aText Alternatives
aText is described as 'accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define' and is an app in the Development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to aText for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad. The best alternative is espanso, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like aText are Karabiner Elements (Free, Open Source), FastKeys (Paid), PhraseExpress (Paid) and AutoKey (Free, Open Source).
- An Open Source, Cross-platform Text Expander on steroids. View 23 alternatives to espanso
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Karabiner-Elements is the subset of the next generation Karabiner for macOS Sierra. View 67 alternatives to Karabiner Elements
- Text expander, start menu, shortcuts, auto complete, mouse gestures, macro recorder, clipboard manager and more. View 107 alternatives to FastKeys
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
FastKeys vs aText
Pier4R For windows aText is not available but fast keys does the job, at least for me. - Autotext text expander "PhraseExpress" for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. View 40 alternatives to PhraseExpress
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
- AutoKey, previously known as AutoKey Py3, is a Python 3 port of the discontinued OldAutoKey , the desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. View 65 alternatives to AutoKey
- Keyboard Maestro enables you to create or record custom macro shortcuts that you can activate at any time. View 43 alternatives to Keyboard Maestro
- Are you tired of repeatedly typing the same text over and over again? - The custom email signature you only use for your close friends. View 45 alternatives to Beeftext
- TextExpander is the communication tool to boost team productivity by cutting the repetitive typing that creeps into every task. View 53 alternatives to TextExpander
- Lintalist allows you to store and (incrementally) search and edit texts in bundles and paste a selected text in your active program. View 15 alternatives to Lintalist
- AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This allows you to execute a script or insert text on demand in any program. View 64 alternatives to OldAutoKey
Discontinued
The program is no longer developed. As announced by the developer, last version, 0.90.4, released in May 2012, is feature complete and can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive. A maintained port, updated to run on Python 3, has been hosted on GitHub with the name AutoKey , previously known as AutoKey Py3
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- X11