TextExpander Alternatives Filtered by 'Autocompletion'

The best alternative to TextExpander is PhraseExpress. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PhraseExpress or Lintalist. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to TextExpander and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to TextExpander are PhraseExpander, Texpand, typedesk and Rocket Typist.

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  1. PhraseExpress icon
     205 likes

    Autotext and snippet expander organizes reusable phrases in folders, inserts text by shortcuts or abbreviations, syncs phrase libraries across devices, includes macros, clipboard management, email integration, dynamic templates, and supports AES encryption for data.

    59 PhraseExpress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    PhraseExpress vs TextExpander Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Does not require to subscribe to an online service.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PhraseExpress is Free Personal and ProprietaryTextExpander is Paid and Proprietary
  2. FastKeys icon
     120 likes

    All in one Windows automation software. Fully configurable text expander, start menu, shortcuts, auto complete and mouse gestures. User-defined commands to run files, open webpages, send macros or automate anything. Incredibly powerful but yet simple to use.

    127 FastKeys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    FastKeys vs TextExpander Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Rather same functionality. Cheap, a few dollars only, active development. Works under Citrix.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • FastKeys is Paid and ProprietaryTextExpander is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Lintalist icon
     14 likes

    Lintalist allows you to store and (incrementally) search and edit texts in bundles and paste a selected text in your active program. The text can be interactive, for example you can automatically insert the current time and date, ask for (basic) user input or make a selection...

    24 Lintalist alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Lintalist vs TextExpander Comments
    bishnusapkota
    Positive
    0

    Free, powerful & customizable

    • Lintalist is Free and Open SourceTextExpander is Paid and Proprietary
  4. PhraseExpander icon
     62 likes

    PhraseExpander saves time typing texts, filling forms, launching programs, opening websites and automating common tasks by using customized shorts. It can also correct your spelling mistakes and includes a clipboard history manager.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Texpand icon
     14 likes

    Texpand is a text expansion app that helps you save a lot of time by assigning shortcuts to your frequently used texts. Features include:

    64 Texpand alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. typedesk icon
     8 likes

    typedesk supercharges your canned responses. Use typedesk with your current tools (help desk, email client, chat, social media) to quickly and easily answer your customers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Rocket Typist icon
     3 likes

    Text expansion app to expand an abbreviation into a plain text or rich format snippet, with macros to make snippets more dynamic, support of the Mac's Touch Bar, syncing snippets across all your Apple devices using iCloud, export and import of snippets.

    10 Rocket Typist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
    • iPhone
    • visionOS
     
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    Rocket Typist vs TextExpander Comments
    possum
    Positive
    0

    Easiest to use macOS alternative to TextExpander in my experience, has all the features I needed and more.

    • Rocket Typist is Freemium and ProprietaryTextExpander is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Typing Hero icon
     5 likes

    Typing Hero helps businesses and professionals worldwide save 531K+ hours (6.1B+ keystrokes).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  9. Quick paste text is a small portable program that allows you to insert (paste) quickly pre-defined text in any Windows applications via keyboard shortcut.

    38 QuickTextPaste alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. PepperText icon
     1 like

    PepperText is a text expander for Windows which has a particular focus on ease of use. Features include text replace, text complete, text chaining, with instant mode and preview mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Free text expander for Firefox that lets you create custom shortcuts that expand into full text snippets instantly on any website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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