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Life & fun · January 28, 2013

OS X Text Substitution and osxsub

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OS X Text Substitution and osxsub launched on January 28, 2013 with 22 votes, #87 of 526 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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OS X Text Substitution and osxsub is a tool for Mac users that streamlines text entry through automatic substitution features. It allows users to create custom shortcuts that expand into longer text strings, improving typing efficiency for frequently used phrases, codes, or corrections. The tool integrates with the Mac operating system's native text substitution functionality, making it useful for anyone who types repetitive content regularly, from writers to developers to office workers.

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