Smile updates TextExpander and switches to subscriptions<article>
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<p>Smile Software is changing practically everything about TextExpander except what TextExpander actually does: Letting you save chunks of text or other data as “snippets” that are automatically inserted when you type an abbreviation.
The new version of the beloved utility is aimed at more seamlessly sharing snippets among teams, there’s a new web portal at
TextExpander.com to manage your snippets online, and it’s even expanding to a new platform with a beta version of TextExpander for Windows.</p><p>But the other big change is to the purchase model. Previously, you paid for a TextExpander license up front, with upgrade pricing available if you already owned a previous version. With the new TextExpander, Smile is moving to
a subscription model with two pricing tiers. After a free 30-day trial, the “Life Hacker” plan is $4.95 a month, or $47.52 per year (which drops the monthly cost to $3.96). You’re required to have a TextExpander.com account, and you can sync your snippets to all devices and share them with other TextExpander users.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3052440/os-x/smile-updates-textexpander-and-switches-to-subscriptions.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Smile updates TextExpander and switches to subscriptions
