Originally published at: Keyboard Maestro 10.0 - TidBITS
Substantial update to the automation and clipboard utility gains the capability to display information and custom menus in the menu bar, supports subroutines, and adds a plethora of new triggers, actions, filters, tokens, and functions. ($36 new, $25 upgrade, 34.4 MB)
I have never really looked at this application.
I am searching for a replacement to the subscription based Text Expander that I have been using for many years now.
This app looks like it does what TE does, but a whole lot more.
Is that a correct assumption?
Rich
Keyboard Maestro can do some of what TextExpander can do, but you would have to set up each expansion separately, and I think they’d need some sort of modifier key when you wanted to invoke them (rather than just typing a string).
The main alternatives to TextExpander are Typinator from Ergonis and TypeIt4Me from Riccardo Ettore. Both are good.
I was looking at those as well. Looks like you can move your TE expansions over to either.
Which way to go is a question.
Anyone else have an opinion about which of these two, Typinator or Typeit4me, are better/easier/ to use?
Thanks Adam…
Rich
You can set macros in Keyboard Maestro to execute when you type a string. I have several that type common phrases for me for situations where Apple’s normal text expanding doesn’t work (like in Mail, website forms, etc).
I use Typinator. Easy to use, does what I want and straightforward
ccstone in the Clipboard Manager thread mentioned Typinator:
For snippets/boilerplate to be reused I use Typinator. Of all of them I’m most satisfied with it for its very specific task and wish I could convince the guys at Ergonis to add Clipboard History to the mix.
Same here. Plus they have excellent support.
I appreciate the great feedback. Thank you
IIRC, Typinator has been around since before TextExpander. I moved to it after also trying aText and wholeheartedly recommend Typinator.
Thank you all for the recommendation!!
Rich
Keyboard Maestro has Typed String triggers, and then can insert text from that, so for example I use =em=
to expand to my email address.
You can see a simple example at:
In TE, I have a string that types in the date and time.
Can I do that in Typinator?
Thanks again…
Rich
Yes – in the following User’s Guide, see “Date and Time” on p. 9: https://www.ergonis.com/products/typinator/TypinatorUsersGuide.pdf
I used to use Typinator before I switched to Keyboard Maestro. Typinator worked well but it was a bit of an overkill for me. My needs are relatively simple and the text expansion feature in KM works just as well.
I’m on the other side of that equation.
I have 48914 expansions (and counting) that include the TidBITS Auto-Correction Set.
I’m a well known proponent of Keyboard Maestro, but it would choke on them – and they’d be much more difficult to manage.
-ccs
You can easily do that in Keyboard Maestro as well. And much much more!!!
Interesting. Do you use both applications together on the same Mac? Any conflicts, slowing down etc.?
Indeed.
No problem – they are quite synergistic.
My primary productivity utilities are:
They all run 24/7 on my systems.
-ccs
I installed AND purchased Typinator.
Remembering that I was running an older stand alone version of TE, Typinator works far better and smoother.
Very happy with that purchase.
Now, need a replacement for 1Password…
Thanks Adam