Version history

Improvements

• Improved handling of multi-desktop environments
• Enhanced compatibility with various third-party applications
• Performance and stability optimizations

Bug fixes

• Fixes a bug that blocked the creation of new image expansions

New 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

New 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

Improvements

• Stability and performance improvements under the hood

New 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.

New 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

Improvements

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

New 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.

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.

New 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.

New 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.