The best text expanders for Mac

App	Price	How you pay	Mac	iPhone	iPad	App Store	Developer	Rating
TextExpander	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades						Too few ratings
Espanso	Free, open source	Free						Too few ratings
Typinator	$49.99 once	Pay once						Too few ratings

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   TextExpander

   Free to startOur pick

   Pick it if you need the same snippets on your Mac, iPhone and a Windows PC, or share them with a team.

   If you type the same replies, addresses and links on a Mac, a Windows PC and your iPhone, TextExpander keeps 1 snippet library on all of them and in Chrome. Snippets can ask for a name or detail before they paste, and teams share one library so everyone sends the same wording. The free plan holds 5 snippets, and Typinator at $49.99 once or the free espanso suit Mac-only users better.

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   Espanso

   Free, open sourceBest free

   Pick this if you're happy editing config files and want snippets without paying anything.

   Typing the same replies, addresses and sign-offs all day adds up, and TextExpander charges $60 a year to fix it. Espanso does it free on Mac, Windows and Linux: type a short keyword and it swaps in the full snippet, a date, a script's output or a small form to fill in. The catch is setup, which happens in plain text files, so Typinator suits people who want a settings window.

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   Typinator

   $49.99 once

   Pick it if you only type on a Mac and want to own your text expander outright with no subscription.

   Most text expanders now charge a subscription, but Typinator still sells a $49.99 one-time Mac license next to its yearly plan, against TextExpander's $60 a year. Type a short abbreviation and it fills in longer text, images, dates or code in any Mac app, and it fixes your usual typos as you type. Snippets on iPhone and iPad need the $29.99 yearly plan, and Espanso covers basic snippets for free.

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• TextExpander vs EspansoPick this if you're happy editing config files and want snippets without paying anything.
• TextExpander vs TypinatorPick it if you only type on a Mac and want to own your text expander outright with no subscription.
• Espanso vs TypinatorPick it if you only type on a Mac and want to own your text expander outright with no subscription.