Open source alternatives to TextExpander

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what TextExpander does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What TextExpander does

Expand abbreviations into textcore
Snippet librarycore
Fill-in fields and variables
Shared team snippets
Works in any app
Sync across devices

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
espansoCross-platform text expander triggered by typed shortcuts	Replaces it75%	15k+34	13	2 months ago	24%	Install like an app	GPL-3.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Not shown: Shared team snippets; Sync across devices.See the evidence Expand abbreviations into textcoreYesis a program that detects when you type a specific Snippet librarycoreYesYou can create additional files to organize your matches Fill-in fields and variablesYesSupport Forms Shared team snippetsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Works in any appYesWorks with almost any program Sync across devicesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.

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