TextExpander Expansion with Stream Deck
If you have been wanting to run TextExpander snippets via your Stream Deck on your Mac but it hasn't quite worked using the built-in text
plugin, I have good news, it is possible with a few easy tweaks!
First, a couple of prerequisites to get this all working
Next, let's pick a TextExpander snippet we want to use. For this example, I will use
xte
which expands to TextExpander
.
Now, the setup.
In the Stream Deck software, go ahead and set up a new button using the OSA Script plugin. To set up the button, select AppleScript and then use the following AppleScript
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "xte"
end tell
Be sure to temporarily disable TextExpander when adding the abbreviation to the AppleScript section to avoid expansion within your script.
One last thing to check on, make sure to add the Stream Deck app to the Accessibility allow list and then close and reopen the Stream Deck app.
You are now set to trigger TextExpander snippets via your Stream Deck buttons! 🎉