{"id":28975,"date":"2017-01-19T23:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28975"},"modified":"2020-03-05T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:55:29","slug":"text-expander-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/text-expander-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Text Expanding Apps for Windows – Best of"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may be able to type faster on the keyboard<\/a>, but at some point you get tired of typing repetitive words<\/strong>. From writing your email address to typing some common words that you frequently use, repetitive typing can be a big productivity killer. However, a text expander app can be the perfect solution<\/strong> for this problem.<\/p>\n

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Text expander apps allow you to automatically fill commonly used long sentences with short abbreviations or keyboard shortcuts<\/strong>. Although it does require some initial setup as you need to specify phrases and their triggers, but it\u2019s all worth it when it helps you save hours of your time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you are convinced to try out a text expander app, then we know a handful of good ones. Below is a list of the best text expander apps for Windows<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

PhraseExpress<\/a><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s an easy-to-use text expansion app that\u2019s completely free for personal use<\/strong>. It allows you to use both keyboard shortcuts and abbreviation text as triggers to automatically input specified phrases<\/strong>. There are many built-in templates<\/strong> to help you get started, and you can take advantage of smart search to automatically search for queries<\/strong> on different websites right from your text editor.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, its built-in autocorrect<\/strong> is quite handy that will automatically fix most of the common mistakes. You can use boilerplate templates to fill spaces with usernames, email entries or add date and time stamps<\/strong>. There is also a clipboard cache feature that can record and save all copied data to clipboard and let you use it anywhere<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Apart from handy features, PhraseExpress is highly customizable<\/strong> and gives full control<\/strong> over how, where and when you would like to auto-expand text.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> For personal use, it is completely free<\/strong>. For commercial use, it costs $139.95\/year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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