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yType is a new productivity tool that runs in the background to amplify your typing ability. Type a few characters (which we call a shortcut) to paste a much larger block of text (called an expansion) like your name, a url, picture or even several pages of formatted text instantly anywhere on your Mac in any application. yType instantly makes any Mac user more productive.
The yType app and manual is localized for English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.
Do you get tired typing the same url, address or response letter all the time?
The yType app and manual is localized for English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.
Do you get tired typing the same url, address or response letter all the time?
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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| Downloads:971 |
| Version Downloads:971 |
| Type:Business : Applications |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:16 May 2011 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $15.00 |
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yType is a new productivity tool that runs in the background to amplify your typing ability. Type a few characters (which we call a shortcut) to paste a much larger block of text (called an expansion) like your name, a url, picture or even several pages of formatted text instantly anywhere on your Mac in any application. yType instantly makes any Mac user more productive.
The yType app and manual is localized for English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.
Do you get tired typing the same url, address or response letter all the time? Save hours of time, typing hundreds of characters and the strain on your hands, eyes and brain of doing the same thing over and over. This is what computers are for. Use yType and type a few letters and a space to pop into any document a word, a sentence, a page, 20 pages or even more instantly. Use yType to 'do less and accomplish more'.
Another way that yType can save time is in typing symbols and other difficult to find unicode characters. Make up your own unique shortcut names like vcheckmark to expand to the symbol " or vheart for ♥, vcent for ¢, veuro for €, vblackknight for ♞, vyinyang for ☯, vumbrella for ☂, vc for ©, vr for ®, vtm for ™, etc... yType makes all symbols much easier to use.
Do you have Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia? That is the fear of long words. yType is the cure for this dreaded disease which afflicts children like the Hawaiian boy whose name is Kananinoheaokuuhomeopuukaimanaalohilo. yType would allow him to type just 'ka' and a space or return to expand his whole name instantly saving him thousands of hours he might otherwise spend during his lifetime just typing his own name.
Features:
The yType app and manual is localized for English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.
Do you get tired typing the same url, address or response letter all the time? Save hours of time, typing hundreds of characters and the strain on your hands, eyes and brain of doing the same thing over and over. This is what computers are for. Use yType and type a few letters and a space to pop into any document a word, a sentence, a page, 20 pages or even more instantly. Use yType to 'do less and accomplish more'.
Another way that yType can save time is in typing symbols and other difficult to find unicode characters. Make up your own unique shortcut names like vcheckmark to expand to the symbol " or vheart for ♥, vcent for ¢, veuro for €, vblackknight for ♞, vyinyang for ☯, vumbrella for ☂, vc for ©, vr for ®, vtm for ™, etc... yType makes all symbols much easier to use.
Do you have Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia? That is the fear of long words. yType is the cure for this dreaded disease which afflicts children like the Hawaiian boy whose name is Kananinoheaokuuhomeopuukaimanaalohilo. yType would allow him to type just 'ka' and a space or return to expand his whole name instantly saving him thousands of hours he might otherwise spend during his lifetime just typing his own name.
Features:
- works in the background and accelerates anyones typing.
- create a shortcut (a few letters) which when typed will enter large blocks of text or pictures and formatted text in any mac application.
- copy and paste or drag in the blocks of text, pictures or formatted text.
- use variables to insert the month, day, year, time, cursor, timezone.
- embed one variable/shortcut within another.
- search thru all shortcut/expansion pairs.
- select text and hit hotkeys to open yType and create a shortcut.
- localized and manuals available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian. Please help us add your language.
- YType is free to download and try and never stops working.
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Murlyn reviewed on 24 Jan 2012
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Mcjf reviewed on 24 Aug 2011
I use it on my private MacBook. At work I can't because this app requires support for assistive devices to be enabled. And that is allegedly a potential security risk, the admin told me (key loggging, GUI scripting or something like that). A shame 'cause it's a really decent application.
liberlike reviewed on 31 Jul 2011
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bossini reviewed on 13 Jul 2011
After testing with some entries I bought it and I started to fill the database for more than 45 min. until it suddenly closed itself (crash) and after opening it again, all I had entered as new was gone.
The value of the time I´ve lost is much more than what the program cost.
Could you get any help? And how did you rectify? Thanks!
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IIRC, yType has been around for many years. When Plum was still called ScriptSoftware yType's requirements were "Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4" I believe it used to be bundled with CopyPaste.
Regarding the price, Macupdate says it's free, but Plum's website indicates it costs $10.
I can't offer a review since now it's Intel-only.
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When using shortcuts to fill out forms u have to use space to activate the shortcut but if you use the tab key the shortcut ends up in the wrong field.
I am a big fan of Plum Amazing but yType needs some serious work to catch up with it;s competitors. I am confident that all will be addressed because Plum Amazing is great company.
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I really like the simplicity of yTypes interface and how well it works.
jimmi3644 rated on 05 Sep 2011