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Typinator 9.1 (2023-12-05 | macOS ≥ 10.15)

Features

  • Typinator menu item now toggles the window upon clicking
  • Introduces the capability to access calendar events through AppleScript

Improvements

  • Enhanced performance and optimizations tailored for macOS Sonoma

Bug fixes

  • Fixes a bug preventing the addition of predefined sets in Typinator
  • Fixes a bug causing Typinator sets to lose their associated file image

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Version History

Typinator 9.0 (2023-04-18 | macOS ≥ 10.15)

Features

  • Improved modern and fresh user interface
  • Typinator now also available in Spanish
  • Full Ventura compatibility & improvements
  • Improved stability and robustness for Dropbox synchronization
  • Enhanced onboarding with more examples and explanation
  • Quick Search can now show roman numbers

Improvements

  • Speed and performance enhancements
  • Enhanced robustness when importing sets
  • Better support for Parallels proxy apps
  • Typinator is now disabled in UTM for reducing unwanted expansions

Bug fixes

  • Fixes various bugs when changing expansion types
  • Images are now loaded and saved in a more robust way
  • Various cleanups and improvements under the hood

Typinator 8.14 (2023-03-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Improvements

  • Stability and performance improvements under the hood

Typinator 8.13 (2022-07-30 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • Import of CSV files now also works with semicolon-separated files.

Improvements

  • Typinator now displays tooltips for long abbreviations, expansions and set names that do not fit in the list.

Bug fixes

  • Fixes shadow lines in the icon buttons below the lists in the German and French localizations.
  • Works around a bug where the French regular expression cheat sheet (Expressions Rationnelles.pdf) could not be opened.
  • Fixes a problem with CSV import, where the last item in the file could get lost.

Typinator 8.12.1 (2022-04-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Improvements

  • Adds Apple Silicon code that was missing in version 8.12.

Typinator 8.12 (2022-04-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • Typinator is now a universal application with native support for Apple Silicon
  • Preference option for expanding abbreviations in Raycast's search field
  • Typinator now disables itself in Parsec
  • Typinator now works with the Chinese “LogInput” (落格输入法 3) input method
  • When importing CSV files from TextExpander, Typinator now allows snippets with empty abbreviations
  • Typinator now supports script languages installed via MacPorts
  • Starting with macOS 12.3, Typinator now uses Python3 as the default version of Python
  • When Typinator cannot find a Python interpreter, it displays installation instructions

Improvements

  • Works around an expansion problem in TeXstudio
  • Improved expansion technique for newer versions of Microsoft Edge
  • Works around an expansion problem in Airtable
  • Expansions in TeamViewer are no longer limited to 200 characters
  • Improved handling of internal scripts in certain corner cases
  • When adding an application/set assignment for an active application, the menu now shows the display name instead of the internal process name
  • Updated link to current ICU user's guide for regular expressions

Bug fixes

  • Fixes incorrect cursor positioning in Microsoft Edge and Brave Browser
  • Added missing localizations for a context menu command and an error message
  • Fixes a potential issue with certain Unicode characters in Quick Expansion
  • Works around a problem that could cause a crash when Typinator tried to display information about a new version

Typinator 8.11 (2021-12-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • Support for PHP scripts on Monterey.
  • If PHP is not installed on macOS, Typinator displays installation instructions.

Improvements

  • Improved script invocations via /usr/bin/env for Perl, PHP, Python and Ruby.
  • Typinator now makes its internal variables available as environment variables for all script languages.
  • The diagnostics report now contains information about the computer model, processor and available scripts languages.
  • Information about the “start at login” setting in the diagnostics report.

Bug fixes

  • Expansions are enabled in Citrix viewer again.
  • Fixes a cursor positioning problem in Messages on macOS Big Sur and Monterey.

Typinator 8.10.1 (2021-11-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Improvements

  • Lower position of the Quick Search field avoids conflict with the notch on the latest MacBooks.
  • Extended checks for "related processes" in the diagnostics report.

Typinator 8.10 (2021-10-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • Typinator now disables itself in Citrix Viewer.
  • Typinator is now built with the latest compiler and libraries of Xcode 13.0.
  • Magic keys now work in the text fields of the Quick Define (“New item from…”) window.

Improvements

  • Improved expansion of short text fragments in Messages.
  • Works around an expansion problem in Joplin's rich text editor.

Bug fixes

  • Fixes a problem where new abbreviations added via AppleScript or JavaScript were recognized only after manually opening the Typinator window.
  • Fixes an expansion problem in Anki V2.

Typinator 7.9 (2019-04-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.6)

Features

  • Typinator now takes mixed line separators into account when importing text files.
  • The message about conflicting abbreviations now also includes part of the expansion.
  • In the “Quick Define” window, existing abbreviations can be replaced with new expansions by pressing the command key (now also works with command+enter).
  • The diagnostics report now contains information about related processes, which may cooperate or interfere with Typinator.
  • Extended system information in the diagnostics report.
  • New version of the predefined “DOuble CAps Exceptions” set includes GHz and MHz.
  • The diagnostics report now lists processes that have requested secure input.
  • Script environment variables are now correctly set for inline script invocations.

Improvements

  • Improved visibility of Typinator's menu bar icon in Dark Mode.
  • Improved support for update checks in intermediate beta versions.
  • Cleaned up unused 32-bit code in the built-in installer.
  • Updated built-in versions of the English and TidBITS auto-correction sets as well as the Product Names set.
  • The menu bar icon's pull-down menu now has the correct appearance in Dark Mode.
  • Detection of multi-line text fields in input forms has been made more reliable in certain corner cases.

Bug fixes

  • Works around a problem with clipboard-based expansions in Nisus Writer when custom menu shortcuts with multiple keys are defined.
  • Works around a problem with temporary folders that caused installations and updates to fail in certain circumstances.
  • Fixes a problem with incorrect invocations of the built-in Case function.
  • Fixes an issue with expansions and cursor positioning in Script Debugger.
  • Fixes typos in French and German translations.
  • Fixes a problem with special keys (like {tab} and {return}) when the caps lock key was down.
  • Fixes a problem where Typinator could enter pause mode when processing certain incorrectly formed input fields.
  • Fixes an issue with cursor positioning in Slack.
  • Fixes a problem where clicks on the triangle next to the “T” icon in the menu bar activated the Typinator window before opening the menu.
  • Works around a rare issue with Typinator's built-in crash protection.
  • Fixes a crash during certain clean-up tasks.
  • Works around expansion problems in Typora.
  • Fixes an expansion problem with legacy versions of Notebooks.