Popular app TextExpander does about-face, starts asking for monthly fee
Apr05
TextExpander, a popular Mac app for creating quick keyboard phrase shortcuts, made a big change today as it released the latest version of its app: you’ll now need to pay a monthly fee. Until today, the app’s development was funded by charging for each major upgrade – version 5, for example, cost a one-time fee of $19.95. Now, you’ll need to pay $4.95 per month for access, or $9.95 per month if you’re part of a team. TextExpander 6 introduces a new syncing engine, built by the company itself, for sharing your snippets across devices or people. That’s instead of iCloud…
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