Complicated? It sure is! I am not sure how any of it works under the hood either which doesn’t help. For example, Typinator does not have fill-ins (it has powerful input forms and variables instead), it uses different (more flexible) techniques for scripts (AppleScript, JavaScript, etc.), and it does not make suggestions. Typinator’s philosophy differs in some aspects from TextExpander’s. I use Alfred’s history now but would like to know how to clear expansions made in Alfred from Keyboard Maestro history. Differences between TextExpander and Typinator. If you prefer a solution that isn’t a subscription service then you might like to give Typinator a try. TextExpander was recommended by Anders Norn. Not curiously from Keyboard Maestro’s history though. TextExpander is available for MacOS and Windows and is a tool that helps you create snippets which can be inserted using keyboard shortcuts or common abbreviations. Alfred expansions seem to clear themselves from history and from Alfred’s own clipboard history. Yes, Apple has a built it text expander, but it is. You have to know about it though: Keyboard Maestro tends to be a bit of a curve in that way. Ive used Typinator for years, and it has saved much time and drudgery. I found that made it unusable however it is an easy action to add. Otherwise all your clipboard history will just be text expansions. I will also say you have to use an extra action when you create an expansion macro to delete if from the system clipboard. In my case I have over 50 and notice no resource penalty. It is not clear what ‘large’ means here though. 3 12 comments Best Add a Comment cogitoergodoleo 8 mo. The developer himself, Peter Lewis, says that it is not designed to deal with large numbers of text expansions and will take up resources if you have large numbers. Some things I’ve heard mentioned: TextExpander (subscription 40/yr) Espanso (free, open source) Typinator (about 25) TypeIt4Me (19.99) Tell me about what you love (or hate) Edit: I should have mentioned that Id love this to be a native app for Apple Silicon. There are a couple of things to bear in mind if you use Keyboard Maestro.
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