aText Alternatives

Apps similar to aText include espanso, which is free and open source. Other options are PhraseExpress, FastKeys, TextExpander and AutoKey. Text Expanders like aText are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. TypeAssist icon
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    TypeAssist is an AI-powered text enhancer Android app, plus offline tools like inline commands, calculations, and text snippets, and more.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  2. 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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Wordboard icon
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    Hate typing the same thing over and over, one key at a time? Personalize and pre-program your keyboard with WordBoard – your personal custom keyboard for phrases and responses.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4.  1 like

    A keyboard macro tool. Contribute to bostrt/quikey development by creating an account on GitHub.

    65 Quikey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. TastenTrick icon
     1 like

    A text expander and note taking tool for Windows. Replace abbreviations with full sentences and take notes just by tapping caps lock ...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Textspansion icon
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    Access your commonly typed phrases with Android’s first “text expansion” app! Access a database of your commonly typed phrases with Android’s first “text expansion” ap...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  7. canSnippet icon
     2 likes

    canSnippet is a snippet management tool for macOS. It allows developers to easily save snippets and integrate them in any running application.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. DevType icon
     1 like

    ? Native macOS text expander and on-device AI writing assistant. Instant trigger expansion, Mustache & TextExpander macros, hybrid command palette, and Apple Foundation Models integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. CreateFiles+ icon
     1 like

    CreateFiles+ adds the "New File" command macOS Finder never had. Create blank files, custom file types, templates, batches, and reusable Folder Packs from Finder, the menu bar, or a keyboard shortcut. Local Mac utility, no account, no cloud sync, 7-day trial available.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. CanRemember icon
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    CanRemember is a canned speech manager, which allows you to quickly access stored procedures. This program is designed to add, store, edit and delete text snippets, ready to copy and paste on forums, with BBcode already prepared. CanRemember was originally created by bibi26.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Snippet Bin icon
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    How it works: if you are running Snippet Bin and type "//for ", it can turn this into: for ( $i = 1 ; $i <= 10 ; $i++ ) { //stuff } But Snippet Bin also pastes dynamic snippets using parameters.

    Other features of Snippet Bin: A stable and lightweight syste.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Based on the Auto Text Expander by carlinyuen (https://github.com/carlinyuen/ChromeAutoTextExpander), Power Text is a Google Chrome Extension that allows you to define text shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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