The regularly updated TextExpander Blog provides users with tips and information about new shared groups. For TextExpander users who are not part of a team or organization, currently offers almost thirty shared snippet groups, including text shortcuts for the names and birthdates of Renaissance composers, for Apple trademarks, for Keyboard Maestro clipboard history scripts, and for accessing parts of a self-hosted WordPress site. Shared snippets have also begun to blossom. And the promised frequent app updates have come: Smile delivered 17 updates to the macOS app last year compared to only 7 the year before. According to Smile, about a third of the TextExpander customer base has moved to the subscription service, which gives Smile the income to pay for continued app updates and to keep the lights on in the server room. Were there enough people willing to sign up for the plan? Was there really a demand for shared typing shortcuts?Īs it turns out, there were and there was. At the time, I thought that Smile had put itself into an awkward position: in order to defray the costs of running the TextExpander cloud service the company had to charge a subscription fee, but all Smile could offer customers at the service’s introduction was the promise of more frequent app updates and vague hints of new capabilities. Full disclosure: Smile isĪ longtime TidBITS sponsor, and I have written books about both previous versions of TextExpander and Smile’s PDFpen.Īlthough I had worked closely with Smile while writing about TextExpander and PDFpen, I was as surprised as anyone when I heard about the subscription model and the tethering of TextExpander to a cloud-served snippet library. The mandatory subscription model provoked cries of dismay among many users, and within days, Smile had responded as we described in “ Smile Brings Back Standalone TextExpander, Reduces Subscription Price ” (13 April 2016). #1616: Explaining passkeys, Apple challenges for senior citizens, macOS 11.6.7 Big Sur fixes email attachment bugĪs I write this, it has been one year since Smile introduced TextExpander 6 for Mac and TextExpander 4 for iPhone and iPad, along with the bombshell news that the new versions would be free but require a paid subscription at (see “ TextExpander 6 Adds Teams and Subscription Billing,” 6 April 2016).#1617: Pages regains mail merge, HomeKit sensor improvements, keyboard flags in Monterey. Preview selections, portable power for a MacBook Pro #1618: M2 MacBook Air available to order, Lockdown Mode, Live Text vs.#1619: Stage Manager first impressions, Live Text in Preview redux, SMS 2FA failure fix, moving large folders with ChronoSync.#1620: OS updates, AssistiveTouch for iOS shortcut palette, Photos album sharing bug.
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