Typinator
Typinator replaces short abbreviations with longer content such as emails, addresses, code, and templates.
What Typinator is
Typinator replaces short abbreviations with longer content such as emails, addresses, code, and templates. Expansions can include text, images, forms, code snippets, and workflows, with variables for dates, clipboard content, and custom fields. Quick Search finds snippets by keyword, and the app can suggest snippets while you type. Users can also run scripts in AppleScript, Python, Shell, and other languages as part of an expansion. Teams can share snippets and autocorrection libraries to maintain consistent terminology. The maker lists compatibility across Mac apps including Safari, Chrome, Mail, Outlook, Teams, Slack, Notion, Obsidian, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Version 10.2 supports importing from TextExpander, aText, Alfred, Espanso, and PhraseExpress. Abbreviations are stored locally on Mac, with syncing through services such as iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, company servers, or another network location. Expansion works offline, but license validation and software updates need internet access. Basic is listed at $29.99 as a one-time payment for two devices. Trial mode requires no account but limits expansions.
Good
- Expands text, images, forms, code snippets, and workflows.
- Supports variables and scripts in several languages.
- Teams can share snippets and autocorrection libraries.
- Expansion works offline.
- Basic includes two devices for a one-time $29.99 payment.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Trial mode limits expansions; no trial duration is stated.
- Basic includes no product support.
- The Windows beta is not ready for production use.
Who it suits
Typinator suits people who frequently reuse text, forms, code, or workflows, and teams that share snippets or autocorrection libraries. Mac users should check the macOS 13 requirement for Typinator 10; the iOS app requires iOS 18 or newer.
Verdict
Typinator is a paid text-expansion tool with automation, shared libraries, and local abbreviation storage. Its Basic plan is a one-time $29.99 payment for two devices, while trial mode offers limited expansions.
Plans and prices
From Typinator's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | — | macOS only · private use · 2 devices · current major version updates · no product support · One-time payment |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Desktop macOS · iOS · desktop Windows listed as coming soon · Let's talk |
| Advanced | — | macOS + iOS · private use · 3 devices · regular updates · email support · Billed yearly |
| Business | — | macOS + iOS · professional use · 5 devices · shared snippet libraries · Billed yearly |
The facts
Each one read from Typinator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App compatibility
- The maker says Typinator expands shortcuts across Mac apps including Safari, Chrome, Mail, Outlook, Teams, Slack, Notion, Obsidian, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Windows betachecked 20 Sep 2026
- Windows status
- The maker says the first public Windows beta has started but is not ready for production use.checked 7 Oct 2026
What it does
- Automation
- Power users can run scripts in AppleScript, Python, Shell, and other languages as part of expansions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Content types
- It can expand text, images, forms, code snippets, and workflows, with variables for dates, clipboard content, and custom fields.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Imports
- Typinator 10.2 supports importing snippets from TextExpander, aText, Alfred, Espanso, and PhraseExpress.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Local storage and sync
- Abbreviations are stored locally on Mac; users can sync through iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, a company server such as NAS or WebDAV, or another network location.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Expansion works offline; internet is needed for license validation and software updates.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Quick Search
- Quick Search finds snippets by keyword, and Typinator can suggest snippets as you type.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker states that ergonis receives no abbreviation content and that ergonis Software is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR compliant.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support and requirements
- The Basic plan has no product support, while Advanced includes email support; Typinator 10 requires macOS 13 or newer and the iOS app requires iOS 18 or newer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Typinator replaces short abbreviations with longer text such as emails, addresses, code, or templates.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2002checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Perg, Austriachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Team features
- Teams can share snippets and autocorrection libraries to maintain consistent terminology and corporate language.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Team snippet sharing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial limits
- Typinator runs in trial mode without an account, with expansions limited; the pricing page does not state a trial duration.checked 7 Oct 2026
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