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DESCRIPTION
Typinator... Have you ever experienced the tedium and frustration of having to repeatedly type your name, e-mail address, home page url, and other words or phrases again, again and again? Or do you frequently need to quickly insert images like your signature, location plan, or company logo into documents? Do you often introduce errors when retyping standard business text?
Typinator boosts your productivity and eliminates errors by automating the process of inserting frequently used text and graphics and and auto-correcting typos and misspelled words.
Configuration is easy - You just define abbreviations and their replacement text or picture.
Usage is even easier - Whenever you type one of these abbreviations in an arbitrary application, Typinator inserts the corresponding replacement.
Drag-and-drop import from Textpander, TextExpander, and TypeIt4Me makes migration to Typinator a no-brainer.
Save your time and annoyance and let Typinator type repeating texts and pictures for you.
You can use Typinator to: - quickly type greeting phrases
- set up a list of standard text fragments to be used in e-mail replies
- insert the current date and/or time in arbitrary formats with a few keystrokes
- Auto-correct your most frequent typos in all applications system-wide
- predefined sets for auto-correction, HTML, Filemaker functions
- Import snippets from other typing utilities, including Textpander, TextExpander, and TypeIt4Me
- "type" pictures, such as smilies or bullets
- insert Unicode symbols by typing a few special regular characters (e.g., type "->" to insert an arrow symbol),
define shorthands for frequently used Unix commands
- quickly create templates for code fragments, if you are a programmer, and more
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.6:
- Synchronization support for Dropbox and iDisk.
- Typinator now allows abbreviations that begin with a space character.
- It is now possible to select in which folder Typinator should store abbreviation sets.
- More flexible adaptation to applications with special requirements.
- Typinator now has a support interface that simplifies registration and various support activities.
- The version check now includes dynamic updates of special cases for certain applications.
- Added more diagnostic information to support mail messages.
- Faster and more robust change management of set files.
- Typinator now allows the option "case affects expansion" for abbreviations that contain only a single letter.
- Clipboard saving and restoration is now done more efficiently.
- Cursor positioning within multi-line expansions is now much faster in most Cocoa applications.
- Typinator now considers new word-break rules in Snow Leopard during cursor positioning.
- Fixes a problem that caused cursor positioning for expansions without a cursor marker in certain applications.
- Avoids a slight delay during handling of the first keystroke after a switch to another application.
- Faster identification and collection of application-specific abbreviations.
- Works around problems in World of Warcraft, MYOB AccountEdge and TeamAgenda that caused insertion of the expansion without deleting the abbreviation.
- Fixes a problem that caused leftover abbreviations and incorrect cursor positioning in Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit and World of Warcraft.
- Works around a problem that caused expansions to fail in Chromium, FirstClass, Papyrus, Perforce, and Mariner Write.
- Works around a problem in 4thDimension that caused expansions to appear as a series of "a".
- Fixes a problem with tabs and multi-line expansions in TextMate.
- Fixes a problem that caused insertion of spaces in the middle of long expansions in InDesign.
- Works around an issue that caused slow expansion and incorrect handling of multi-line expansions in AlphaX.
- Typinator now correctly inserts paragraph breaks in multi-line expansions in Nisus Writer Pro.
- Typinator now works around a problem that caused Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit to crash during execution of a script when a Typinator abbreviation was expanded previously.
- Typinator now correctly disables itself when the Citrix ICA CLient is the active application.
- Typinator works around a bug in Snow Leopard that caused crashes during import or export of sets.
- Fixes a problem that could result in a series of empty sets.
- Avoids warning messages about certain deprecated methods under Snow Leopard.
- Works around a problem in MS Word that caused the creation of bookmarks for every copied piece of text when Typinator is active.
- Localized short date formats no longer contain the trailing periods that have been introduced in Snow Leopard.
- Works around a problem with quick expansion in Tex-Edit Plus.
- Works around crashes caused by incorrect clipboard contents created by MaxBulk Mailer.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Typinator User Reviews (38 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Dec 28 2008 |
WILMA One of THE most useful programs for the Mac. I switched from TypeIt4Me about a month ago, and now use Typinator all day, every day. Typinator is fantastic for: + Correcting commonly misspelled words (such as "teh" for "the") + Shortening common words, phrases, and names that you type a lot + Typing email signatures and tag lines, phone numbers, addresses, HTML snippets, etc. + Simplifying long or difficult-to-spell words, phrases, and names. + User-editable spelling correction in 3 languages. + Multiple expansion lists. If expansions cause problems in some programs (such as curly quotes in email apps), set up a second list with alternates. + Allows you to position the cursor anywhere in the expansion. Handy for typing the name at the beginning of a letter, or content in a block of HTML or computer code. + Expands on typing ANY non-alphanumeric character, including a few that TypeIt4Me ignores (including ellipses and em [long] dashes). + Free of expansion glitches that plagued TypeIt4Me (which were why I switched). + Can import TypeIt4Me shortcuts. + Friendly and responsive developer. A TypeIt4Me user since 1995, I do miss a few features. Typinator has no shortcut for adding new expansions directly from the clipboard. There is no plural S setting, so you must add plurals individually. Expansions cannot delete the preceding character or expansion trigger (useful for typing the date into file names in the Finder.) Having tried TypeIt4Me and SpellCatcher, I recommend Typinator. I use this program hundreds of times a day. It's a HUGE time-saver. It will reduce your spelling errors, speed up your typing, and can make your life a lot easier.
(Version 3.3.1) | |
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| Jul 6 2009 |
ERICKPATRICK Well, I've downloaded this version and update from the 3.0 and the stability is easy to see in this new version. The speed in which the expander acts is incredible and you know what? I do prefer this one rather than others through the web. It fits exactly my needs and the support is one of the best I've seen. I do indicate this to all my friends, so to you too.
(Version 3.5) | |
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 | Jul 8 2009 |
TEKL The support is indeed great.
(Version 3.5.1) | |
| Jan 30 2009 |
MACVAULT I bought this in the MU bundle, and was really enjoying it until this 3.4 update. Now it won't run on my two machines at the same time complaining that I need to buy another license. I think that's really lame. Even Photoshop allows you to install on a desktop and laptop since you can't physically use both machines at the same time. I'm moving over to Textexpander because of it, which doesn't have such a ridiculous license scheme.
(Version 3.4) | |
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| Jan 28 2009 |
CHARLIE SUISMAN Saves an incredible amount of time, stable, just one of those must-haves that, when I'm on another computer, I miss immediately. Plus, I had a small problem (ultimately caused by an old copy of a competitor's program) and the email help was nearly instantaneous.
(Version 3.4) | |
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| Jul 1 2009 |
ERICKPATRICK Well, to me, it fits all my needs and, even though many bad comments above, it goes further! Ok, there are other options, but, for me, and many other developers who don't remember to give the credit in sites like this one use, love and spread it all around. Today (07/01/2009) we've got the version 3.5 and I'm very glad with the improviments we get in speed (both launch and word reckoning). Well, I DO indicate it to my Mac comrades and they always thanks me for it, even with the existence of "similars" 5 stars to me!
(Version 3.5) | |
| Jan 16 2009 |
MAGOSILVAN Some time ago I wrote a Five Star review for Typinator. Now I wish to add a Five Star to the support.
(Version 3.3.1) | |
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| Jul 14 2008 |
DAN FRIML Now it's much better! Thanks for updating the menu bar icon!
(Version 3.1) | |
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| May 6 2008 |
GARY W. Typinator is great, especially given that it includes auto-correct on lots of words, with the option to install an even bigger set of common typos. It's incredibly helpful for any number of repetitive tasks. One thing I have is my credit card number accessible with a short key sequence, as well as email address. Plus lots else. I used Textpander (earlier free version of Textexpander), which was fine, except no auto-correct. Plus, when I got Typinator through the Macupdate bundle, I felt I needed to leave Textpander behind. Only problem is a conflict with Butler, also a fabulous and free application that I need to donate to, where snippets called up with Typinator are added to the Butler clipboard item list, which can get a little confusing. However, after emailing both developers, it appears they may be working together on a fix. I'll be looking for an update hopefully soon on either or both of these apps.
(Version 3.0) | |
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| Sep 30 2009 |
DTRUETT1 I have a license for both TextExpander and Typinator and spent some time comparing the two. I have always preferred the interface and feature of Typinator. For one, the ability to specify whether an abbreviation is expanded when typing the whole word or not is important to me. I also prefer having it nested in the menu bar preferable to System Preferences. The one thing that TE had over it was the ability to sync sets between my work and home computers. Now, with the current version I just moved the folder from Application Support (not physically) to Dropbox in Typinator's preferences. Works perfectly. I recently had an interesting Email conversation with the developer and CEO and find him very reasonable and customer-centric. Good company, good product.
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| Jul 2 2009 |
TEKL The speed improvement of v3.5 is enormous. I'm glad I switched from TextExpander to Typinator. But I also criticize the license politic, so only 4 stars.
(Version 3.5) | |
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| Sep 29 2009 |
WRELEVEN I went the other way from Typinator to Textpander because of the upgrade and license policy. Textpander's policies were much clearer to me - and since I have a laptop and a desktop I don't need two licenses.
(Version 3.6) | |
| Jun 30 2009 |
TREKKER I liked it, bought it, have used it for a long time, and have just decided to trash it and switch to TextExpander. The reason is that I just bought a MacBook Air to go long with my desktop machine because I'm writing a book and sometimes I write in my office on the desktop and sometimes out in a park under the trees on the MacBook Air. I emailed ergonis software to see if I could use ti on both machines, and they replied that they require that I pay them another $26 for a second copy of Typinator to run on the Air even though I only use one computer at a time and no one else is using the computer that I'm not using at the moment. Since I would have to spend the money for a second copy anyway, I am switching to TextExpander instead for about the same as I would have paid ergonis for a second copy. It's not only the two purchase fees, but I'd have to pay TWO UPGRADE FEES as well for EVERY paid upgrade for years to come! TextExpander will allow me to run it on any computer I own, and it also syncs the abbreviations/snippets via my .mac/mobileme account. On top of this, TextExpander works great! Although I prefer the interface of Typinator I'm going to swith because I would not only have to buy another license, but EVERY time there is a paid upgrade in the future I'd have to pay TWO upgrade fees as well. Not so with TextExpander. With TextExpander I pay ONE price, i can use it on BOTH of my machines, and will only have to pay ONE upgrade fee. The differences between the two programs are NOT worth paying TWO purchase costs and TWO upgrade fees every time there is a paid upgrade. Sorry Typinator... I'll miss you, but the TextExpander people have a great product with a much better competitive edge and pricing for anyone who uses more than one computer.
(Version 3.5) | |
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