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Spell Catcher X

Spell Catcher X - 10.3

spell checker, thesaurus, dictionary, shorthands...

All Time: (4.2)
Version 10.3: (4.6)
Selected Version: 10.3
Release Date: 2008-10-07
License: Shareware
Downloads (version 10.3): 786
Downloads (all versions): 1,050
Price: $39.95

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Product Description:

Spell Catcher X is the powerful writing tool preferred by educators, students, writers, bloggers - anyone who writes on their Macintosh. It's the all-in-one writing solution for those who need standardized custom dictionaries for use in all their applications, those that write in multiple languages, and anyone that simply wants to be a faster, more effective writer. Use it in Mac OS X applications such as email, web browsers, instant messaging, Microsoft Word and other word processors, graphics programs such as Adobe Photoshop, video and movie programs, databases, spreadsheets and more!


Spell Catcher X's all-in-one-product features include:

  • Available-everywhere as-you-type (interactive) and after-you've-typed-it (batch) spell checking. Fully integrated with the standard Mac OS X Spelling Panel.
  • Comprehensive spelling dictionaries for 14 different languages, with thesaurus look ups in 10 languages. Nine spelling languages and 10 thesaurus databases are included for free!
  • Powerful, fast, searchable, state-of-the-art shorthand expansions. Date and time shorthands that are infinitely configurable.
  • Two different English-language thesaurus databases available - the "right word" is just a few keystrokes away.
  • U.S. English dictionary with definitions.
  • If you can't find it in the thesaurus or dictionary definitions, you'll find it on the Internet using Spell Catcher's integrated dictionary server support.
  • Spell Catcher X's completion feature finishes what you're typing for you. Not just dictionary words are offered as completions, but shorthands, your personal learned words, thesaurus synonyms, and (saving the best for last), names, email addresses, phone numbers and address information from your Address Book! With Spell Catcher X's Address Book completions, your Address Book is truly available everywhere.
  • Spell Catcher X's Ghostwriter offers you "Safety When You Haven't Saved." Ghostwriter saves what you type while you type it, making it possible to recover your work after a crash or other similar disaster. Because it's built on top of an interactive writing tool, Ghostwriter keeps an incredibly accurate, complete, and easy-to-recover account of what you've written.
  • Customizable text manipulation tools let you "Modify Selections" of text in many different ways. Clean up badly-formatted email messages, strip excess white space and other characters, make paragraphs out of text with returns at the end of every line. Create your own macros from the basic functions that are included with Spell Catcher X.
  • Tailor the way Spell Catcher works to the way you and the applications you use work. Almost every preference can be set on a per-application basis.

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Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4.3 or higher

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Feedback Summary:

Version 10.3:
Overall Rating: (4.6) Features: (4.4) Support: (4.4)
Ease of Use: (4.2) Quality / Stability: (4.6) Price: (4.0)
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Spell Catcher X CommentaryDon't Even Bother Using with Snow Leopard - Version: 10.3.2, 10/9/2009 09:28PM PST

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Mackidockie
Love this program, but getting it to work with Snow Leopard is such a kludge. Performance is erratic. Wait for the new version.
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Spell Catcher X Commentary10.6 Quick Start Guide - Version: 10.3.2, 9/17/2009 10:35PM PST

zunipus
Intro: As a writer, I find Spell Catcher X is indispensable. It is one of my top 5 must have apps. I'm glad Apple integrated reasonable spell checking, but it really doesn't come even close to all the features built into Spell Catcher. Why the app ever got slammed here at VT is beyond my comprehension. And yes, it runs fine in 10.6. But see the caveats about 64-bit app compatibility with the current version.

RainMaker have provided an updated Quick Start Guide for 10.6 users:

http://www.rainmakerinc.com/kb/index.php?article=97
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Spell Catcher X CommentarySnow Leopard Compatibility - Version: 10.3.2, 9/3/2009 01:15AM PST

WhiteDog
Spell Catcher is Snow Leopard compatible. What it is not, yet, is 64 bit compatible. So it still works in 32 bit apps and can work in 64 bit apps if they are adjusted to run in 32 bit mode. I'm enjoying the new speed of 64 bit apps like Safari so I'm not inclined to set them to 32 bit. Since Apple's own spell checker works in these apps, Spell Catcher is a bit of overkill anyway. And these same apps work with the new symbol and text substitution feature in Snow Leopard so this is one more element of Spell Catcher (and TypeIt4Me) that is being incorporated into the Mac OS. Unfortunately, there is no way that I know of to import my custom Spell Catcher dictionaries or my TypeIt4Me shortcuts list into Apple's tools. For the time being, therefore, I will get by with the Apple versions until Spell Catcher and TypeIt4Me are adapted for full OS X 10.6 compatibility.
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