aText Alternatives

aText is described as 'Accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define' and is a Text Expander in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to aText for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Google Chrome, Linux and iPhone apps. The best aText alternative is espanso, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like aText are PhraseExpress, FastKeys, AutoKey and TextExpander.

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  1. TyperTask icon
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    Increase your efficiency by automating your keyboard with TyperTask! This tool simulates keyboard typing, and can be used to instantly type common phrases. Use it to automate chat conversations, website logins, programming code blocks, HTML tags, or anything else you can imagine.

    55 TyperTask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. TapIt4Me icon
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    TapIt4Me allows you to create a list of short abbreviations on your iPhone that will instantly expand to whole words, sentences or paragraphs of your choosing, when typed. As you might imagine, that's pretty handy when you're typing one-handed with your thumb...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  3. Hyperkey icon
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    Use an additional modifier key for all your keyboard shortcuts with this straightforward app. Utilize an unused key by converting the caps lock or any modifier key to the hyper key, which combines all four modifiers. The hyper key can be used in any app with keyboard shortcuts.

    56 Hyperkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    MagicExpander HowTo: Insert your complex texts into other applications by using just short abbreviations with MagicExpander.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. QuicKeys icon
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    QuicKeys is software that makes it easier to use your computer. With QuicKeys you can automate common things you do all the time. And you can automate tedious things you don't do all the time — things that are hard to remember.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    62 Texpand alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Texpand is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to aText.

    • Texpand is Freemium and ProprietaryaText is Paid and Proprietary
    • Texpand is LightweightaText is not according to our users
  7. yType icon
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    yType is a productivity tool to amplify your typing ability. Type a few characters (shortcut) to paste a much larger block of text (expansion) like your name, a url, picture or even several pages of formatted text instantly anywhere on your Mac in any application.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Text expander for Windows. Automatically replaces specified abbreviations with full phrases with the possibility to insert dates and time in the necessary format, move the cursor and perform other functions allowing you to increase your performance.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. xType icon
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    xType allows you to quickly insert frequently used phrases in your applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. CodeExpander icon
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    CodeExpander is a smart feature with TextExpander and embraces the GitHub Gist client. It saves and manages text or script snippets that require repeated input and can be expanded automatically by setting abbreviations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Get autocomplete anywhere on the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Autocomplete Anywhere is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to aText.

    • Autocomplete Anywhere is Free and Open SourceaText is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Rapidkey icon
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    RapidKey - Autotext and Macros for Windows XP that auto fill web forms. RapidKey provides you with a new Windows functionality. This software autocompletes text phrases and autoexpands shorthands in any Windows applications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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