Yesterday Smile released TextExpander Touch version 2.5 for iOS. This free update includes a new iOS 7-style user interface and several tools to assist snippet management from within iOS. They spent a lot of time working on the little things and it shows. Some of my favorite new features are:

• Reordering Groups
• Sharing a completed snippet with the sharing menu
• The ability to disable specific snippets for iOS

• Gestures: three finger tap to share and two finger left swipe to copy

• iOS Keyboard Shortcuts: 

  • ⌘+ and ⌘- increase and decrease the font size of selected text

  • ⌘N creates a new snippet, group, or note

  • ⌘Return functions as Done, or shares snippet or note

  • Escape functions as Cancel

  • ⌘T toggles between Notes and Groups

  • up and down arrows navigate through the list of snippets or notes on iPad

I use TextExpander often on both the Mac and iOS. The new URL callback method for sharing snippet groups to apps has been working fine and I’m happy to see Smile giving TextExpander even more love. Did you know I’ve got a bunch of snippet groups right here for download?