AutoHotkey AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Expanders for Mac

AutoHotkey is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac Text Expander alternative is espanso, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to AutoHotkey and nine of them are Text Expanders available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac Text Expander alternatives to AutoHotkey are Keyboard Maestro, Karabiner Elements, TextExpander and Text Blaze.

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  1. Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. In addition to simple key remapping, it has special remapping modes like Emacs-mode, SandS-mode (Space and Shift).

    85 Karabiner Elements alternatives

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  2. TextExpander icon
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    Boosts team efficiency by managing, creating, and sharing reusable text snippets across all platforms with support for fill-in fields, advanced customization, and insightful analytics to drive productivity and performance enhancement.

    84 TextExpander alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
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  3. Text Blaze icon
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    Streamlines repetitive typing using keyboard shortcuts and custom dynamic snippets. Provides browser-based integration, shared team snippets with commenting, granular access control, usage statistics, and works across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms for multiple professions.

    51 Text Blaze alternatives

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    • Online
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  4. Typinator icon
     33 likes

    What is Typinator?

    Have you ever experienced the tedium and frustration of having to repeatedly type your name, e-mail address, home page url, or other words or phrases again, again and again? Do you frequently need to quickly insert images like your signature, location plan, or.

    78 Typinator alternatives

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  5. Snippety icon
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    Snippety improves productivity by providing quick access to your snippets. Keep there often used sentences, code fragments, mail templates, test data, or anything you like.

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  6. 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.

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
     
  7. TypeIt4Me icon
     6 likes

    Creates, manages, and expands abbreviations and picture clippings instantly for Mac OS system-wide, automates repetitive typing, supports multilingual text, formatted snippets, automation, sharing, backup, and seamless expansion for improved writing accuracy.

    57 TypeIt4Me alternatives

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