Textile: A Desktop App for Precision Text Assembly and Manipulation
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Sat on the counter overnight. Well past its best.
Summary
Textile is a desktop application that allows users to assemble and manipulate text with precision. It supports keyboard shortcuts, stores textiles as simple text files locally on the user's computer for privacy, and can pull text from various sources including the clipboard. The app is designed to eliminate the need for manual copying and switching between apps.
Key quotes
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No more switching between apps to copy bits of text manually.
Your textiles are stored in simple text files, right on your computer. They're easy to back up, and nobody else can access them, not even us.
You can assign keyboard shortcuts to your textiles, making them quick and easy to run.
Textile can use text you provide, read from your clipboard
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