5 alternativesTextExpander: Free to start
The best TextExpander alternatives
For most people the best alternative to TextExpander is Typinator, and the best free one is OwlOCR.
TypinatorPick it if you only type on a Mac and want to own your text expander outright with no subscription.$49.99 onceCompare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | App Store | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
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 TextExpander | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||||
| Typinator | $49.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
 OwlOCR | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Espanso | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Rocket Typist | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Comoji | Free | Free | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you only type on a Mac and want to own your text expander outright with no subscription.
A text expander you can still buy once, with typo fixing and snippets for dates, images and code.
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Pick it if you pull text out of screenshots, scans or PDFs and want it done on your Mac without uploading anything.
A Mac OCR app that copies text out of screenshots, scans and PDFs on-device, free for everyday use.
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Pick this if you're happy editing config files and want snippets without paying anything.
A free, open-source text expander for Mac, Windows and Linux that types snippets, dates and forms from short keywords.
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Pick it if you type the same replies, addresses or code blocks every day on both Mac and iPhone.
Snippets, macros and AI rewrites that sync between Mac and iPhone, paid for once instead of every month.
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Pick it if you type :thumbsup in Slack all day and keep trying it in Messages out of habit.
Colon emoji shortcuts, GIFs and stickers in Messages and almost any other text field, for free.
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When TextExpander is still the right pick
You type the same replies or details every day and want them in a few keystrokes on every device.
TextExpander prices and verdictFree to start