Features	TypeIt4Me 4	TextExpander 2	Typinator 2
AutoCue (pause & prompt for variable input)	√	X	X
AutoCorrect using OS X’s built-in spell checker	√	X	X
Expand number suffixes	√	X	X
Show label, expanded text or both in menu	√	X	X
Show/hide any clipping in menu	√	X	X
Import SpellCatcher shorthand glossary	√	X	X
Restrict any clipping to a specific application	√	X	X
Handle TABs & CRs in forms (type abb to login)	√	X	X
Enable/disable via menubar icon	√	X	X
Strip 's' for plurals (no need to define abb twice)	√	X	X
Execute AppleScript from abbreviation	√	√	X
Clippings with formatted text & pictures	√	√	√
Case entered affects clipping	√	√	√
Auto date expansion	√	√	√
Limit usage to application list	√	√	√
Menubar menu for entering clippings	√	√	X
Reposition cursor on expansion	√	√	√
Create clipping from selected text	√	√	X
Expand abbs referenced in clippings (nesting)	√	√	X
Export TAB delimited clippings via copy/paste	√	√	X
Import Clippings from other typing utilities	√	√	√
Import from TAB delimited files	√	√	√
Export clippings file	√	√	√
Services menu item to create Clippings	why?	√	X
Primary/Auxiliary clippings files	√	√	X
Multiple clippings files	√	√	√
Apply a label to any clipping	√	√	X
Restrict an entire file to a specific application	√	√	√
Enable/disable via keyboard hot key	√	√	X
User defined hot keys	√	√	X
Sync clippings via .Mac	X	√	X
Actively supported since	1989	2006	2005
Localization versions	English	English, French, German,  Japanese, Italian	English, French, German
Localized help	English	English, French, German,  Japanese, Italian	English, French, German
Abbreviation trigger options	space, return, tab plus 30 other	space, return, tab plus 30 other	X
Price	$27	$29.95	$19.99