You can pick a custom keyboard shortcut, and you can decide to simply press that shortcut instead of pressing and holding it.

I didn’t expect a tiny open-source Windows app to make such a difference, but this one has saved me hours of typing every week.

Typing with your voice – dictating text – has become an extremely common way to communicate. Better yet, you don't even need a stenographer. (Now I'm dating myself) I recently watched a friend quietly ...

Text replacement tools, also called snippet managers, are one of those productivity tools everyone needs even if they don't know it. They let you paste any text you want in just a couple of keystrokes ...

There are many note-taking apps, ranging from Apple Notes and Google Keep to Obsidian and Notion. Most of them use text as the primary input method and provide features around it. Developer Louis ...

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Text expansion tools are essential for anyone who finds themselves constantly copying and pasting the same information multiple times every day. Over the years we've recommended TextExpander and aText ...

Text-to-speech (TTS) services are no longer just a tool for accessibility; they make your everyday browsing more productive and enjoyable. Imagine cooking dinner while listening to articles from your ...

The Notes app on your iPhone transcribes audio to text for free.. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac In the updated Notes app in iOS 18, you can transcribe audio to text for free: Your iPhone will ...

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