Create Text Expansions Macro

Hey Richard,

While Keyboard Maestro does a good job handling text-expansion macros, it does not provide as sophisticated a UI as TextExpander.

If you're managing that many expansions I recommend you stick with TextExpander. I use Typinator myself and have 48,330 text-expansions and counting.

On the other hand you may find that Keyboard Maestro is more than adequate for your text-expansion needs.

Search the forum for “TextExpander”, and you'll get 30+ hits. Amongst them are methods for extracting expansions from it. There is also some discussion covering when KM is a good replacement for a dedicated text-expansion utility.

Create some text-expansions in Keyboard Maestro and test them. Play with the differences between KM and TextExpander and then decide for yourself whether you still want to consolidate.

-Chris

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