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Mac OSX has autocorrect for spelling that:

  • Doesn't require pressing any buttons to make a retroactive change.
  • Doesn't require manually inputting these corrections/abbrevs.

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I want to get this same autocorrection in Emacs. I know there is already another thread on autocorrection, but here's the twist that makes this question different. TextEdit does not actually do autocorrection itself: that part is done at the Mac OSX system level. How can I get Emacs to use the OSX spell correction facility?

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  • Hi Dan, I haven't tried anything that gets me this. I have tried Flyspell (which doesn't correct automatically) and have heard of using abbrev-mode (which seems to require manually inputting abbrevs).
    – Aubrie
    Mar 6, 2017 at 21:56
  • Please edit your post to show what you have done to setup flyspell. The manual node on spellchecking says that it should spell check as you type.
    – Dan ♦
    Mar 6, 2017 at 21:59
  • Ah, I think I misunderstood. You want not just spellchecking, but actual autocorrect (ie, Emacs replaces the word without your intervention), yes?
    – Dan ♦
    Mar 6, 2017 at 22:02
  • Yes, autocorrect and not just checking is exactly what I'm looking for. (I've updated the title to reflect this.)
    – Aubrie
    Mar 6, 2017 at 22:04
  • Flyspell should bind C-; to correcting the previous word. If that isn't enough, use M-$.
    – user12563
    Mar 6, 2017 at 22:16

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