This setup is a little more hands on to install and setup, but it is worth it. No weird glitches, crashing or other issues, it just a simple system works as it should.
It doesn't have all the same features as PhraseExpress, but if you are like me and just want a text expander, they are features you will never need or use anyway.
The setup instructions are clear and concise. They do take a minute to get your head around compared to other software installs that I am used to, but as the instructions are on point, it is not difficult.
I am using this on macOS and will be trying it on Windows soon too.
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If you want a standalone cross platform text expander I currently enjoy using Espanso[1] [1]: https://espanso.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago
This should work for you. Free, cross-platform and works everywhere not just the browser. https://espanso.org/. Source: 6 months ago
Huh, didn't know abbrev had that limitation (wonder why?). Gave it a go in espanso (https://espanso.org/), and it does work there. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
I use a tool called "Espanso" to accomplish something similar at work. It only runs locally, so no weird data scraping issues to worry about. And it's easy to update as things changes becauase everything lives in a simple yml file. https://espanso.org/ It can do simple text replacement, so I have words, phrases, and sentences I use frequently compressed into a few keyboard clicks. It can also grab what is in your... - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago
If you don't know what a text expander is, see: https://espanso.org. Source: 10 months ago
I haven't used Ditto so I don't know how closely macOS clipboard managers compare to it, but there's certainly a fair number of programs for the Mac out there that sound similar to Ditto's own description, from the free, open source Maccy to the somewhat over-the-top $13 Pastebot. There are other utility programs that include similar functionality; personally, I'm using Alfred, a keyboard-driven launcher,... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago
Not what you’re asking for but I paid for pastebot a long time ago and it’s grand. My one request to them was “can you let me edit the clipping” and they haven’t done it yet. But, I installed Tot and I use that to paste into and edit the text. Magic for me was setting the global pop-up shortcut to CMD - . ( period ) ( which, for me, was the best thing about Raycast ). Source: 12 months ago
Copy all the things you need from the browser, switch to your IDE and paste one by one in the desired location. While on Windows I used Ditto as it has several cool features. On MacOS I use Pastebot which also comes with some advanced features. One of the features I use is Custom Pasteboards where I keep a permanent Lorem Ipsum paragraph which is always useful to have at hand while developing and testing. I also... - Source: dev.to / about 2 years ago
Jumpcut: Make your clipboard dance (I also use Pastebot for >99 clips). Source: almost 2 years ago
Pastebot [0] is another very nice clipboard manager that has this stack feature as well. [0]: https://tapbots.com/pastebot/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago
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