Faq

Typefu doesn’t insert text or expand abbreviations

Check Settings ▸ Permissions. If Accessibility is on but it still fails, remove Typefu from System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Accessibility and add it again. This can happen after an update.

Abbreviations don’t work in a password field

That’s on purpose. They pause in password fields, during secure keyboard entry, and while an input method is composing text.

How do I turn Typefu off in one app or website?

Add it in Settings ▸ Ignored Apps. Abbreviations and the action menu won’t run there, but the Show action menu shortcut still works. Websites work in Safari and Chromium-based browsers, including subdomains.

Check Grammar flags a name or term that’s correct

Click Add to Dictionary, or add it in Settings ▸ Grammar ▸ Dictionary.

How do I pause abbreviations?

Use the Pause or resume expansions shortcut, or turn off Expand abbreviations as you type in Expander.

In Actions ▸ Behavior, show it only when holding ⌥ or only with the shortcut, or raise the minimum selection. To turn it off for a while, use the Action Menu toggle in the menu bar menu.

Does my text leave my Mac?

Not by default. AI actions, Check Grammar and dictation run on your Mac. Text only goes out if you add a cloud AI provider or run an action that opens a website.

Does Typefu change my clipboard?

It sometimes uses the clipboard to insert text, then puts back what you had, unless you copied something new in the meantime.

How do I back up or move to another Mac?

In Settings ▸ General, click Back Up… to save your snippets, lists, actions and settings to a .typefu file. On the other Mac, click Restore…. API keys aren’t included.

To export only snippets, use Import and Export ▸ Export All as Markdown….

How do I activate my license?

Enter your key in Settings ▸ License. Get one from the Typefu home page .

How do I get updates?

Turn on Automatically check for updates in Settings ▸ General.

Where do I report a problem?

Open an issue on GitHub , or use Settings ▸ Support.

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