There are of course other options on the Mac (Typinator and Atext are in my head and might be actual apps) that might be viable, but if you want one app to rule them all then Keyboard Maestro might be the best investment. If you want something cross platform, even just in the Apple-sphere, then I would say TextExpander is a contender, otherwise it’s a balance against what you’ve got … but I’d place Keyboard Maestro closer to TextExpander functionality than Alfred and would opt for the former for text expansion if choosing between those two. I then switched to Breevy on the Windows side and within six weeks the TextExpander Windows beta came out and I was sold. Back in April, I wrote a few posts on switching from TextExpander to Keyboard Maestro as my snippet expander (I was already using Keyboard Maestro for other things). I previously manually synchronised TextExpander and AutoHotKey so that I would have the same expansions (mostly) in both. Final thoughts on switching from TextExpander. As far as Internet Searches and search queries, KM does just as well as Alfred (shrug). If all you did was create text expansions in KM, it would take 1000s of expansions to slow it down. It syncs between the two if you use the same apple id. For iOS, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement. Download and install are easy-peasy for both. The text expansion can do what Text Expander and Typinator do. Go to mac Preferences > Keyboard and then choose ‘Text’ menu. Typinator Mac OS 4.5 stars onMacUpdate, but no iOS. My findings (after 90 days of Typinator) Review Ratings: TE Mac OS (2.5 Stars on MacUpdate) iOS app (2 Stars, App Store, 5.00). Rarely with the soft keyboard, but more with TextExpander enhanced apps. The cost was the predominant rationale for my switching to Typinator. TextExpander on the Mac is perfect for what it does, but if I was only using it there I’m not sure the subscription would be worth it for me. Typinator is priced at 27.93 (at today’s conversation. ![]() It’s true that for this you get a Windows, iOS, and Android App, but considering I don’t do any real writing on any operating system other than OSX it seemed like I was paying for something I didn’t need. The reason I do is predominantly because it is cross platform. TextExpander went subscription in 2016 and is now priced at 39.96 a year. Keyboard Maestro can type text for you and macros can be activated by typing a string. More about Typinator in another post (not written yet). ![]() The interface is easy, importing and exporting is a breeze, and it has many handy features. Writing emails and follow-ups with common greetings, signatures, and phrases to ensure a clear corporate voice. I also have Keyboard Maestro and again it is a fantastic piece of software with a multitude of uses. Ive been using Typinator for 8 years now and Im still very happy with it. Alfred is a fantastic application and my Mac wouldn’t be the same without it.
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