When comparing aText vs TablePlus, the Slant community recommends TablePlus for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” TablePlus is ranked 44th while aText is ranked 49th. The most important reason people chose TablePlus is:
Equipped with the following features: •Highlight syntax •Indent SQL Command •Split Results into Tabs •Save favorite SQL to snippet •Customize font size
Specs
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Pros
Pro No Update
Pro A snippet can be expanded to plain or styled text and include pictures
Pro Has built-in snippets for common typos
Pro Cheaper than competition
$4.99, cheaper than textExpander ($35)
Pro Compatible with TextExpander snippets
TextExpander snippets can be imported into aText
Pro Works with VMs
Pro Imports from most alternative text expansion apps
aText can import data from TextExpander, TypeIt4Me, SpellCatcherX, Automaton and CSV file.
Pro Has common HTML & JS snippets built-in
Pro Snippets can include editable fields
Pro Data can be synced through cloud storage services
Pro Snippets can include a wide variety of variables
Possible variables include date, time, other snippets, clipboard content, etc.
Pro Powerful SQL editor
Equipped with the following features:
•Highlight syntax
•Indent SQL Command
•Split Results into Tabs
•Save favorite SQL to snippet
•Customize font size
Pro Multi-tabs & code review
TablePlus supports multi-tab and multi-window viewing, as well as generates code review whenever you make a change to your database.
Pro Native, beautiful and friendly
TablePlus is a native app which helps you easily edit database data and structure.
Pro It's fast
Pro Clean interface
Unlike many database editors, TablePlus is simple and clean. Just enough. Think SequelPro, but for many databases.
Pro Customizable appearance
TablePlus' smartly designed interface not only gives you powerful functions, but also allows you to personalize your database workspace by changing themes and font sizes.
Our shortcut keys also help you work faster and be more efficient.
Cons
Con Frequent crashes in MacOS Sierra
aText crashes frequently, and the developer is unresponsive. Not clear if app is supported or under current development: last update was in 11/15; last post to aText Facebook page 10/15.
Con Doesn't work in Mojave
The current version, with no issues. In fact, I've never had any issue with it with Mojave, so I assume when Mojave was released, aText was already up to date for it.
Con Long time no update
Seems to be abandoned.