DashExpander is a snippet abbreviation expander. It saves you from typing countless keys for frequently used pieces of text. Abbreviation Expansion supports placeholders which can be edited before pasting, without disrupting your work.
Features:
Collect text snippets that you reuse often.
Sync by saving your library in Dropbox.
Placeholders can be edited before pasting.
Abbreviations are expanded wherever you type them.
Tag Cloud scales tags based on usage count.
Built for speed. Searching is almost instant.
Menu item application, always one
What's New
Version 1.6.1:
DashExpander now supports a "Standard OS X" window style. This style is enabled by default and also causes the Dock icon to appear. If you want the HUD style, you can still enable it from within Preferences > Advanced, where you can also disable the dock icon.
Pretty impressive. Less than a week ago I make a passing remark on this site about the window borders: today comes an update with better ones. Now that's one responsive developer!
I've previously indicated that this is a good program; now version 1.5.1 brings a huge improvement to the interface. Personally I'd prefer it without the heavy black borders but that is a trivial point. It's simple to set up, quick and unobtrusive to use, all-in-all better than the paid-for alternatives.
I certainly agree with both the previous comments - it's a very good program, though it could do with better instructions.
But the icon is more than Kooky - it's hideous; and the page for editing snippets must be the ugliest I've seen in any program since I started using Macs in the earliest days of GUIs.
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DashExpander is a snippet abbreviation expander. It saves you from typing countless keys for frequently used pieces of text. Abbreviation Expansion supports placeholders which can be edited before pasting, without disrupting your work.
Features:
Collect text snippets that you reuse often.
Sync by saving your library in Dropbox.
Placeholders can be edited before pasting.
Abbreviations are expanded wherever you type them.
Tag Cloud scales tags based on usage count.
Built for speed. Searching is almost instant.
Menu item application, always one keyboard shortcut away.
Multi-Touch Gestures.
Special Snippet Placeholders:
@clipboard expands into the contents of the clipboard.
@cursor repositions the cursor after expansion.
@date expands into the current date.
@time expands into the current time.
Known bugs:
Snippet expansion does not currently work for Terminal and MacVim. An update will come soon! Please report any other compatibility issues at support@kapeli.com.
Note to developers and designers: you should check out Dash, which has all of DashExpander's features, and more.
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Switching interface changed my preferences and I hadn't noticed!
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VictorPrijker reviewed on 11 Mar 2012
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Rayj reviewed on 10 Mar 2012
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silverhand31 reviewed on 26 Nov 2011
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But the icon is more than Kooky - it's hideous; and the page for editing snippets must be the ugliest I've seen in any program since I started using Macs in the earliest days of GUIs.
Senseinai reviewed on 25 Nov 2011
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Senseinai rated on 25 Nov 2011
Dariusw rated on 24 Sep 2011