Writing Star Alternatives

Writing Star is described as 'Writing star gives you convenience of typing less but getting long phrases by planning abbreviations of your choice' and is a Text Expander in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Writing Star for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Google Chrome, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Writing Star alternative is AutoHotkey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Writing Star are espanso, PhraseExpress, FastKeys and Pulover’s Macro Creator.

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  1. TastenTrick icon

    TastenTrick

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    A text expander and note taking tool for Windows. Replace abbreviations with full sentences and take notes just by tapping caps lock ...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. TapIt4Me icon

    TapIt4Me

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    TapIt4Me allows you to create a list of short abbreviations on your iPhone that will instantly expand to whole words, sentences or paragraphs of your choosing, when typed. As you might imagine, that's pretty handy when you're typing one-handed with your thumb...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    FastFox

    Store and automate insertion of frequently used phrases, long passages, and images using custom abbreviations and macro shortcuts. Designed for high-volume data entry, transcription, and repetitive typing with a simple and intuit...

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    PepperText

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    PepperText is a text expander for Windows which has a particular focus on ease of use. Features include text replace, text complete, text chaining, with instant mode and preview mode.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Autocomplete Anywhere icon

    Autocomplete Anywhere

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    Get autocomplete anywhere on the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Autocomplete Anywhere is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Writing Star.

    • Autocomplete Anywhere is Free and Open SourceWriting Star is Freemium and Proprietary

  8. Compress

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    This is a tool for automatically creating typing shortcuts from a corpus of your own writing!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AutoHotkey
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  10. Wordboard icon

    Wordboard

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    Hate typing the same thing over and over, one key at a time? Personalize and pre-program your keyboard with WordBoard – your personal custom keyboard for phrases and responses.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. BlazingTools Smart Type Assistant icon

    BlazingTools Smart Type Assistant

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    Are you working with texts every day, typing the same phrases over and over again? Often mistype? Smart Type Assistant is here to help! It's easy-to-use, time-saving utility for all Windows operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. xType icon

    xType

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    xType allows you to quickly insert frequently used phrases in your applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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