on setting up sync across older versions, see How…
What’s the Status of the TextExpander Server?
http://status.textexpander.com Review the current and past performance of the TextExpander server. If you are noticing an issue around snippet syncing, try signing out of your TextExpander app and then back in.
Why Can’t My TextExpander App Sign In?
If you’ve landed here via the “Learn More” button in your TextExpander app, it’s because your TextExpander app can’t establish communication with the TextExpander server. Here are some possible reasons and actions you can take to resolve them. It may be that either your firewall settings are blocking TextExpander’s communications with TextExpander.com, or there may…
Do You Offer Education or Nonprofit Discount Pricing?
Yes, we offer educational pricing for individual students and teachers of 30% off for 4 years of use. This applies to TextExpander Life Hacker accounts. If you have a team or department looking to use TextExpander, contact sales@textexpander.com for volume pricing. We also offer the same discount to nonprofit organizations (in the US, those that…
Does TextExpander.com Receive or Store My Keystrokes?
No. The TextExpander apps never send keystroke data to the server. The TextExpander apps don’t store keystroke data on your device. They hold a small amount of keystroke data in memory to do their filtering. For more on that and on how we implemenent suggestions, see Is TextExpander a keylogger? Is TextExpander a safety risk?…
What Will Happen to My Snippets in TextExpander Touch 3.5 If I Use TextExpander 4 for iPhone and iPad?
The first time you launch TextExpander 4 for iPhone and iPad it will either merge your snippets from your older version of TextExpander with what is in your TextExpander account, or or what is in your TextExpander account will overweight your local snippets. We recommend you do *not* keep both versions of TextExpander installed on…
Why Do I Have to Remove TextExpander 3 from My iPhone and iPad?
Please remove TextExpander 3 once you have TextExpander 4 for iPad and iPhone. Once you have TextExpander 4 you do not need the older version. Having both may interfere with the proper functioning of both. You will not lose any snippets since TextExpander 4 will have them. The first time you sign in you are…
How Do I Upgrade My Family Pack?
If you have a Family Pack license, have each family member: Sign up for an account on TextExpander.com. Choose a payment plan of Life Hacker. Choose a billing option of monthly or annually (annually offers a 20% discount). Fill out the payment screen to purchase. Each family member will end up with an individual account…