Ergonis has released Typinator 10.2, adding support for importing snippets from more apps. The text expansion utility can now import snippets from TextExpander, aText, Alfred, Espanso, and PhraseExpress through a redesigned import screen. The update also more reliably identifies which application is currently holding secure input (which can put a hold on text expansion); enhances the speed of switching, creating, and editing of large abbreviation sets; speeds up Quick Search in very large collections (with improved support for external monitors); ensures Quick Define remembers your last selected abbreviation set; improves input-field dialogs on Macs with multiple displays; and improves sync reliability with clearer error reporting. ($49.99 one-time or $29.99 annual subscription with a 25% discount for TidBITS members, upgrade discounts available to previous owners, 48.2 MB, release notes, macOS 13+)
I’m delighted. I’m a LONG time user of TextExpander but the software has stood still for years despite charging an annual fee. We at CogSci Apps requested they make the app link-friendly and not they have not replied… I also requested the obvious feature of allowing us to have multiple abbrievations per snips. I provided a strong cognitive science basis for this (I am not just a dev but a cognitive scientist at Simon Fraser University). Basically you can’t expect people to remember the exact unique abbreviation for thousands of snips, which I know I have but god only knows whether I can get that number anywhere in their aged UI. And they staunchly refuse.
Stay tuned to the Press – Hookmark or Blog – Hookmark for the next app that will be link friendly in September. Hint: it’s a note-taking app rising in popularity in academia and elsewhere that is joining the ranks of Obsidian and Agenda in becoming link-friendly.