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PhraseVault

PhraseVault is a modern offline text expander for Windows and macOS. No subscription, no account, no telemetry - one-time purchase, local data, source-available.

Search and insert with Ctrl+. or Cmd+.

Cost / License

  • Pay once
  • Source Available

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
Phrase editor
PIN lock on a phrase
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Distraction-free

Features

  1.  Text Expansion
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Code Snippet Manager
  4.  Email template editor
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  No Tracking
  7.  Support for MarkDown
  8.  No registration required
  9.  Dark Mode
  10.  Full-Text Search
  11.  Document templates
  12.  Email automation
  13.  Snippets
  14.  Code Snippets

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Office & Productivity, Development, OS & Utilities, News & Books, AI Tools & Services

GitHub repository

  •  17 Stars
  •  1 Forks
  •  8 Open Issues
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Kathibara
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Great App for storing day to day text snippets

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Download from Microsoft Store

Install from the command line

  • winget install -e --id ptmrio.phrasevault

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is PhraseVault?

PhraseVault is a modern offline text expander for Windows and macOS. No subscription, no account, no telemetry - one-time purchase, local data, source-available.

Summon with Ctrl+. / Cmd+., search by name or contents, press Enter to insert. No trigger abbreviations to memorize. Works in any app where you can paste: mail, browser, Office, IDEs, AI chats.

3.0 highlights:

  • Enter-to-insert from search, PIN lock on individual phrases, redesigned UI, placeholders via the UI
  • Dynamic placeholders (dates, prompts, clipboard, nested phrases)
  • Markdown and HTML snippets
  • Import from TextExpander (CSV) and Espanso (YAML)
  • Native Windows and macOS. UI in English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish

Pricing and trust:

  • $29 one-time lifetime license (Windows + macOS), free updates in the version line
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card
  • Offline local SQLite. Optional sync through your own Dropbox, iCloud, or OneDrive - no PhraseVault cloud, no tracking
  • Source-available on GitHub (inspectable; not an OSI open-source license)

Built in Austria for people who want a real GUI text expander without cloud lock-in or a subscription.

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