Expandroid AlternativesText Expanders and other similar apps like Expandroid

Apps similar to Expandroid include AutoHotkey, which is free and open source. Other options are espanso, AutoKey, Beeftext and Lintalist. You can choose from more than 10 Text Expanders like Expandroid for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. AutoHotkey icon
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    AutoHotkey is an open-source Windows scripting language for task automation. It crafts scripts for operations like form filling and auto-clicking, initially starting with hotkeys yet evolving into a complete script language. Converts scripts to executables, works offline, and supports debugging.

    184 AutoHotkey alternatives

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    • Windows
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  2. AutoKey icon
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    AutoKey, previously known as AutoKey Py3, is a Python 3 port of the discontinued OldAutoKey , the desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.

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    • Linux
    • X11
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  3. Beeftext icon
     39 likes

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

    69 Beeftext alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  4. 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...

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    • Windows
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  5. Repeat icon
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    Repeat is a full-fledged, Java mouse/keyboard record/replay and automation hotkeys/macros creation using modern programming languages, and more advanced automation features. Working across three major OSes: Windows, OSX, and Linux.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  6. Expanda icon
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    Expanda inserts reusable text snippets in editable fields across Android apps. It supports shortcuts, a suggestion popup, tags, multiple templates, forms, dates, clipboard text, nested snippets, cursor placement and local text actions.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
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  7. SOL icon
     6 likes

    If you ever liked tools like Raycast and Alfred, but wanted to own them and tweak them yourself, then SOL is the tool for you. All the affordances of complex tools now made open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  8. TypeAssist icon
     2 likes

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

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. 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)

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    • Mac
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  10. Texpander icon
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    I just want a quick way to expand a text snippet into a longer chunk of text. For example, I want to type 'sig' and have it expand into my complete email signature – no matter what browser or email client I’m using.

    21 Texpander alternatives

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    • Linux
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