espanso
Privacy-first, cross-platform text expander that replaces typed keywords with snippets and more
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMacWindows
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About espanso
espanso is a cross-platform text expander written in Rust. It detects when you type a keyword and replaces it with something else, so you can save typing, create system-wide snippets or build a personal autocorrect.
It is for anyone who types the same phrases, code or emoji often. The project describes it as privacy-first, running 100% locally with no tracking, and it works on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Highlights
- Works with almost any program, with app-specific configurations
- Expands text, emoji, images and dates
- Runs custom scripts and shell commands
- Forms, regex triggers and a built-in search bar
- Expandable with packages through a built-in package manager for espanso hub
- File based configuration
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 2.4.1
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- Size
- 7.0 MB to 16 MB
- License
- GNU GPL 3.0
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v2.4.1
- Released
- Sep 2, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 14.6K
- Website
- espanso.org
