I still use TextExpander every day. In addition to all the other jobs I’ve given it over the years, it’s also become an excellent tool for managing and slinging AI prompts at my various robots. It seems the TextExpander team hasn’t been sleeping. There are a few notable recent updates.

For years, I’ve kept a series of snippets that are almost identical, with small differences depending on the circumstances. Now TextExpander has Conditional Sections, so I can put those variations into a single snippet and choose the one I need from a dropdown when it expands. That should let me simplify things a bit.

They’ve also added spelling and grammar checking right in the snippet editor. Currently, it’s just English, but more languages are promised.

It’s nice to see the gang at TextExpander continuing to improve this great little utility.

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This session starts out by reviewing the third-party smart home devices for HomeView, their pricing, capabilities, and how they compare with more established options. TextExpander’s new free tier sparks a discussion of its limitations, business strategy, and competition from TextBlaze, Typinator, and Apple’s built-in text replacement. snippet restrictions, practical applications, and whether the free offering is worthwhile are examined by the panel. They also explore Apple’s HomeView ecosystem, Matter and Thread compatibility, third-party smart home devices, and the importance of privacy. 

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Makes improvements to the text expansion utility's Inline Search. ($40 annual subscription, free update, 38.3 MB, macOS 11.1+)