Alternatives to TextExpander for all platforms with any license

AutoHotkey

AutoHotkey is a free, open-source scripting language for Windows that allows users to easily create small to complex scripts for all kinds of tasks such as: form...

Free Open Source Windows
Scripting Automatic Looping Create Macro Exe Compiler ... Key rebinding Lightweight Add a feature

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PhraseExpress

Autotext text expander "PhraseExpress" for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.
- Does not require to subscribe to an online service. Guest • Mar 2017 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Autocompletion Autocompletion Canned responses Clipboard monitoring ... IT Asset Management Night mode/Dark Theme Add a feature

165 Like
FastKeys

Text expander, start menu, shortcuts, auto complete, mouse gestures, macro recorder, clipboard manager and more.
- Rather same functionality. Cheap, a few dollars only, active development. Works under Citrix. Guest • Jun 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Commercial Windows
Mouse gestures Autocompletion Autohotkey Create Macro ... Portable Run Windows software Support for Hotkeys Add a feature

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Keyboard Maestro

Keyboard Maestro enables you to create or record custom macro shortcuts that you can activate at any time.
- Keyboard Maestro is much more than just a "text expander". It's a full-featured development environment with no coding required, much like Automator. Guest • Oct 2016
- Way more than just text expansion. If you're on a Mac all day this app is ingenious. Guest • Jan 2017
Commercial Mac
Function Key Shortcuts Scripting Workflow Automation Add a feature

26 Like
aText

aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define. E.g. make an abbreviation “myname” to insert your name “First Middle...
- Can import TextExpander snippets Guest • Apr 2016 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Parallels Desktop
Auto Correction Cloud sync Import CSV data Sync with Dropbox ... Sync with Google Drive Sync with iCloud Support for Multiple Users Sync with Onedrive Real time collaboration Add a feature

26 Like
Typinator

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...

Commercial Mac
No features added Add a feature

26 Like
Beeftext

Are you tired of repeatedly typing the same text over and over again? - The custom email signature you only use for your close friends. - The markdown snippet you...
- Simple, free, and open-source. Beeftext does the job. Guest • Mar 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows
Portable Add a feature

9 Like
OldAutoKey

AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This...
- Discontinued The program is no longer developed. As announced by the developer, last version, 0.90.4, released in May 2012, is feature complete and can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive. A maintained port, updated to run on Python 3, has been hosted on GitHub with the name https://alternativeto.net/software/autokey-py3/ , previously known as AutoKey Py3
Free Open Source Linux X11
Scripting Add a feature

50 Like
AutoKey

AutoKey, previously known as AutoKey Py3, is a Python 3 port of the discontinued OldAutoKey , the desktop automation utility for Linux...

Free Open Source Linux X11
Scripting Add a feature

14 Like
PhraseExpander

PhraseExpander saves time typing texts, filling forms, launching programs, opening websites and automating common tasks by using customized shorts. It can also correct...

Commercial Windows
Autocompletion Smart Templates Add a feature

59 Like
Texpand

Texpand is a text expansion app that helps you save a lot of time by assigning shortcuts to your frequently used texts. Features include: • Expand text on almost all...

Freemium Android Android Tablet
Autocompletion Add a feature

12 Like
xdotool

This tool lets you simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11's XTEST extension and other Xlib functions. ...

Free Open Source Linux X11
Create Macro Scripting Add a feature

10 Like
Breevy

Breevy is a text expander for Windows that helps you type faster and more accurately by allowing you to abbreviate long words and phrases -- saving you time and money.
- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.37, released in October 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Able to use TextExpander snippets Guest • May 2016
Commercial $ $ $ Windows
No features added Add a feature

16 Like
Lintalist

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...

Free Windows
Import CSV data Portable Text expander with formatting and images Add a feature

8 Like
Texpander

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...

Free Open Source Linux
No features added Add a feature

2 Like