Please uninstall aText before installing. The installer may not update properly.
aText 1.41
9/9/24
- Improved Rich text editor when inserting or editing 'variable'.
- 'File' variable.
- Improved Attachments and embedded Image snippet.
- 'Sort' menu → Keep groups on top, Insert new item at top.
- Updater for Portable mode.
aText 1.40
19/3/24
- Floating license. See the "Buy aText license" page.
- Portable.
aText 1.39
7/11/23
- "Edit with" for editing snippet with external app.
aText 1.38
24/10/23
- "Mouse" variable for mouse scripting. Check the latest Examples.
- Some minor UI improvements.
aText 1.37
26/9/23
- New commands: Delete, Import. Check the latest Examples → "Scripting aText" for usage.
- Improved CSV importing, allow silently importing simplified aText CSV's format.
aText 1.36.1
18/8/23
- Allow export and import JSON file (aText's format).
- Allow empty item in Menu Field.
aText 1.36
1/8/23
- New option for Field variable: Mandatory.
- Added tools and keyboard shortcuts to edit menu items in Field variable.
- New variable type: Snippet editor → Insert → Abbreviation.
- New snippet group option: Sync.
- Added option in aText menu → View → Show abbreviation on the left side.
- Personal Lifetime license now allows 5 activations in a year.
aText 1.35.2
16/7/23
- Added option in aText menu → View → Show abbreviation on the left side.
- Improved "automatically start aText on login with Administrator previlege", fixed problem in Windows 11.
- Added a workaround in the Examples for Notepad in Windows 11.
aText 1.35.1
5/7/23
- Fixed a crash in version 1.35.
- Improved snippet group option "Show in snippet menu".
aText 1.35
4/7/23
- Improved Snippet Suggestion and added new options in Preferences → Snippet Menu.
- Changed option "Delay after finishing Field editor" to "Delay after finishing aText's popups" in Preferences → Advanced.
aText 1.34.3
19/5/23
- Fixed some bugs in the main window (related to hotkeys).
aText 1.34.1
25/4/23
- Fixed a serious bug of the main window in version 1.34.
- Fixed crash when using Transformation "Find - Extract - Replace" in recent versions.
aText 1.34
22/4/23
- Quick search (Ctrl + Shift + F) in the main window.
- New Applications Config option: Send Right-click to paste.
- New option "When selecting applications in various settings, use full path instead of file name" in Preferences → Applications.
- New option Default Rich text font size.
aText 1.33
7/4/23
- New Advanded Sync mode to counter Maximum path length limitation on Windows.
- When selecting program for various settings, file name is used instead of full path.
- Improved translations: Chinese, German, Russian.
aText 1.32
19/3/23
- License deactivating (aText store licensing).
aText 1.31.1
3/3/23
- Addressed a few issues.
- New translations.
aText 1.31
21/2/23
- Improved Sync - Advanced mode.
aText 1.30
2/1/23
- Translations.
- Some UI parts were removed and moved to the Examples.
- Bug fixes.
aText 1.29
17/11/22
- Fixed an issue in recent versions that aText did not accept "letters typed by pressing AltGr or Right Alt key in some keyboard layouts" as a part of abbreviation.
- Improved Search window and Suggestions menu.
- Added a new option to disable aText's features in Fields window.
aText 1.28
17/10/22
- Added Rich text's default font options in Preferences.
- Improved Rich text editor. It no longer creates a copy of itself in user data folder when changing its settings.
- Addressed a few crashes.
aText 1.27.2
9/10/22
- Fixed abbreviation text box does not accept Space in a recent version.
- Addressed some rare UI crashes.
- Improved the license window and license messages.
aText 1.27.1
30/9/22
- Fixed a major issue of Rich text snippet.
- Moved options for Fields window from the Preferences window to the Fields window. Added a new option for Fields window.
- Fixed some bugs and crashes.
aText 1.27
15/9/22
- Option "Use Microsoft Edge to run Rich text editor".
aText 1.26.1
19/8/22
- Check Abbreviation duplication while editing Abbreviation.
- Added Search Note.
- Fixed version 1.26 crashes on new computer / user.
aText 1.26
19/8/22
- Added "Enabled if" setting to enable/disable snippet on condiftion.
- Changed Tags in the main window for better performance, "snippet variable" tags (i.e. datetime, snippet, caret, key, etc) are removed.
- Automatically restore the latest backup if the data is corrupted.
- Avoid a weird crash when draging the floating menu.
- Addressed a strange issue when the Plaint text editor fails to save.
aText 1.25
11/8/22
- aText is now scriptable. Check Examples for usages.
- Automatically download and install update.
- Bug fixes.
aText 1.24.2
1/8/22
- Some fixes.
- Added "Delay before resending trigger" to "Applications Config".
- Added a few samples and workarounds.
aText 1.24.1
19/7/22
- Fixed bug "default value" of "Text" Field in version 1.24.
- Added "Feedback sound" selection.
- Added Delete comfirmation.
- Added new samples.
- Remade the "Backup frequency" preference.
- Added Diagnostic to the Troubleshoot window.
- Other fixes.
aText 1.24
7/7/22
- Improved Field, especially "number" Field.
aText 1.23
28/6/22
- Improved Field. New options for the Fields window in Preferences → General.
- Updated Examples for the Field feature. Added Workarounds into Examples.
- Other minor UI fixes and changes.
aText 1.22.1
7/6/22
- Fixed bug in a recent version: abbreviation does not work in the field editor window and the debugger window.
aText 1.22
31/5/22
- System variable.
- Added hotkey "Open the main window".
- Option "Send Left arrow + Delete instead of Backspace" in advanced application config.
- Fixed a crash related to "comment" Field.
aText 1.21
11/5/22
- New option in Preferences → General → Fields editor window → Does not activate.
- Fixed Transformations of Script snippet does not show in version 1.20.
aText 1.20
30/4/22
- Added Transformations for Script snippet.
- Added Find and Extract to Transformations.
- New examples for Find and Extract transformation.
- Addressed several crashes.
- Changed option Force Software rendering mode.
aText 1.19.2
17/4/22
- Fixed major bugs related to Field in version 1.19.
aText 1.19.1
11/4/22
- Menu Field can be referenced in value of Number Field.
- Check for missing program file at launch.
- Handle damaged Preferences file.
aText 1.19
8/4/22
- Added Activation via aText website if aText has no internet access.
- Added PM/AM time format options in Preferences.
- Added Excluded option for Field.
- Abbreviation Parameter can be referenced in value of Number field.
- Added "Transformations" for Date/Time variable.
- Added option "Quick mode" for the Sort menu.
- Enable "Convert Rich text's Paragraph tag to Span tag" by default.
- Revert to .NET 4.6, fixed a crash because of a missing program file.
- Workaround for a keyboard focus issue of the Rich text editor.
aText 1.18
11/3/22
- Fixed a bug in the core and improved Rich text snippet expansion in Google Docs in Google Chrome.
- Fixed some bugs and rare crashes.
aText 1.17
23/1/22
- Option "Font size" in Preferences.
- Option "Ignore script output" for script snippet.
- Allow "Replacing data" when opening file.
- Support drag and drop files into the main window.
- Sorting is now locale aware.
- Added shortcuts for backup in File menu.
aText 1.16.4
13/1/22
- Workaround for the "Alt key" issue.
- Fixed crashes by Floating Menu.
aText 1.16.3
9/1/22
- Added Demo mode for Sync.
- Fixed memory leak by Fields editor.
aText 1.16.2
1/1/22
- Changed Multi-select list selector to appear like a popup menu.
- Changed the main window to improve performance and prevent the freeze issue.
- Fixed a bug of Field's Width.
aText 1.16.1
29/12/21
- Added option to force software rendering to avoid the frozen main window issue.
- Fixed another crash by Floating Menu.
aText 1.16
27/12/21
- Ability to enable and disable (or configure) aText for specific windows.
aText 1.15.1
12/12/21
- Fixed a few crashes.
- Added option "Show snippet label" in aText menu → View.
aText 1.15
6/12/21
- Floating Menu - Option "Float on screen" for snippet group.
- Added new options in Snippet Menu.
aText 1.14.3
13/11/21
- Fixed Rich Text Unicode issues.
aText 1.14.2
10/11/21
- Fixed a crash by menu/list Field in version 1.14.
- Fixed the disabled auto run option in version 1.14.
aText 1.14.1
5/11/21
- Fixed major bugs with Field variable in version 1.14.
- Allows choosing multiple keys to accept selected item in snippet menu.
aText 1.14
3/11/21
- Field variable - Menu or List - Allows adding snippet or group as items, and supports HTML item.
- Option "Default snippet type".
aText 1.13
19/10/21
- Subgroup inherits parent group's Applications setting.
- Advanced Applications config (located in Preferences and the Shortcuts menu).
- Fixed "Manual Sync".
- Fixed and addressed several crashes.
aText 1.12.2
5/10/21
- Fixed a bug with the Applications selector in version 1.12.
aText 1.12.1
3/10/21
- aText no longer saves and restores the main window's location to avoid invisible main window issue.
- Fixed and addressed several crashes.
aText 1.12
27/9/21
- One-year license option from aText's store.
- Snippet's Date Modified, options to view Date Modified (aText menu → View).
- New Sort tools.
aText 1.11
25/7/21
- Fixed a problem since version 1 when opening aText's folders of the Microsoft Store version.
- New option: Convert Rich text's Paragraph tag to Span tag when expanding to remove line spacing.
- New option: Make the Fields editor window always on top.
aText 1.10.4
20/7/21
- Added (configurable) delay before sending attachments (for Chrome Gmail). New workaround for Mail app.
aText 1.10.3
14/7/21
- Fixed a major bug in version 1.10.x, a delay was mistakenly added when sending text.
aText 1.10.2
10/7/21
- Fixed several major bugs since version 1.10.
aText 1.10
7/7/21
- Attachments.
- Big change in the core.
- Adjusted for the Windows Mail app.
- Bug fixes.
aText 1.9.3
2/7/21
- Automatically removes paragraph tag when expanding single-line Rich text snippet.
- Several bug fixes.
aText 1.9.2
28/6/21
- Removed the (intended) delay when expanding in Chrome and Edge to fix issues with Google Docs.
- Keep delimiter when triggering the snippet menu.
aText 1.9.1
23/6/21
- Fixed many issues when using field variables in Rich Text snippet. These fixes require re-editing Rich text snippet.
aText 1.9
19/6/21
- New Timer variable.
- Many new functions for Date variable. Trim transform for Clipboard variable.
- Allow line breaks in Multi-select list's separator.
- Changed Rich Text behavior to keep original HTML content when Rich text snippet contains Key and Timer variable.
aText 1.8.8
11/6/21
- Addressed a .NET's issue which causes the main window not drawing (or appearing black).
- Added delay when opening and closing the fields editor to improve compatibility (with Windows Mail app).
aText 1.8.7
5/6/21
- Fixed a bug when variables are placed at the start or the end of Rich text snippet.
- Supports Keystroke variable with modifier keys only (without normal key).
aText 1.8.6
4/6/21
- Add an option to set length of snippets menu. Use Shift modifier key for shortcuts to choose item in snippets menu if applicable.
- Add an option to choose dark / light theme based on Windows's theme.
- Revert a mistake in version 1.8.5 - switched to the HTML-base fields editor which is made for Mac version.
aText 1.8.5
26/5/21
- Major change - Revert a change in version 1.7 - Move user data from Documents folder back to AppData folder because of user permissions troubles.
- Support exact search.
- Improved pasting Picture snippet.
- Fixed unicode character in Rich text not preserved when pasting as plain text. This fix requires re-editing Rich text snippet.
- Fixed issue the Main window may be out of screen.
aText 1.8.4
22/4/21
- Fixed a major bug in version 1.8.2: Fields editor does not show if there is embedded Key variable.
- Fixed a bug with Search in the main window in a recent version.
aText 1.8.2
21/4/21
- Much improved DateTime variable.
aText 1.8.1
17/4/21
- Major change - Improved usability of variables in Rich text snippet.
- Improved "Allow using Tab key as a modifier key".
- Added options "Improve usability of Alt / Windows key".
- Removed options "Block pressing Alt / Windows key alone".
- "Key" variable now supports "Tab + key" shortcuts.
aText 1.8
9/4/21
- Added option "Allow using Tab key as a modifier key". Support using shortcuts like Tab + Space, Tab + Enter, Tab + A, etc.
- Added option for snippets menu position when the caret position is unknown.
- Added option "Use F1-F10 keys to accept the selected item in snippets menu".
- Fixed: unable to click items in the Script tab.
- Fixed: aText's hotkeys are triggered incorrectly while typing.
- Fixed: the Alt / Windows key does not work as a hotkey.
aText 1.7.3
6/4/21
- Added options "Block pressing Alt / Windows key alone" and allows using Alt key and Windows key as a hotkey.
- Added options "Suggest abbreviations while typing".
- Falls back to AppData folder if user does not have access to Documents folder.
- Fixed a few issues related to "Suggest abbreviations".
aText 1.7.2
29/3/21
- Major change - Move user data to Documents folder.
aText 1.7
17/3/21
- Allows using Ctrl key and Shift key as a hotkey.
- Suggest abbreviations after typing a snippet group prefix.
- New snippet group option: Expand after confirmation.
- New option to choose the key to accept the selected item in snippets menu.
- Other minor improvements.
aText 1.6.3
22/2/21
- Added search tools: most used, least used, most recent used, least recent used, never used.
- Fixed a bug when creating "custom" script.
- Added "General" option to not select first item after displaying snippet menu after typing an abbreviation.
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
aText 1.6.2
14/2/21
- Fixed a major bug when adding Menu Field in Rich text editor in version 1.6.
- Fixed a major crash with Rich text editor in recent versions.
aText 1.6.1
10/2/21
- Added new Field type: Multi-select List with separator options.
- Added Field Description.
- Fixed major bugs with Rich text editor in version 1.6. Please re-edit Rich text snippets created in version 1.6 for the issue being solved.
aText 1.6
7/2/21
- Supports Caret, Key, and Picture in script snippet.
- Changed Rich text editor to prefer stability to clean / compact HTML output.
- Saves snippet group's expand/collapse state in the main window.
aText 1.5.9
26/1/21
- Fixed and adressed several major bugs in recent versions.
- Advanced Sync - Show snippet group's name as folder's Title and Tags.
aText 1.5.8
18/1/21
- Fixed issues with multi-monitor and multi-DPI system.
- Fixed a case when aText does not work properly, such as expanding UPPERCASE.
aText 1.5.7
3/1/21
- New option to auto-start with Administrator privileges without UAC prompt.
- aText now checks for update from Microsoft Store and allows installing update from within aText.
- Improved HotKey setter.
- Minor UI improvements.
aText 1.5.6
24/12/20
- Allows showing multiple Fields Editor at the same time. User can trigger Fields Editor inside the active Fields Editor.
- Improved Advanced Sync. May fix a random UI crash.
- aText is now multi-monitor aware.
- Added context menu item "Advanced Sync" \ "Locate selected item in Explorer".
aText 1.5.5
12/12/20
- Added "week number" format to DateTime variable.
- Addressed some rare crashes.
- Disabled "suffix" sample in aText's Examples.
aText 1.5.4
13/10/20
- Fixed Shift+6 issue when Portuguese Brazil input method is used. May fix for other input methods too.
- Fixed several rare crashes.
aText 1.5.3
19/9/20
- Fixed crashes when using field since version 1.5.1.
- Fixed numeric field's functions did not work since an early version.
aText 1.5.2
17/9/20
- Fixed crash in version 1.5.1 when using Optional variable.
- Added silent activation via command line.
- Fixed security warning when loading Rich text editor on recent Windows version.
aText 1.5.1
15/9/20
- Added UTF8 support for scripting.
- New scripting examples.
- Fixes.
aText 1.5
19/8/20
- Added HotKey trigger for snippet and group.
- Added option Detect if key event monitor is suspended by the system.
- Other fixes and improvements.
aText 1.4.8
10/8/20
- Fixed a critical bug in previous update: Rich Text and HTML snippet did not work.
- Other minor fixes.
aText 1.4.7
31/7/20
- New method to detect if key event monitor is suspended by the system.
- New Sort options.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
aText 1.4.6
15/7/20
- Attempted to detect if key event monitor is suspended by system, and automatically restarts it.
- Bug fixes.
- Updated Rich text editor.
- Major internal changes to the snippet list.
- Reverted to 32-bit for smaller memory usage. Version 1.4.4 was built to run as 64-bit in order to support WSL.
aText 1.4.5
28/6/20
- Key stroke variable's Delay before and Delay between.
- Support "Shift + Left/Up/Right/Down/Insert/Home/End" key stroke variable.
aText 1.4.4
24/6/20
- Support scripting with WSL. Shell script now uses WSL bash by default.
- aText no longer uses Roaming directory. All user data is now stored in Local directory.
- Addressed a few rare crashes.
aText 1.4
8/6/20
- New Rich text editor which is much more reliable
- Added simple Troubleshoot window.
- Bug fixes.
aText 1.3.6
28/5/20
- Added new option for DateTime variable: Add English day suffix (st, nd, rd, th).
- Minor fixes.
aText 1.3.4
21/5/20
- Many internal changes.
- Attempted to improve reliability.
- Fixed a crash by "Restart aText" in a recent version.
- Addressed some rare crashes.
aText 1.3.3
18/5/20
- Fixed and addressed some rare crashes.
- Fixed crashes by Clipboard variable in version 1.3.
aText 1.3.1
14/5/20
- Added "Find and replace", "Change case" for Clipboard variable.
- Clipboard setter.
- Fixed a bug in DateTime variable.
- Fixed and addressed some crashes.
aText 1.2.8
5/5/20
- Fixed and addressed many crashes automatically reported in version 1.2.7.
- Added option "Support dead key in" to allow disabling aText's dead key support which may conflict with similar apps.
aText 1.2.7
27/4/20
- Added simple exporting for Mac OS.
- Other improvements.
aText 1.2.5
21/4/20
- Fixed a crash.
- Now user can purchase aText Premium Lifetime from aText Store.
aText 1.2.4
25/3/20
- Fixed major bugs and crashes.
- Added option "Request Administrator privileges when auto-start".
aText 1.2
14/3/20
- Ditched .NET framework's configuration management which causes too many issues. Old version's preferences will be lost.
- Emoji collection and Icon View Emoji picker.
- Rich Text editor's font list configuration.
- Improved compatibility with keyboard layouts.
- Fixed a major bug when typing Shift + delimiter after abbreviation.
aText 1.1.3
10/2/20
- Improved compatibility with keyboard layouts.
aText 1.1.2
6/2/20
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
aText 1.1
24/1/20
- Improved compatibility with keyboard layouts.
- Added Clipboard history support.
- Added Comment Field to display comment in Fields editor.
- Major bug fixes.
aText 0.10.2
31/12/19
- Fixed a major issue with setttings and a reported crash.
aText 0.10.1
25/12/19
- Fixed a major issue since version 0.9.
- Added Workaround for some system applications. Improved compatibility with some system applications.
aText 0.10
21/12/19
- Changed main window UI.
- Fixed an issue of DateTime variable.
aText 0.9
14/12/19
- Added Import / Export CSV file.
- Major bug fixes and improvements.
aText 0.8.1
6/12/19
- Improved Capital Correction.
- A few minor UI improvements.
aText 0.8
3/12/19
- Added Capital Correction.
- Improved Abbreviation Parameter.
aText 0.7
19/11/19
- Added Advanced Sync.
- Bug fixes.
aText 0.5.1
18/10/19
- Fixed some major UI bugs.
aText 0.5
15/10/19
- Supported unlimited-level sub snippet group.
- Added hotkeys: Show snippets menu, Make snippet from clipboard, Make snippet from selection.
- Fixed crash when user settings files become invalid.
aText 0.4
5/10/19
- Added Abbreviation Parameter, provide ability to use Abbreviation as function with parameters.
aText 0.3
27/9/19
- Added Recyle Bin function.
- Added Group's abbreviation.
- Remade DateTime variable.
- Added a few new examples.
- Added autorun option.
- Other improvements
aText 0.2
13/9/19
- Added compatibility with all keyboard layouts.
- Fixed reported issues related to Key variable, keyboard layout, crash
- Improvements