Automatically manipulate and transform variables or any other content in your templates, with template helpers.

Template helpers are special expressions that you can use in your templates to manipulate and transform variables or any other text. For example, you can extract a part of an email address, capitalize the first letter of a name, or insert different content depending on the day of the week.

Template helpers have a similar syntax to variables, using curly braces, but they also have a name and optional parameters.

For example, {{capitalize to.first_name}} will capitalize the first name variable, and {{lookup (text to.email "split" "@") 0}} will split the email variable by the @ character and return the first part.

We have four categories of template helpers that you can use:

• Text helpers: These are useful for transforming text, such as changing the case, replacing characters, or splitting it into parts.
• Date and Time helpers: These are the same ones you were already using, but they are now grouped under the helpers category. You can use them to insert dates and times in different ways.
• Conditional helpers: These allow you to use if/else/and/or conditions and compare values. You can use them to insert different content based on certain criteria.
• List helpers: These let you sort, reverse, or loop over a list of values. You can use them to create tables, lists, or menus in your templates.

To learn more about how to use template helpers, please visit our Help Center. There you will find detailed explanations and interactive examples for each helper. You can edit and preview the examples in real-time to see how they work.

We hope you find this feature useful and enjoy creating more personalized templates with it.

We're excited to announce that Briskine attachments can now be used on all websites and web apps.

Attachments are a great way to share documents, images, videos, and more with your contacts, using templates.

Previously, Briskine attachments were available only on Gmail. But we know that many of you use other platforms to communicate online, such as Outlook, LinkedIn, and more. That's why we've made them compatible with any website where you can insert templates.

On websites where Briskine supports rich text formatting (such as Gmail and Outlook.com), your attachments will be added with their name and the file type icon. On websites where Briskine doesn't support rich text (such as LinkedIn), your attachments will show up as a file name and a link to the file in square brackets. For example: resume.pdf [https://briskine.com/attachments/123456]

Either way, your recipients will be able to view and download your attachments with a single click.

If you want to learn more about how Briskine attachments work, and about their security and privacy considerations, visit the template attachments page on our help center.

This feature has been highly requested by our users, so we're glad to finally deliver it.

Briskine is now available for mobile browsers on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. This means you can use the same powerful templates that you use on your computer, on your mobile device as well.

To use Briskine on your mobile device, you have two options: swipe right to insert templates with shortcuts, or use the Briskine Dialog to browse and insert templates.

Insert templates with shortcuts

If you already know the shortcut for the template you want to use, you can type it and swipe right instead of using the Tab key. For example, with the default templates, type nic and swipe right to insert the It was nice talking to you template. This works in any text field, on any website.

Use the Briskine Dialog to browse and insert templates

If you don't remember the shortcut for the template you want to use, or if you want to see all the templates available, you can use the Briskine Dialog. To open the dialog, press the Briskine Bubble that appears on Gmail, Outlook.com, or LinkedIn when you compose an email or a message. You can then browse and search for templates, and insert them with a tap.

How to install Briskine on mobile browsers

Depending on your device and browser, there are different ways to install Briskine on mobile browsers.

On iPhones and iPads, install Briskine from the App Store and you’ll be able to use it in Safari. Make sure you enable Briskine in Safari settings → Extensions.

On Android devices, you’ll need to use a browser that supports extensions (such as Firefox Beta or Kiwi Browser), since Google Chrome for Android doesn’t support extensions at this time. Install Briskine from our website and follow the instructions to enable it in your browser.

Find detailed instructions on how to install and use Briskine on mobile browsers in our Help Center.

All the features available when using Briskine on your computer are also available on mobile browsers. You can sync your templates across devices, use variables, edit your templates, and more.

We hope you enjoy this update and find it useful for writing faster and better emails, replies, and messages on your mobile device.

The Briskine Dialog has received a big update, with a new look and some new features.

The Dialog, which is opened by default with Ctrl+Space or by pressing the Briskine Bubble, is used by the majority of Briskine users to insert templates, so we're constantly working to make it quicker and more user-friendly.

First, we've added tags to the template list. Templates will now be easier to spot when browsing, especially if you’ve set colors on tags. Remember that you can search by tag with advanced search operators like tag:en.

If you don’t want tags to take up space, you can turn them off in the new Settings panel. Open the Settings panel by pressing the cog icon.

Also in the Settings panel, you’ll see that we’ve added more sorting options. You can now sort templates by recently used, recently modified, by title, or shortcut.

We’re replaced the New template button with the new Actions panel. In it, you’ll find links to some essential Briskine actions, including New template. You’ll also find the Briskine version there, in case you need to check if you’re running the latest version.

The new design should feel a bit more lightweight and integrate better with the rest of the page. Finally, we've made some performance improvements that will make browsing and searching for templates faster.

Stay tuned for more updates and improvements coming your way soon!

We’ve just launched our new logo, new typeface, and made some tweaks to our color scheme. Most likely, you’ve already seen the changes in the extension, on the dashboard, or on your invoices.

Although our old logo was great, we felt it could be a little too generic. Additionally, the fact that it was composed of two overlapping hues made it challenging to work with in some circumstances.

We decided to update the logo in order to better represent what Briskine does best, which is to save you time while writing emails, responses, or messages anywhere. Briskine accomplishes this by extending your current workflow with quick, dynamic, rich, block-level autocomplete functionality.

The new logo includes all those things, while still keeping a familiar B-shaped outline. It uses a single color, is more recognizable, and can perform better in different locations.

Regardless of your workflow or the apps you use, Briskine's main goal is to make it easier for you to complete your work more quickly. So, while we’ve been working on the new logo, we’ve also been working on more improvements and features for you. Keep an eye out for new updates on our blog or Twitter @briskineapp.

We hope you enjoy Briskine's new look and feel!