The personal version prompts to upgrade to commercial when used for personal use.-cmpm
I think they include an algorithm that tries to decide whether you're using it for personal or commercial purposes. I can see why, but it must be very hard to make an accurate decision. E.g., if I were, as a private person, writing a letter to a utility company, how would an algorithm decide.
http://www.autotext-software.com/
Is a free, no pop-up or prompts to upgrade to commercial, fine program.
A freeware by the Phrase Express people, when Phrase Express is already free for personal use? Getting very complicated!
I currently use
Typing Assistant, and like it, but you have to press the number of the phrase that you want in the pop-up list. I asked them to remove that and allow "instant" text input, but they said no, as then users might be more likely to type the wrong thing by accident. I see where they're coming from, but I disagree. Having to use an explicit trigger spoils the flow. And after all, what's typed is the user's responsibility. I would prefer to go back to
Instant Text which doesn't enforce that, but would have to pay $99 to go from version V to the version VII that works properly on Vista Home Premium with UAC On (full new price is $189). At present I'm resisting!