Text Expander Alternatives

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All Text Expanders

TextExpander

Communicate Smarter

Enterprise-focused text expansion tool with team sharing and snippet libraries

$4.16/user/month billed annually (~$50/year), $6.67/month monthly

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aText

Type less, do more

Affordable one-time purchase text expander for Mac with basic snippet features

$5.99 one-time purchase

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Rocket Typist

Expand your text

Native Mac text expander with Markdown support and iCloud sync

$9.99/year subscription or available via SetappFree tier

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Alfred

Productivity app for macOS

Powerful Mac launcher and productivity app with snippet expansion via Powerpack

Free for basic, £34 (~$42) for Powerpack (lifetime), £59 (~$74) Mega SupporterFree tier

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Raycast

Your shortcut to everything

Modern Mac launcher with built-in snippet expansion and AI capabilities

Free for personal use, Pro $8/month for AI and advanced featuresFree tier

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Keyboard Maestro

Work Faster with Macros

Powerful Mac automation tool with text expansion as one of many features

$36 one-time purchaseFree tier

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Espanso

A cross-platform text expander written in Rust

Open-source, cross-platform text expander configured via YAML files

Free and open sourceFree tier

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macOS Text Replacement

Built into your Mac

Built-in macOS feature for simple text replacement across all apps

Free, built into macOSFree tier

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TextExpander Alternatives

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Raycast Alternatives

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