What changed in TextExpander from 7 to 8

What's new in TextExpander 8.4.7 Note: Conditional Sections is in Phased Rollout and being enabled for accounts in stages. Contact support@textexpander.com to request earlier access. Improvements

• Adding a branch to a conditional section places the cursor inside the new branch so you can type right away. Bug fixes
• Conditional section branches keep their bulleted and numbered list formatting when the snippet expands. Snippets already saved without that formatting are repaired when you open them.
• Pressing Backspace on a conditional or optional section marker now asks for confirmation, keeping the marker and its matching pair intact.

What's new in TextExpander 8.4.6 Features marked Phased Rollout are being enabled for accounts in stages. Contact support@textexpander.com to request earlier access. New Features

• Conditional Sections in snippets (Phased Rollout). Build if/then branching directly into a snippet: wrap content in a conditional section with named branches, and the fill-in window shows a dropdown that reveals only the selected branch's content and fill-ins. Sections nest, branches are unlimited, and you can embed other snippets inside a branch. The expanded result reads as one clean document with no leftover blank lines.
• Spell check and grammar suggestions in the snippet editor (Phased Rollout). Misspellings get a dashed red underline and grammar suggestions a wavy purple one. Click an underline to see suggestions, then apply or ignore. The checker skips macros, the spacing around them, and script snippets, and it also works in the default text fields of fill-in dialogs. Checking is English (en-US) for now. While it is active, the built-in system spell check turns off in that editor so you see only one set of underlines.
• Sign in with your browser. The sign-in screen now offers a single "Sign in with browser" button that hands authentication to your browser session, so you never type your password into the app window. A "Sign in manually" link keeps the email and password form one click away. Improvements
• Clearer Secure Input status. When macOS Secure Input pauses expansion, the menu bar icon now shows a prominent red slash, and notifications identify the source more accurately, showing "macOS Secure Input" when the system itself is holding it (for example, right after waking or unlocking your Mac).
• Group sharing is easier to find. Selecting a snippet group now shows an actions menu in the header with Share, Group Settings, and Delete, replacing the buried right-click and gear-icon paths. Bug fixes
• Fixed a crash when using Print All Groups with groups containing rich text snippets.
• Fixed date and time macros not inserting into single-line and multi-line fill-in fields.
• Fixed the Dock icon reappearing, and refusing to hide again, after opening TextExpander via Spotlight, Alfred, or Finder while it was running in the background with the Dock icon hidden.
• Fixed a small square artifact appearing in the center of the Delete Snippet confirmation dialog on some macOS versions.
• Other fixes: the snippet type dropdown is now disabled for snippets the editor cannot safely edit, matching the editor itself, and switching a snippet to a script type and back no longer strips the compatibility guard that protects newer snippets from older clients.

What's new in TextExpander 8.4.5 Improvements

• Inline Search: pressing Enter on a recent item now expands it instead of opening the main window, Shift-Tab behaves correctly, and Inline Search remembers its window size.
• Rich to plain text: switching a snippet to plain text now warns you with an Undo link before formatting is dropped.
• Date/Time Math: the macro dialog now flags an empty required field instead of silently doing nothing.
• Keyboard focus wrap: focus now wraps from the last element back to the first in the main window.
• Accessibility and Security Improvements.
• Other: snippet groups default to "(Untitled)" when you clear the name, group-settings labels and button tooltips are clearer, and account menu items that open a page now show a loading spinner. Bug fixes
• Restored the Return key for expanding a snippet from a fill-in pop-up menu.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening a link from within the app.
• Fixed snippets expanding twice in the Firefox "Save As" dialog.
• Fixed Quick Search shortcut keys not working when navigating to Recents.
• Other: corrected the window title when a snippet has no label or abbreviation, and fixed the Repeat feature dropping a fill-in entry that contained email-formatted text.

What's new in TextExpander 8.4.4 Bug Fixes

• Fixed an intermittent crash upon app startup. This was introduced in 8.4.3, and is now addressed.

What's new in TextExpander 8.4.3 Improvements

• Command menu (Cmd+K): A new in-app command menu gives you quick access to common actions.
• Replay Snippet expansion: A new Cmd+0 shortcut in Quick Actions replays the last snippet expansion.
• Dark Mode for fill-in windows: Fill-in windows now honor system dark mode on macOS, Windows, and Chrome.
• One-click support log file collection (macOS & Windows)
• Accessibility improvements:
• Larger touch targets
• Updated color contrast to meet WCAG standards
• Keyboard access to Context Menus, Macro Edits
• Improved focus styles across components
• Date picker respects system first day of week setting

What's new in TextExpander 8.4.2Improvements

• Request Snippet Changes: You can now suggest specific content when requesting new snippets or edits to existing snippets. The app now shows you how, and takes you there. Bug Fixes
• Fixes for macOS Big Sur compatibility.
• Fixes related to fill-in window behavior and keyboard navigation of fill-in windows.
• Multiple other bug fixes.

What's new in TextExpander 8.4.1 Date Picker Improvements & Other bug fixes:

Date Picker now supports custom date formats. By popular demand, customize how dates display in your snippets with flexible formatting options, including localized dates for different regions.

Better support for Google Docs in Mac. Additional macOS permissions are required for fully enabling this.

Additional bug fixes and improvements.

What's new in TextExpander 8.4 New Feature: Date Picker Date Picker lets you quickly choose the exact date you need—past, present, or future—right from a calendar and insert it directly into a Snippet as it expands. No more flipping between apps or typing dates by hand. It’s perfect for:

• Scheduling appointments and follow-ups
• Referencing deadlines or due dates
• Communicating timelines or reminders
• Inserting dates of birth or submission dates Fixes & Improvements:
• Improved sync reliability: Updates now sync seamlessly without needing to log out and back in.
• Snippet group sync: Fixed rare issues with renamed or deleted snippet groups not syncing correctly across devices.

What's new in TextExpander 8.3.1

• Improved communication with Chrome Extension.
• Various other fixes and improvements.

What's new in TextExpander 8.2.5

• Various fixes and improvements.

What's new in TextExpander 8.2.2

• Various fixes and improvements.

What's new in TextExpander 8.1

• Security improvements to authentication.
• Various bug fixes and UI improvements.