Layouto Alternatives

Apps similar to Layouto include AutoHotkey, which is free and open source. Other options are espanso, PhraseExpress, TextExpander and aText. Text Expanders like Layouto are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and the web.

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  1. 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

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Kavanati icon
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    Automatically fixes text typed in the wrong keyboard language (Hebrew ↔ English) as you type, in every app, on Windows and Mac.

    15 Kavanati alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  3. reLayout icon
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    Typed ghbdtn instead of привет? Select it, press the hotkey, and it's retyped in the right layout — the system input source switches too, so you can keep typing. Works with any installed layouts, not a hard-coded pair. macOS; Windows port in preview.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. Rekey icon
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    Rekey is a macOS menu bar app that fixes text typed in the wrong keyboard layout. When a word is finished, Rekey checks it against the languages of the installed layouts using dictionaries and letter-sequence statistics.

    12 Rekey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Input Fixer is a keyboard utility for Windows and macOS that automatically detects and corrects text typed in the wrong keyboard layout.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. FlicKey icon
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    FlicKey is a tiny macOS menu-bar app that fixes wrong-keyboard-layout typing and auto-manages your input language per app and per website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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