canSnippet Alternatives

canSnippet is described as 'Snippet management tool for macOS. It allows developers to easily save snippets and integrate them in any running application' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to canSnippet for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best canSnippet alternative is espanso, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like canSnippet are PhraseExpress, FastKeys, Dash for macOS and Karabiner Elements.

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  1. espanso icon
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    An open source, cross-platform text expander written in Rust.

    43 espanso alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Configurable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text Expansion
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Portable
    5.  Console-based
    6.  Ad-free

    espanso VS canSnippet

     
    • espanso is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to canSnippet.

    • espanso is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to canSnippet.

    • espanso is Free and Open SourcecanSnippet is Paid and Proprietary
    • espanso is LightweightcanSnippet is not according to our users
  2. PhraseExpress icon
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    Autotext text expander "PhraseExpress" for Windows, Mac and iOS.

    56 PhraseExpress alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text Expansion
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Clipboard monitoring
    4.  Autofill
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Portable
    11.  Text substitution
    12.  IT Asset Management

    PhraseExpress VS canSnippet

     
    • PhraseExpress is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to canSnippet.

    • PhraseExpress is Freemium and ProprietarycanSnippet is Paid and Proprietary
    • PhraseExpress is LightweightcanSnippet is not according to our users
  3. FastKeys icon
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    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.

    123 FastKeys alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text Expansion
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Autohotkey
    4.  Run Windows software
    5.  Portable
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for Gestures
    9.  Exe Compiler
    10.  Macro Recording
    11.  Support for Hotkeys
    12.  Launcher

    FastKeys VS canSnippet

     
  4. Dash for macOS icon
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    Dash is an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager. Dash stores snippets of code and instantly searches offline documentation sets for almost any API you might use. You can even generate your own docsets or request docsets to be included.

    16 Dash for macOS alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Dash for macOS Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    4.  Snippets Manager
    5.  Programmers Documentation

    Dash for macOS VS canSnippet

     
    • Dash for macOS is the most popular commercial alternative to canSnippet.

    • Dash for macOS is Paid and ProprietarycanSnippet is also Paid and Proprietary
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    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).

    77 Karabiner Elements alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Karabiner Elements Features

    1.  Tab Control
    2.  Emacs mode

    Karabiner Elements VS canSnippet

     
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    Automate applications or web sites, text or images, simple or complex, on command or scheduled. You can automate virtually anything.

    57 Keyboard Maestro alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Keyboard Maestro Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    3.  Function Key Shortcuts

    Keyboard Maestro VS canSnippet

     
  7. aText icon
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    aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define.

    49 aText alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • VN flagVietnam

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Parallels Desktop

    aText Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Import CSV Data
    4.  Sync with iCloud
    5.  Auto Correction
    6.  Sync with Google Drive
    7.  Support for Multiple Users
    8. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Sync with Onedrive
    10.  Snippets Manager

    aText VS canSnippet

     
  8. Beeftext icon
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    Beeftext is an open-source text substitution tool for Windows.

    58 Beeftext alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Beeftext Features

    1.  Text Expansion
    2.  Text substitution
    3.  Portable
    4.  Variables
    5.  Rich text editing
    6.  Snippets
    7.  Support for Hotkeys
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Clipboard monitoring

    Beeftext VS canSnippet

     
  9. 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.

    72 TextExpander alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  Text substitution
    7.  Premade templates
    8.  Keyboard Shortcuts

    TextExpander VS canSnippet

     
    • TextExpander is the most popular SaaS alternative to canSnippet.

    • TextExpander is Paid and ProprietarycanSnippet is also Paid and Proprietary
    • TextExpander is Privacy focused and LightweightcanSnippet is not according to our users
  10. Lintalist icon
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    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...

    22 Lintalist alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Import CSV Data
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Text substitution
    9.  Snippets

    Lintalist VS canSnippet

     
  11. massCode icon
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    massCode is a free and open source code snippets manager. The main feature is a modern editor - Monaco editor, which is used in VS Code. Among the advantages of the editor are rich IntelliSense, validation for TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, LESS, SCSS, JSON, HTML.

    31 massCode alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Ubuntu

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Snippets Manager
    4.  Uncluttered interface
    5.  Electron based

    massCode VS canSnippet

     
  12. Quiver icon
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    Quiver is a notebook built for programmers. It lets you easily mix text, code and Markdown within one note, edit code with an awesome code editor, live preview Markdown and LaTeX cells, and find any note instantly via the full-text search.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Top Quiver Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Autocompletion
    9.  Code Formatting
    10.  Full-Text Search
    11. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    12.  Write files in markdown

    Quiver VS canSnippet

     
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