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| TextExpander 2 | Typinator 3 | TypeIt4Me 4 | |
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US$29.95 | €19.99 | US$27.00 |
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| Snippets with formatted text & pictures |  |
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| Case entered affects snippet | |
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| Auto date expansion | |
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| Limit usage to application list | |
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| Hotkeys for snippet creation from selection or clipboard | |
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| Expand abbreviations referenced in snippets (snippet nesting) | |
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| Organize snippets into groups | |
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| Add snippet groups from external files | |
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| Add snippet groups via URL (incl. password-protected URLs) | |
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| Sync snippets via MobileMe | |
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| Update snippets groups from external files and URLs at regular intervals | |
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| Export snippets for use in other typing utilities | |
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| Import comma- and tab-delimited text, RTF, and RTFD files | |
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| Import Spellcatcher shorthand files | |
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| Import snippets from other typing utilities | |
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| English autocorrect dictionaries included | |
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| French, German autocorrect dictionaries included | |
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| HTML code snippet library included | |
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| Use OSX spellchecker for autocorrect | |
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| AutoCue prompts for variable input | |
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| Built-in snippet libraries for CSS, symbols, accented words, URL shortening | |
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| Date and time math | |
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| FileMaker 9 functions set | Available from Camp Software |
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| Sort snippets by abbreviation and content | |
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| Sort snippets by date created, date modified and date most recently used | |
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| Services menu item to create snippets | |
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| Application specific snippets | |
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| Enable/disable via keyboard | |
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| User-specified abbreviation trigger options | |
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| AppleScript snippets | |
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| Shell script snippets | |
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| Reposition cursor on expansion | |
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| Localization versions | English, French, German, Japanese, Italian | English, French, German | English, French, German, Italian |
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