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Typinator is a MacUpdate favorite..
'Typinator is one of those apps that I talk about to my non-tech friends. All of us at MacUpdate use it without fail for coding, content editing, technical support, and internal and external communications. It is lightweight and reliable, and the new feature that allows users to share ‘.tysets’ has opened up even more possibilities for how we use this powerful utility at MacUpdate.
I cannot emphasize enough how different (and terrible) my work would be without this app!'
I cannot emphasize enough how different (and terrible) my work would be without this app!'
- Bryan, MacUpdate Editor and Consummate Nice Guy
MacWorld:
Typinator received four out of five mice in its latest Macworld review.
MacUpdate (Wilma Keppel, writer, USA):
'One of the most useful programs for the Mac. I switched from TypeIt4Me, and now use Typinator all day, every day. 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. Having tried TypeIt4Me and SpellCatcher, I recommend Typinator.'
'I love this application - this is another one of my favorite applications without a doubt. If you're looking to save time in your day to day typing, looking to misspell less words when talking to friends and looking for a helpful application that doesn't use up a lot of screen real estate, this is perfect for you.'
Entrepreneurial Life:
'I tried several competing products. This is why I chose Typinator:
- Typinator was the snappiest and most reliable.
- Typinator allows scoping per application.
- Typinator seems to actually do typing automation instead of paste automation, an important difference that makes it work better with Emacs than several of the others.
- Typinator was lean enough, and leaner than several of the others, on resource usage.
- Typinator runs headless.
- I prefer Typinator’s interface for efficiency and workflow reasons.
- Typinator’s UI makes it easy to define expansions and organize them quickly.'
If you like automation, you’ll likely enjoy Typinator.'
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VersionTracker:
'Get this product. I'm hooked, and still wondering how I got along without it for so many years. There have been products like this in the past, of course - but this one is rock solid, with the options that others I've tried have not offered, lurks quietly within reach, and behaves exactly as advertised - and perfectly.
The company itself is great to deal with - highly responsive and helpful, without fail. I use several of their products and the ergonis teams deliver every single time. Period.
So - pay for this product and break free of the little demo limit, so you can use it for all it's got.'
Marcel Dufresne, MaUsE DoubleClick, Ontario, Canada
Marcel reviewed PopChar X, Typinator, and KeyCue for his Mac user group. Read the full review and 'see why I have been using them for such a long time and could not do without.'
Matt Neuburg writes in his review in TidBITS on 21-June-05:
'.. As usual with Ergonis's products, simplicity and reliability are the watchwords. Like PopChar, Typinator can enter characters from throughout the Unicode repertoire; and like PopChar, it seems to work just about anywhere ..'
'With Typinator, the developers of Ergonis once again demonstrate what makes good software. The program meets all expectations and acts unobtrusively in the background. Typinator is very easy to use, and the savings of work and time are enormous. Whoever has to frequently type business letters or other texts must love Typinator.' (Review in German)
Matt Neuburg writes in his review about Typinator 2 in TidBITS on 11-June-07:
'.. Of all the utilities I've tried for doing this, Ergonis Software's Typinator remains the simplest and most reliable. The interface is clear, and there are just enough options to make Typinator powerful and flexible without sacrificing clarity and ease of use. ..'
VersionTracker:
'It took me about 10 seconds to decide to buy this product. If you type the same phrases over and over again in e-mails or other documents, you will save an enormous amount of time with Typinator.'
'Given the price and the things that Typinator can achieve, we feel that it is best option amongst the offerings available in the Mac OS X marketplace.'
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Jacksonville, FL:
'I've tried many others, and Typinator easily rises to 'best in class.' If you're looking for an abbreviation expansion-typo-correction utility for the Mac, you don't have to look any further than Ergonis Software's Typinator. It's, simplicity, intuitive interface and robust capabilities make it a 'Mac Essential'. Like its companions in Ergonis' Productivity Bundle, PopChar X and KeyCue, Typinator is exquisitely designed, lean and unburdened by the seldom utilized 'bells and whistles' that adorn its competitors.'
VersionTracker:
'I've only tried it for a few hours but it is MUCH faster than TypeIt4Me.'
VersionTracker:
'Up until recently I had been using TypeIt4Me. Typinator just blows it away. Simple, easy to use, effective and damn its fast. Highly recommend this product to anyone.'
MacUpdate (Monty Lewis, graphic designer, Gloucester, MA, USA):
'Powerful and elegant. This latest version makes it the leader in this category. It's fast, it's got really nice tools to build your expansions with and the new features in regards to the expansion dialogs are great. I've contacted support several times to get help with some of the more advanced features and have always heard back quickly and the help has been thorough. Can't recommend this any more highly, especially this new 7.0 release.'
IT Enquirer
Typinator received one of IT Enquirer's 2014 Editor Choice awards.
'Typinator is vital when you write a lot. Version 6 makes it even more indispensable.'
'To call Typinator a text expander is undervaluing this must-have application for anyone who deals with content on a daily basis — any content, not just text.'
Tucows:
Typinator received the highest possible rating 'Five Cows' from TUCOWS.
MacRecon (10/10):
'Final thoughts: To sum it up, Typinator is a must-have. It’s a perfect addition to your Mac and great work enhancer — definitely worth its price. As a side-note, I’m happy to announce that my email answering days are bound to be done much quicker.
Limitations: No matter how hard I looked, or how many times I circled around it, I found none — Typinator works as expected from it.'
VersionTracker:
'This product is wonderful! It took me less than a half hour to decide that this is one of those little programs that will become one of my all time favorites.
I followed the simple tutorial in the read me file and was instantly able to create a multitude of shortcuts for all those items that are so tedious to type ten times a day.
Congratulations and thank you to the program creators! My advice - buy it, the price is right and you'll be glad you did.'
Softonic:
'Simple to use and great to store all sorts of abbreviations, Typinator will save you loads of time when typing up documents.'
Mac.Pocket.at:
'If I sum-up the time that I can save with Typinator, I am sure that there will be time for one or another additional round of golf.' (Review in German)
Bill Thayer, Chicago, IL, USA:
'A shout-out to Ergonis for saving me – so far – nearly 52 forty-hour weeks, or four entire months of 16-hour days of my life!'
Dario B, Cork, Ireland:
'As a former TextExpander user, I switched to Typinator and I couldn’t be happier with the switch. I wouldn’t consider myself a power user, but Typinator never failed on me, while Textexpander had few issues and unpredictability.'
Bruce Codding, Redwood City, CA, USA:
'Just purchased Typinator after being unsatisfied with TextExpander, aText, and TypeIt4Me. I have more than two dozen snippets, several of which contain input variables. Typinator was the only app that handled input variables accurately and consistently. Congratulations on producing an excellent product. Well worth the price in reduced keyboarding time and accuracy.'
Courtney Cater, Austin, TX, USA:
'Aside from Safari and Mail, Typinator is the most frequently used program on my Mac. Thank you for the great products.'
Jim White (Winemaker, writer), Napa, CA, USA:
'I would be unable to reply to the 300 emails I answer daily without a smart expansion program like Typinator, which helps speed my personal replies. I type 'tfyn' and the words 'Thanks for your note' splash into the email template. I love the way Typinator works, and the way it syncs with my laptop via Dropbox – a match made in heaven!'
Lapides (Author, Comedian, Teacher, columnist), Los Angeles, CA, USA:
'I'm a comedian, author, speaker and teacher with the usual neck/shoulder/hand keyboard user complaints. I was especially tired of typing the title of my column My Other Car Is A Yoga Mat and my book/show '100% Happy 88% of the Time'. Now Typinator types these, and lots of other things, for me and I am '100% Happy 89% of the Time'!
Russ Phillips (Public records advocate), Seattle, WA, USA:
'I have been using Typinator for over a year now and have been so impressed with the ease of use and the ability to create my own shortcuts. I have been involved in a lawsuit and citing the different case law titles is normally a pain. With Typinator I was able to only type the long case law titles once and then assign my own personal short cut to pull the entire title up when I need it. You control what programs it works with, so the possibilities are endless. The support staff was great when I needed some help. All in all, a great program and worth every penny!'
Art Allen, Stuart, IA, USA:
'Super software. Simple to use. Reasonably priced. Saves me time in little chunks that add up to a more pleasurable computing experience. The Ergonis Productivity Bundle multiplies that pleasure times three.'
Bill Kirkpatrick (Professor of Communication), Granville, Ohio, USA:
'I had used a competing product for years and only discovered Typinator after I ran into a problem with that other text expansion program. Now that I've begun using it, I see that I can do much, much more with Typinator than I could with the other. For example, I really appreciate having detailed control over how each entry expands, how it capitalizes, etc. Typinator is also significantly more elegant - it just feels and works better. Thank you so much for this excellent software!'
Ron Watson (President, American Press Association), Boston, MA. USA:
'You have a 'must have' program for anyone who wants to expedite their tedious repetitious messages, or needs to send multiple emails with the same message, personalized for that individual recipient, without having to retype the body of the message over and over. The more I use the program, the more uses I find for it. As president of The American Press Association I find your product invaluable and recommend it to all my journalists, in the field or in our home office.'
Steve Savery, Bristol, United Kingdom:
'This is without a doubt my most productive of productivity software that I own. I use it every day and it saves me oodles of time keying in formulas and auto-correcting my mistakes. If you do lots of coding, writing, or just prefer to have your computer correct your mistakes automatically rather than spell-check, this is a must-have app. Superb utility, excellently implemented.=
Gregory Barton (Digital Marketing and Advertising), Washington DC, USA:
'This is one of the best programs, not just utilities, I've purchased. Soooo amazingly helpful to have a cache of prewritten paragraphs, letters, code, emails, etc. I can't rave enough, especially in a time when even the most tepid of 'apps' are making huge claims they can't keep. This program under promises and over delivers.'
Andre Pinheiro, Lisboa, Portugal:
'Thank you very much for Typinator! Obsessive as I am, I tried all text expanders for Mac under the sun, and I've chosen Typinator. For MANY good reasons. Thank you for all your attention to detail, and for being a perfect software company in constantly updating your products. After many years, still a faithful Typinator user.'
Dominique Hort, CH, Comano, Switzerland:
'I am a doctor from Switzerland and I am immensely grateful for the Typinator app, which allows me to write reports and clinical notes with such saving of time and energy. A super smart app that really makes a huge difference, the less time I spend typing the more I spend with my patients. That says it all!
I also was super impressed by the excellent support I receive from Gue at Ergonis Software, absolute patience with me while I was figuring out how to include difficult combinations of symbols into my Typinator experience. He was available, knowledgeable and resourceful as to find solutions outside the box. A great 5 stars app and 5 stars service. Service that makes a difference. Thank you! '
David Groover, Albuquerque, NM, USA:
'Typinator is one of those apps I would call a 'must have'. I tried using expansion snippets years ago, nervously at first then suffering through years of slow response times and frequent crashes followed by upgrades which never fixed the problem with TextExpander.
Typinator has TE beat hands down in the following areas; 1) it is reliable 2) it is fast 3) it is customizable using scripts 4) it sits in my menubar so I can easily and frequently update a snippet when I want to 5) because it runs as an independent app from the menu bar and TE runs from a different aspect of the system, Typinator is far more dependable in actual use.
TE taught me to believe that using a text expander tool was always going to be a bit problematic at best. Typinator has retrained my brain as to the ease and the power I experience using Typinator. I have some rather tough memory challenges and if I start using an expansion program, it simply HAS to be consistent. Otherwise I will become confused, frustrated and I will stop using it.'
Steven Goodheart, Berkeley, MA, USA:
'I'd been using Typeit4me and had tried TexExpander but Typinator just blew them out of the water in terms of speed and ease of use - and its obvious that Typinator is updated far more frequently, a very good thing.'
Noël, Boston, MA, USA:
'I cannot live without Typinator - in fact, scary enough, sometimes I find myself writing the shortcuts on paper instead of what I really mean!'
Fred Colantonio (Marketing and Internet Consultant), Belgium:
'Typinator is a killer app to save time and increase productivity! I could not think of working on my Mac without it.'
Carl Peterson (Web designer), Dallas, TX, USA:
'I just got my copy of Typinator, and I've got to tell you that I love it! Makes normal typing so much simpler. I was concerned that the HTML snippets would conflict with what Dreamweaver already does. It doesn’t. I can automatically expand bits of code that I've had to hammer out character by character. This saves so much time! Thanks so much for this product.'
Claus-Jürgen Kocka, Nürnberg, Germany:
'I translate computer books (mostly those …for Dummies) which use a lot of special terms and terminology. Many of them are difficult to type and hard to remember. If I actually had to type them, it would take me for ages and my manuscript would still be full of typos and mistakes. Since I started delegating that pesky task to Typinator, the program has literally saved me days if not weeks of work.'
Mary van Bronkhorst (Online Game Designer), CA, USA:
'This product is brilliant. I got so spoiled within the first hour that I can't quite figure out how I got along without it so many years. Good job, folks - you've done it again.'
Erik Patrick (Web developer), Brazil:
'I'm here to say I'm totally loyal to Typinator! I've got a real speed up coding with it and consequently more spare time.'
DeeAnne K Lau, Colorado Springs, CO, USA:
'I love your products - PopChar, Typinator, KeyCue. The new installation technique is absolutely wonderful! I can't say enough about it. It found the quirky place that I like to keep my PopChar application and replaced without a blink. Amazing! (Other companies' programs get all tied in knots even if my application is in the default place.)
My most favorite of the three is Typinator. I use it all the time. Once, when Quicken disabled Typinator for a few weeks, I tried all of the other similar programs. It was a terrible experience. I was so glad to get my Typinator back. I just can't find a simpler, easier interface. It just works intuitively for me. I don't have to do strange, programming-like things to get it to work.'
Michael Cavalieri (FileMaker developer, Soliant Consulting), Chicago, IL, USA
'I just wanted to drop a quick note and say I LOVE YOUR APP. I am a FileMaker Developer, and regular computer-junkie, and I don't think Typinator gets its fair share of press. TextExpander, TypeIt4Me: too expensive and clumsy. I love how Typinator is simple, unobtrusive and works!'
Michael Hyatt (CEO Thomas Nelson Publishers), Nashville, TN, USA:
'I love Typinator. I have tried the others, but Typinator is the easiest – by far. It is one of four essential productivity apps I could not live without.'
Jon Stokes, San Francisco, CA, USA:
'Typinator is faster & less wonky than TextExpander. Looks like I have a new macro program.'
Todd Homan-Jones (IT consultant), Washington, DC:
'I never realize how terrible I am at typing until I'm at a machine without Typinator!'
Melissa Johnson (Web designer & developer), FL, USA:
'After only a few tries, I like Typinator so much better than TextExpander, which I demoed for a month.'
Hugh Nagle (Learn Fench By Podcast), Cork, Ireland:
'Typinator is the ***best*** utility I have purchased in a very long time. I tested a couple of other products before purchasing yours and found that they were not always 100% solid. Typinator, on the other hand is as solid as a rock. I have not had a single issue and have had it running continuously since I purchased it.
Running a support desk, having to type up similar responses to the same questions asked frequently, Typinator has been a fantastic find for me. Doing lots of html coding recently on a long project was simplified greatly by your software.
And QuickSearch makes Typinator even more powerful!'
Les Black (Owner, Four Columns Realty), Orange, MA, USA:
'Typinator does just what it says it does - turns keyboard shortcuts into phrases. I have used it on several Macs since 2005 and consider it an essential app. It's been consistently rock-solid and easy to use.'
Todd Gilbert (Second Street Media), MO, USA:
'Typinator has revolutionized my workflow – anytime I know I will need a phrase/explanation more than once - it goes directly into this brilliant product. What a timesaver!'
Paul Spafford, FileMaker 8 and 9 Certified developer, Munster, Ontario, Canada:
'Typinator is a huge time-saver. With Typinator's FileMaker abbreviations installed, I find myself doing far less jumping between my mouse and my keyboard and I waste almost no time scrolling through the long lists of functions to find the one I need. This saves time for me, and will ultimately save money for my clients. Typinator is a very cool app that pays off within days, and best of all - it is useful not only in FileMaker but in so many other contexts as well!'
Michele DeFilippo (Book designer), AZ, USA:
'Typinator is the best thing since sliced bread!'
Wm Howard, Reno, NV, USA:
'I have been using Typinator for a few months. The application has become indispensable to my daily computer use as a Web development coder and as a personal computer user. Typinator allows the enhancements I would get with a big development environment, without a suite of unnecessary tools I would never use.
Every day, all day long, Typinator is in the background making my life a lot easier. Editing the sheet is extremely simple, takes no time at all and is instantly available. The clever use of Apple OS makes for pleasant and easy use of Typinator.'
Berthold Schwab, Germany:
'A really beautiful program - simple and clear in its design, robust and reliable without modifying the system. I've been using similar programs, but this one is the first that convinced me right away.'
Russ Phillips (Public Disclosure Advocate), WA, USA:
'Just wanted to express how incredible I have found using Typinator to be! I have been going through an ugly lawsuit and have had to handle most of the legal paperwork myself. Not being am attorney and needing to make sure that I have my court papers just the way that the court demands, Typinator has been a lifesaver! I am able to properly enter the often lengthy statutes titles by using the shortcuts. Thank you so much for this product! I'll send ya a bottle of champaign to celebrate when this is over!'
Hans Trygve Jensen (Web designer) Grimstad, Norway:
'First Mac software ever that convinced me to register after a trial period of 5 minutes. Good job!'
Becky Gerry, MA, USA:
'What a great program this is! Thanks again for such a great program at a great price.'
Désiré Rusovsky (Signmaker, Translator), Switzerland:
'I used TypeIt4Me for years, complaining for its slowness and lack of reactivity. Often when typing, the expansion was mixed with the next word, with the result of loosing more time to correct the mixes than to type without an expander.
But then I discovered Typinator. Simply amazing and sooo fast. Typinator is the king of software which make me happy. Thank you!'
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If you have a problem with Typinator, please check out the user's guide first. The user's guide is available via the Help command in the Typinator menu. You can also download it here in English, German, and French.
If neither the user's guide nor this FAQ page answers your question, please contact our technical support.
This page answers frequently asked questions concerning Typinator. When necessary, we add new hints and problem solving tips to this page.
We regularly update this page whenever we come across a topic that may be of interest for many Typinator users.
If you have a problem with Typinator, we suggest that you first try the following steps:
- Make sure you have the latest version of macOS and all system updates: Launch 'App Store' and install all available updates. If you need to restart your Mac after the update, repeat this step until no further updates are available.
- Verify that you are using the most recent version of Typinator. Open Typinator's Preferences window, select the 'Updates' tab, and click the 'Now' button to perform an immediate online check for a newer version. If there is no 'Now' button in the Preferences window, you are definitely using an old version. In this case, please visit our download page to get the current version.
- If there is a problem with Typinator in combination with a particular application, make sure you have the latest version of that application. If you have a problem with any part of MS Office, run Microsoft AutoUpdate to install the latest updates.
- Restart your Mac (unless you already did that during the software update).
In many cases, these steps help to fix software-related problems. If this does not help, check if any of the following questions apply to your problem. If not, contact our technical support for help.
Is Typinator compatible with maOS Big Sur?
Yes, but you need Typinator 8.5 or newer for full compatibility with Big Sur. For more information, please see our compatibility page.
Is Typinator compatible with macOS Catalina?
Yes, but you need Typinator 8.3 or newer for full compatibility with Catalina. Versions older than 8.2 even fail to launch on Catalina. For more information, please see our compatibility page.
Is Typinator compatible with macOS Mojave?
Yes, but you need Typinator 7.9 or newer for full compatibility with Mojave, including support for dark mode. Typinator 8.1 or newer is recommended for Mojave. For more information, please see our compatibility page.
Why does Typinator fail to work after upgrading to Mojave/Catalina?
There is a bug in Mojave’s and Catalina's handling of application permissions, which can prevent some applications (such as Typinator) to work properly. Follow the steps below to work around the problem:
- Open System Preferences / Security & Privacy.
- Click the Privacy tab and select “Accessibility” in the list to the left. Typinator should be listed in the System Preferences window as shown in the picture below.
- To make any changes, you will need to open the padlock at the bottom of the window (requires an administrator password).
- First try turning Typinator off and back on in the list. This already helped for some users.
- If toggling the checkbox did not help, select Typinator in the list and click the “–“ button to remove Typinator.
- Click the “+” button and select Typinator from the Applications folder to add it back to the list.
Typinator will appear in the list with the checkbox turned on as shown in the picture to the right. From now on, it should be back to normal.
If this does not help immediately, restart your computer.
Hint: This trick may also work for other applications that do not work as expected.
Is Typinator compatible with macOS High Sierra?
Yes. We recommend using Typinator 7.5 or newer for macOS High Sierra. For more information, please see our compatibility page.
Is Typinator compatible with macOS Sierra?
Yes. We recommend using Typinator 7.2 or newer for macOS Sierra. For more information, please see our compatibility page.
Is Typinator compatible with older system versions?
Yes, we take special care not to leave our long-time users behind. The latest version of Typinator is compatible with El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, and even OS X versions back to 10.6. The only limitations are that you need 10.7 or newer to use regular expressions in Typinator, and you need 10.10 (Yosemite) or newer to use JavaScript with Typinator's scripting functions. For more information, please see our compatibility page.
Why do I have to enable 'Access for assistive devices' and how can I do it?
Typinator requires a global macOS setting to monitor keystrokes. Per default, this feature is turned off, so you need to enable it when you use Typinator for the first time:
In System Preferences, select 'Accessibility' (called 'Universal Access' on OS X 10.7 and older) and enable the checkbox 'Enable access for assistive devices'. If this option is turned off, Typinator will tell you and help you to open System Preferences.
On Mavericks and newer (including Yosemite and El Capitan), this option is now in the 'Security and Privacy' pane under 'Privacy'. Select 'Accessibility' in the list to the left, then enable the checkbox next to Typinator. When you have Typinator 5.6 or newer installed, it will help you with this procedure.
Please note that you need administrator privileges to enable this checkbox. If you do not have the necessary privileges, ask your system administrator to enable this option for your Macintosh.
What is the best procedure to install or update Typinator?
Typinator uses a 'smart self installation' technique that makes installing and updating a breeze. Just mount the downloaded disk image and double-click the Typinator icon inside. Typinator will quit an older copy that may be running, copy itself to the Applications folder and launch the newly installed copy. There is no magic involved: You could do all this by hand as well; Typinator just simplifies and automates the process and gets you up and running in seconds.
IMPORTANT: Do not use application-cleaning tools (such as AppCleaner, AppDelete, AppTrap, AppZapper, CleanApp, CleanMyMac, iTrash, TrashMe, and similar apps) to remove the old version of Typinator before installing the new one. These tools erase all data that belong to Typinator, including your abbreviations and preferences. Just update Typinator as described above to preserve all your personal settings.
For further information, please see our Tips page on how to best update Ergonis Software macOS products.
How can I recover an accidentally deleted set of abbreviations?
Nik collection 2 5 0 by dxo. When you delete an abbreviation set, Typinator first warns you. If you confirm the warning, Typinator does not really delete the set, but rather moves it into the Trash. If you have not emptied the trash yet, you still may find the deleted set there. To recover the set, move it out of the trash and double-click it to re-import it.
If the deleted set is no longer in the trash, you can recover it from a backup. If you are using Time Machine (you should!), you first need to find the folder where Typinator keeps the sets. Open Typinator's preferences and switch to the Expansion tab. In the 'Sets folder' section, you can see the folder's location on your computer. Click the 'Open in Finder' button to quickly navigate to the Sets folder. Then click 'OK' to close the preferences window. In the Finder, enter Time Machine and go back in time until you find the lost set. After restoring the set, it automatically appears in Typinator's set list.
How can I transfer an abbreviation set from one computer to another one?
If you wish to use Typinator on more than one computer, we suggest using Dropbox for sharing your abbreviation sets among the computers. In this way, all changes you make on one computer are automatically synchronized to all other computers. For instructions about how to set up Typinator with Dropbox, see Typinator's User's Guide (click the '?' button in the Typinator window to access the document), section 'The Sets folder'.
For a one-time transfer of a set from one computer so another, first export the set on the source computer. You can use the Export command from the Typinator menu, but you can also drag the set from the Typinator window into a Finder folder. Typinator sets appear as files with the extension 'tyset', but they are actually folders. To make sure that the internal folder structure remains intact, we recommend that you compress the set with the File>Compress command in the Finder. This creates a 'zip' file. Transfer that file to the target computer. On the target computer, double-click the zip file to expand it, then double-click the resulting 'tyset' file to re-import the set in Typinator.
How can I transfer all my Typinator abbreviations to a new computer?
To move all your abbreviations from one Mac to another one (for example, when you replace an older Mac with a new model), transfer your sets folder to the new computer.
Check the path of the 'Sets folder' in Typinator's preferences. Copy this folder to the same location on the other computer, then choose this folder as the 'Sets folder' in Typinator's preferences.
You can also store the Sets folder on Dropbox to automatically synchronize it between multiple Macs. For more information, see the section 'The Sets folder' in the Typinator user's Guide.
You can also store the Sets folder on Dropbox to automatically synchronize it between multiple Macs. For more information, see the section 'The Sets folder' in the Typinator user's Guide.
Hint: Starting with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), the Library folder is invisible. To quickly access it, open the Finder’s “Go” menu. Then press the alt/option key, and the command “Library” will appear.
Why do abbreviations in a certain set not expand when I type them?
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- The set containing the abbreviation may be disabled. Make sure that its checkbox is turned on in Typinator's set list. When this checkbox is turned off, the items are still available in Typinator's Quick Search, but Typinator will no longer consider items in this set as you type.
- Items in the set may conflict with items in other sets. Take a look at the list of abbreviations and look for warning symbols in the first column. When you select an item with a warning symbol, Typinator displays an explanation beneath the abbreviation field.
- The set may be disabled for one or more (or even all) applications. To assign sets to applications, click the button with the application symbol at the bottom right of the set list. For more information, see the section 'Activating sets for specific applications' in Typinator's User's Guide.
Why does a space character appear before an expansion in an MS Word document?
This is caused by the 'Smart cut and paste' option of MS Word. In some cases, Word is not quite as 'smart' and makes a wrong guess, which leads to unwanted space characters.
To fix the problem, open Word's preferences and click 'Edit'. There is a checkbox 'Use smart cut and paste'. You don't need to disable all of the 'smart' features. To avoid the extra spaces, click the 'Settings..' button and turn the option 'Adjust sentence and word spacing automatically' off.
How can I migrate my snippets from TextExpander to Typinator?
Typinator has an Import function for quickly transferring your existing TextExpander snippets to Typinator. For more information, please see our special page about switching from TextExpander to Typinator.
How can I migrate my snippets from aText to Typinator?
If you have Typinator 7.0 or newer, first launch aText and export your snippet collection with aText’s File/Save command and select “aText” as the file format. Then import the created “atext” file in Typinator. Finally, quit aText to make sure that it does not interfere with Typinator.
How can I define special characters for triggering expansions?
This is not needed with Typinator. Typinator automatically expands an abbreviation as soon as you type its last character. When the 'whole word' option is enabled for an abbreviation, Typinator also considers the next typed character to avoid premature expansion of abbreviations that can also be the beginning of a regular word. For more information about this feature, see the Triggers for expansions power tip.
Why is there a strange Typinator icon in the menu bar?
Typinator shows variants of its 'T' icon in the menu bar to indicate situations in which expansions do not work as expected. Typinator 5.0 or newer can explain the meaning of this icon: Click the triangle next to the 'T' icon to open the menu and select the first command 'What does this symbol mean?'.Why is Typinator disabled even though 'Enable access for assistive devices' is turned on?
This can happen temporarily when you are typing in a password field. In this case, macOS disables monitoring of keystrokes to prevent malicious programs from stealing passwords. The Typinator icon in the menu bar will then appear in gray with two black bullets.
If Typinator is disabled generally and independently of password fields, this may be caused by certain applications that disable the keyboard monitoring function of macOS in situations when they should not do this.
We currently know about the following applications:
- Some Unix terminal applications (like Apple's Terminal or iTerm) have an option 'Secure Keyboard Entry' (in the 'Terminal' or 'iTerm' menus) that blocks Typinator, sometimes even when other applications are active. Turning the 'Secure Keyboard Entry' option off fixes the problem.
- There is a known problem in 1Password that affects Typinator as well as other similar utilities. 1Password sometimes does not reset 'secure keyboard mode' after entering a password. The only 'fix' is to quit the application in which this happened. To prevent the problem, try confirming entry in 1Password fields with clicks rather then by hitting the return or enter keys.
- There is a known issue caused by '1Password mini', which sometimes enters secure keyboard mode when it shouldn't. To work around this problem, open 1Password's preferences, disable the option 'Always keep 1Password mini running' in the General section and close the 1Password window without enabling 1Password mini. Then verify that Typinator works. If it does, you may be able to turn the option back on in 1Password.
- Using 1Password to fill a password field in Google Chrome disables keyboard monitoring in all applications. This problem is caused by the password dialog of the Chrome extension. If you encounter problems that might be caused by 1Password, try updating 1Password to the latest version.
- Using LastPass to fill a password field in Safari or Google Chrome disables keyboard monitoring in all applications. When this happens, click in a password field in the browser, then click outside the password field such that the password field loses the keyboard focus.
- PasswordVault turns off keyboard monitoring when you leave it running in the background. Quit PasswordVault to enable Typinator again.
- Quicken's Scheduler globally breaks keyboard monitoring. Disable the scheduler to solve the problem.
- Check Point's VPN-1 SecureClient disables keyboard monitoring when you start a VPN connection. Quitting the VPN client restores normal operation.
- xGestures causes a similar problem that can be solved only by uninstalling xGestures.
- Boxee has a background service called 'boxeeservice' that conflicts with keyboard monitoring. To solve the problem, switch off the 'run all the time' option in Boxee's settings and quit Boxee.
- Hulu Desktop disables Typinator for some users. Quitting Hulu Desktop fixes the problem.
- Site-specific browsers created with Fluid incorrectly leave keyboard monitoring disabled when you close a browser window while the text cursor is in a password field. Quitting the Fluid browser restores normal behavior.
- XHub has an option 'Use Apple Remote' that deactivates keyboard monitoring. This problem has been reported to the developers of XHub. Until they come up with a fix, you cannot use the Apple Remote with XHub when you wish to use Typinator.
- Notational Velocity has an option 'Secure Text Entry' that disables keyboard monitoring for all applications. Quitting Notational Velocity or turning the 'Secure Text Entry' option off fixes the problem.
- Webroot breaks keyboard monitoring under certain circumstances. This can be fixed by disabling 'realtime shields' in Webroot's Mac Security box.
- Mailtab for Gmail by FIPLAB reportedly gets stuck in secure keyboard mode after some time and logins with multiple Gmail accounts. Quitting Mailtab may help to resolve the problem.
- Keybase can permanently activate secure keyboard mode system-wide for all applications, which blocks Typinator. Terminating Keybase fixes the problem.
Why does Typinator insert the clipboard instead of the expansion?
When Typinator expands an abbreviation, it uses different techniques to transfer the expansion to the target application. One of these techniques involves usage of the clipboard:
- Typinator saves the current clipboard.
- Typinator puts the expansion on the clipboard.
- Typinator tells the target operation to perform a Paste operation.
- Typinator restores the original contents of the clipboard.
Normally, this sequence is executed smoothly and so fast that you will not even notice; in particular, the clipboard will appear unchanged. However, some other utilities (in particular, clipboard managers) can interfere with this operation.
Possible results are:
- Typinator inserts the current clipboard instead of the desired expansion.
- Typinator leaves the most recent expansion in the clipboard.
- Typinator’s expansions fill the clipboard history of another utility.
In the first two cases, try quitting other utilities to see if the problem goes away. If it does, you have found the source of the problem. In all cases mentioned above, we recommend that you first check whether a new version of that utility is available. If this does not help, please contact us.
Typinator is prepared to cooperate with other utilities. It does so by adding a special marker to the clipboard, which can be checked by other utilities.
If you are a developer of a clipboard management tool and wish to make your utility fully compatible with Typinator, please see the page Typinator, PopChar and the Clipboard for more information.
How do I uninstall Typinator?
To uninstall Typinator, perform these steps:
- Open the Typinator window.
- In Preferences, make sure that “Automatically start Typinator at login” is disabled.
- Quit Typinator.
- Delete the Typinator application.
Why do typed abbreviations remain in the text when an expansion takes place?
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Typinator simulates certain keystroke sequences to select or delete the typed abbreviation before inserting the expansion. If the abbreviation remains, the most likely reason is that the default key combination for backward selection of text (shift + left cursor key) has been assigned a different meaning. To avoid this problem, never use this key combination for navigation, as a menu shortcut, or as a hotkey in other utilities.
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A special case is TotalSpaces2, which seems to mess up Typinator's expansion process no matter how you define its hotkeys. Our advice is not to use TotalSpaces2 at all (even more as it also works only when you turn off El Capitan's system integrity protection).
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See also the special topics covered on our Tips pages