TextExpander for iPhone & iPad: Now with Snippet Keys!

TextExpander for iPhone & iPad v4.2 includes a new addition to the TextExpander keyboard, Snippet Keys. Snippet keys allow users to assign a snippet its own key for triggering expansion from the TextExpander keyboard. Instead of typing an abbreviation to expand a snippet, tap a single key. Update by opening the App Store to the Updates… Read More »

iOS-ify your Mac Snippet Abbreviations

For those of us who made the bulk of our snippets on the Mac, some of us use a system of prefixes to differentiate snippets from other words we type. For example, /wikislash / used to start web addresses,,h1comma comma ,, used to start code snippets;addrsemi-colon ; used to start snippets you share with the… Read More »

What about that scary Full Access warning?

(or, Q: Does TextExpander transmit all my keystrokes to Smile’s servers? A: No.) TextExpander touch 3‘s custom keyboard requires Full Access to function as you’d expect a keyboard to, and the warning iOS presents about this is quite ominous: The TextExpander keyboard needs to share snippet data with the TextExpander app and to play sounds,… Read More »

TextExpander Snippet Expansion Comes to Every App in iOS 8

We’ve been hard at work since Apple announced the new and exciting extensions and custom keyboards available in iOS 8. TextExpander touch 3, coming on the heels of iOS 8 this fall, includes a TextExpander keyboard which can expand snippets in any app on the iPhone or iPad, including built-in apps such as Mail and… Read More »

iPhone Developers Integrate TextExpander touch

TextExpander touch for the iPhone, we also released an SDK (Software Development Kit) that other iPhone developers could use to integrate TextExpander touch functionality into their apps. The response has been very positive, both from developers and users. Tip: If you want to use TextExpander touch with an app that supports it, you must turn… Read More »