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One universal download for Apple silicon and Intel. Start with ten free glosses, no account or card needed.

Latest versionGloss 2.3.1

18 October 2026 · 7 MB

Download for Mac
  • macOS 15 or later
  • Apple silicon and Intel
  • Signed and notarised

Gloss runs on Macs only.

What’s new in 2.3.1

Fixed

  • Lines no longer move up after an expansion in Gmail. When a trigger ended a line, expanding it in Chrome also deleted the line break, so the next line joined that one. In web pages and web-based apps, Gloss now removes the trigger by pressing Backspace, as you would, instead of selecting it. The same goes for undoing an expansion with Backspace.
  • Triggers expand in fields that refuse some characters. A form field that doesn't allow full stops shows "fx" when you type the trigger f.x, and the trigger didn't expand. Gloss now replaces what the field kept. This works when the missing characters are punctuation or spaces inside the trigger; its first and last characters must still be there.
  • Word-boundary glosses expand at the start of a line in Chrome. A gloss with Require word boundary didn't expand when typed at the start of a line that followed another line.
  • The picker had the same problems at the end of a line in Chrome: choosing a gloss could join the next line on, or put the text at the start of the next line.

First launch.

Gloss opens as Free, with no licence. Setting it up takes a minute.

  1. Open the DMG and install

    Open the downloaded disk image and drag Gloss to your Applications folder.

  2. Grant Accessibility

    Open Gloss. To replace text as you type, it needs Accessibility access: switch Gloss on under System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility.

  3. Unlock Pro (optional)

    Gloss runs as Free straight away. To unlock Pro, open the Activate Gloss window, type your licence key into the XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXfield and choose Activate. You can also enter it under Gloss Settings › Licence.