Rocket Typist
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During our daily lives, we often type the same or similar texts repeatedly. Rocket Typist is your solution to save valuable typing time. This text expander app automatically creates and inserts the appropriate text and image snippets on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Simply type a predefined abbreviation, and Rocket Typist takes care of the rest.
APPLICATION EXAMPLES
- Frequently repeated phrases like "How are you?"
- Signatures with or without images
- Current date and time
- Names, addresses, and other contact information
- Hard-to-remember technical terms
- Support responses for your customers
- Code snippets for developers
Once you have collected your text snippets, you never have to type them again.
MAIN FEATURES
- Type an abbreviation and expand it into a snippet
- Use macros like date, option lists, textfield and others to make your snippets more dynamic
- Snippets can be saved as plain text, code, smart Snippets, or formatted text
- Let Artificial Intelligence generate or transform text for you.
- Use JavaScript in your snippets and execute mathematical functions, text transformation, or any custom logic
- Select snippets via the Touch Bar on your Mac or from the menu bar
- Sync snippets across your devices with iCloud
- Export and import snippets from other apps
Rocket Typist for Mac and Rocket Typist for iPhone and iPad are standalone apps that are fully compatible with each other. The core features of Rocket Typist are available for free. For the full experience, you can unlock the Pro features within the app at any time. There are NO subscription or update fees.
Más NEW: The iCloud sync and save behavior have been improved.
FIX: The app may became unresponsive or was entirely blocking after launch or after some time had passed.
3.3.1 23 feb
NEW: The user interface now features new UI elements introduced in macOS 26 Tahoe.
NEW: The app icon has been updated to match the new style of macOS 26 Tahoe.
NEW: A new example section has been added to the sidebar, showing some example snippets to help users get started with the app's different features.
NEW: Many small user interface improvements have been made.
NEW: A new section layout for the sidebar has been implemented.
NEW: The app now shows a share button when selecting multiple snippets for easier export.
NEW: Snippets with long titles and long abbreviations no longer cut off the last characters in the snippet list.
NEW: Improvements to performance have been made.
NEW: The Statusbar Menu now displays snippets more effectively, especially in the most popular section.
NEW: The welcome screen has been improved.
FIX: With some changes in the last update, Rocket Typist may inserted snippets that were in the trash.
FIX: Darstellungsproblem
FIX: Exporting snippets via the menu did not always work.
FIX: In dark mode the number of uses weren’t readable in the most popular section of the statusbar menu.
3.3 4 ene
NEW: Available models for smart snippets are now changing dynamically, based on their availability.
NEW: Custom OpenAI URLs no longer necessitate a port number. If you omit it, the default port number 443 will be used.
NEW: The Internet Access Policy has been implemented for better compatibility with firewall apps like Little Snitch.
NEW: You cab now select multiple snippets and change the case sensitivity for all of them at once via the context menu (right-click).
NEW: Small improvements to the user interface have been made.
FIX: In some cases, Rocket Typists may slowed down the typing speed on other applications after prolonged use.
FIX: Using a snippet with a snippet macro that inserts a formatted text or image, may did to insert the entire content of the snippet in the target app if the snippet type was plain text.
FIX: Adopting the letter case might not have been effective if the abbreviation was triggered by the last symbol of the abbreviation instead of a trigger key.
FIX: The „more settings“ menu item in the status bar menu has been removed because it can cause unexpected behavior. Unfortunately, there’s no reliable way to do this at the moment because of a bug in macOS.
3.2.5 26/08/2025
NEW: The default case sensitivity for new snippets can now be changed in the general app settings.
FIX: Showing the activation window for Rocket Typist Pro may displayed a blank window.
FIX: The snippet keyboard may disappeared unexpectedly due to a crash.
3.2.4 22/08/2025
NEW: Plist files can now be imported ( for example to import the text replacements from the Keyboard System settings)
NEW: Smart snippets that trigger errors are now more clearly highlighted in the editor through alert messages, making it easier to identify and resolve issues during editing.
NEW: You can now configure your own OpenAI API–compatible server URL for Smart Snippets directly in the settings.
NEW: The optional Title and Abbreviations view below the snippet text ist now more compact to better display longer titles.
NEW: PDF export is now available, including snippet names and abbreviations from the selected folder or category.
NEW: You can now use the Print command to produce a paper copy of the snippet list. (Please print only what you need to help reduce paper waste.)
FIX: In some cases the app did lose the Pro version although previously purchased. If you still encounter this issue, please reinstall the app and restart your device
FIX: In certain configurations, the application may have reduced system performance after an extended period of usage.
FIX: Using an options macro may resulted in the application’s termination under specific configuration scenarios.
FIX: Added missing translations for some parts of the user interface.
3.2.3 30/07/2025
FIX: The first result wasn't highlighted when searching for snippets within the snippets menu, making it selectable and insertable by pressing enter.
FIX: An incorrect display of the option window for the new selection macro has been rectified.
FIX: Abbreviations may have stopped working with some delimiter keys such as tab and enter.
3.2.2 13/02/2025
FIX: In some cases Key Macros were ignored.
FIX: Certain configurations caused keys to stop responding after entering an abbreviation.
FIX: Arrow keys no longer cause unexpected abbreviation expansion.
FIX: Typing abbreviations with Caps Lock enabled may failed.
FIX: Text Macro insertion toolbar button was disabled in preview mode.
FIX: Text format controls for formatted snippets weren't displayed in preview mode.
3.2.1 12/02/2025
NEW: Run JavaScript code snippets for calculations, random number generation, or text case conversions by selecting "Execute JavaScript code" in the new Code snippet settings.
NEW: The app settings now include an option to enable Rocket Typist to auto-correct double capitals, converting instances like 'THanks' into 'Thanks'.
NEW: Rocket Typist's statusbar menu now includes an option to create a new snippet from a selected text.
NEW: You can now select text in other apps, and add it as a new Rocket Typist snippet via the Share menu.
NEW: The app now displays the most popular snippets in the status bar snippet menu.
NEW: New “Selection” Macro: Easily insert selected text into your text snippets by using the new “Selection” macro type. Unlike the clipboard macro, it eliminates the need for manual copying, streamlining your workflow. This macro type is especially useful when combined with Smart Text Snippets, enhancing efficiency even further.
NEW: Smart Snippets: Enhance your snippets with AI! Collect your favorite prompts and execute them directly in Rocket Typist, unlocking nearly endless possibilities. For example, let Rocket Typist proofread your selected text, generate alternative versions to achieve the perfect tone, or summarize text effortlessly. Plus, just like regular text snippets, you can use Macros to make your prompts even more dynamic and versatile. (This feature requires a (free) OpenAI account.)
NEW: New snippet abbreviation options allow case-adaptive expansions: customize behaviour to be case sensitive, ignore case, or adapt case matching snippet text to the abbreviation's case.
NEW: The app settings now include an option to enable Rocket Typist to automatically capitalize words at the start of a new sentence.
NEW: Enhanced performance now supports seamless scrolling of extensive snippet lists and more fluid editing of snippet text.
NEW: Experience enhanced usability with various minor interface improvements across the entire app.
NEW: The font size of the snippet text editor can now be changed in the settings.
NEW: The app now offers a Spanish translation.
NEW: You can now create a plain text snippet from the selection in other apps by choosing "New Snippet from selection" from the statusbar menu.
NEW: An option has been added to toggle whether the text style and format are inherited from the original snippet or adapted accordingly.
NEW: Enhanced user interface for an improved user experience.
NEW: Snippet menu now displays extended snippet names.
NEW: The options macro editor now showcases an extra view for the options list, enhancing overall ease-of-use.
NEW: Rocket Typist Manual now showcases significant enhancements and updates.
NEW: The characters "%", "=" and ":" are now allowed for abbreviations.
NEW: The options menu now includes additional snippet options.
NEW: Export snippets directly to CSV and Text format.
NEW: Dvorak keyboard layout now fully supported.
NEW: Now the Search field in the status bar menu can be selected with the up arrow key.
NEW: It is now possible to use symbols such as ` or ^ or * in an abbreviation.
NEW: You can now correct abbreviations while typing as long as you did not hit a trigger key.
NEW: Using a snippet with macros that require user interaction now does not end the focus of the current app, making it more compatible with tasks like renaming files in Finder.
NEW: The date picker now provides a larger calendar and includes easy-to-use stepping buttons.
NEW: The status bar menu now includes a "more settings" item, providing direct access to the App settings.
NEW: The updated date macro editor displays a real-time preview of formatted dates.
NEW: The preview window now automatically fits within screen boundaries, provided screen resolution supports the preview size.
...and many more new features and bug fixes. Unfortunately Apple only allows 6000 characters here. The complete change log can be found here: https://www.witt-software.com/releasenotes/?app=rockettypist
3.2 03/02/2025
FIX: The options macro did not work as expected with macOS Sequoia 15.0.
3.1.3 23/09/2024
FIX: Resolved an issue where the clipboard macro occasionally malfunctioned.
3.1.2 08/08/2024
FIX: Resolved an issue where importing CSV files ignored the title row.
FIX: Resolved an issue preventing the restoration of previous purchases.
FIX: Resolved an issue where parts of abbreviations were not completely removed after inserting text in some apps like WhatsApp.
FIX: The snippet keyboard may had a red toolbar.
3.1.1 03/08/2024
NEW: The iCloud sync and save behavior have been improved.
FIX: The app may became unresponsive or was entirely blocking after launch or after some time had passed.
Más Versión 3.3.1 23 feb
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