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Title: Text expanders for Windows and Mac (text expansion programs / software / applications / apps)
Post by: spiros on 22 Oct, 2016, 21:19:27
Text expanders for Windows

PhraseExpress (http://www.phraseexpress.com) ($49.95, 30 days free trial, you cannot export your entries in open txt format in either version)
(https://www.translatum.gr/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phraseexpress.com%2Fani%2Fpex12_comparison.gif&hash=6fdddf0977e90bd3a07fce7ec69ec631a2a99b40)

As-U-Type (http://www.asutype.com/) (US$ 39.95, 30 days free trial, you can export your entries in open txt format)—this is my preferred application.
(Download link for free trial (https://www.plimus.com/jsp/download_trial.jsp?contractId=1644308&referrer=translatum))
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Text expanders for Mac

PhraseExpress for Mac (http://www.phraseexpress.com/mac.htm) - free for 10 phrases, $24.95 to buy

TypeIt4Me – Ettore Software (http://www.ettoresoftware.com/mac-apps/typeit4me/), 19,99 € (one month free full program demo)
User Guide (http://ettoresoftware.com/download/TypeIt4Me%20User%20Guide%205.5.pdf) (pdf)

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Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com), £19.00 (multi app package)
(read about the features of the snippets app (https://www.alfredapp.com/help/features/snippets/))

(https://www.alfredapp.com/help/features/snippets/snippets-example.png)
Converters for Alfred app:
Convert TextExpander snippets to Alfred 3 (http://alfred.danieldiekmeier.de/)
GitHub - csepulv/atext2alfred: Simple nodejs script to convert aText snippets (csv) to Alfred snippeets (https://github.com/csepulv/atext2alfred)

textexpander - subscription-based ($3.33 /month billed annually)
TextExpander – Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication (https://textexpander.com)

atext Download free trial - Buy $4.99
aText - Text template, shortcut, expansion for Mac and Windows (https://www.trankynam.com/atext/)

More and Reviews
Typing shortcut utilities: 6 alternatives to TextExpander | Macworld (http://www.macworld.com/article/3055438/software/typing-shortcut-utilities-6-alternatives-to-textexpander.html)
The Best Text Expansion App for Mac (http://lifehacker.com/5843903/the-best-text-expansion-app-for-mac)
Top 4 Alternatives to TextExpander (http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/04/top-textexpander-alternatives.html)