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TextExpander

TextExpander is the communication tool to boost team productivity by cutting the repetitive typing that creeps into every task. Created by SmileOnMyMac, LLC

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TextExpander is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The most popular Linux alternative is espanso, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to TextExpander and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to TextExpander are AutoKey (Free, Open Source), OldAutoKey (Free, Open Source), xdotool (Free, Open Source) and Repeat (Free, Open Source).

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espanso

An Open Source, Cross-platform Text Expander on steroids.
- Open Source, cross-platform, good configuration interface (yaml!) jonleibowitz • Apr 2020 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Configurable Console-based Cross-platform Linux ... Macros Scripting Text expansion Add a feature

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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
Supports Python Scripting Text expansion Add a feature

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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 Text expansion Add a feature

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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
Command line interface Workflow Automation Create Macro Hotkeys ... Scripting Add a feature

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Repeat

Cross-platform mouse/keyboard record-and-replay automation with advanced programming features.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Java
Create Macro Hotkeys Macros Scripting Add a feature

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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
Text expansion Add a feature

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Quikey

A keyboard macro tool. Contribute to bostrt/quikey development by creating an account on GitHub.

Free Open Source Linux
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Macros Add a feature

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