Looking for a Cotypist alternative? Retext suggests your own snippets as you type, and short on-device AI suggestions when none fits (both in beta), inside a native Mac text expander.
Retext is a Cotypist alternative if you want suggestions from your own snippets (beta) and a full text expander in the same app. If you want longer AI-written suggestions, Cotypist goes further.
Cotypist writes longer AI suggestions than Retext, up to a whole line, and runs fully on your Mac. In beta, Retext suggests your own snippets first and only adds up to eight words from Apple's on-device model when none fits. Pick Cotypist for open-ended AI help, and Retext if you want saved wording and a text expander in one app.
Your snippets come first, so saved answers read exactly the way you wrote them
Tab accepts, the right arrow takes one word, Esc dismisses
Accepting a trigger runs the full snippet, fill-in fields and {cursor} included
Off in password fields, terminals, password managers and remote desktops
A full text expander in the same app
| Feature | Retext | Cotypist |
|---|---|---|
| Inline Autocomplete | Beta | |
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | |
| Grammar & Rewriting | ||
| Privacy & Local Storage | ||
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retext | Freemium | Autocomplete comes with every plan. See the pricing page. | Snippet and AI suggestions, plus 5 snippets |
| Cotypist | Freemium | Plus 6/month or 72/year (1 Mac); Pro 9/month or 108/year (up to 3 Macs) (currency not shown) | 100 accepted words a day, plus a 30-day Pro trial with no card |
Migration difficulty: easy
Cotypist learns from your typing rather than storing snippets, so there's nothing to export. Save the phrases you repeat as Retext snippets.
Retext suggests your own snippets as you type, and short on-device AI suggestions when none fits (both in beta), inside a native Mac text expander. Cotypist writes longer AI suggestions than Retext, up to a whole line, and runs fully on your Mac. In beta, Retext suggests your own snippets first and only adds up to eight words from Apple's on-device model when none fits. Pick Cotypist for open-ended AI help, and Retext if you want saved wording and a text expander in one app.
Requires an Apple silicon Mac; Daily word cap on the free plan; Weaker in code editors and terminals.
Yes. Cotypist's free option: 100 accepted words a day, plus a 30-day Pro trial with no card. Paid: Plus 6/month or 72/year (1 Mac); Pro 9/month or 108/year (up to 3 Macs) (currency not shown).
Yes. Retext's free plan includes snippet and AI suggestions, plus 5 snippets. Autocomplete comes with every plan. See the pricing page.
Cotypist is the better choice for AI that finishes your sentences in any app, private, on-device suggestions and help writing new text quickly.
Cotypist learns from your typing rather than storing snippets, so there's nothing to export. Save the phrases you repeat as Retext snippets.
Download Retext, turn on autocomplete in Settings, and press Tab to accept.
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Cotypist, checked October 28, 2026: Cotypist · Cotypist pricing
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