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TypeFire is a free text expander for macOS that replaces TextExpander, aText, and Espanso. Type a short abbreviation like "zem" and it instantly expands to your full email in any app. Features include dynamic tokens (date, time, clipboard, cursor positioning), rich text and Markdown expansion, global keyboard shortcuts, a Spotlight-style launcher, JavaScript and AppleScript snippets, iCloud Sync, and TextExpander import. Completely free with no subscription, no limits, and no paid tier.
Hey everyone! I built TypeFire because I was tired of retyping the same emails, addresses, and code snippets dozens of times a day.
Apple's built-in text replacement is too limited and doesn't work in Terminal or most third-party apps. TextExpander wants $40/year for something that should be simple. Espanso is powerful but requires YAML config files in the terminal.
So I built what I wanted: a native Mac app with a clean visual editor where you create snippets, assign short abbreviations, and they expand instantly as you type in any app.
A few things that make TypeFire different:
- Dynamic tokens: {{date}}, {{time}}, {{clipboard}}, and {{cursor}} make your snippets reusable templates
- Rich text and Markdown snippets that expand as formatted HTML
- A Spotlight-style launcher (Cmd+Shift+P) to search and paste any snippet - JavaScript and AppleScript snippets for automation
- iCloud Sync across Macs
It's completely free. No subscription, no trial, no feature limits. I built this as a tool I use every day and wanted to share it.
Would love your feedback. What features would make this more useful for your workflow?
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About TypeFire on Product Hunt
“Free text expander for Mac. Type less, do more.”
TypeFire was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #97 on the daily leaderboard. TypeFire is a free text expander for macOS that replaces TextExpander, aText, and Espanso. Type a short abbreviation like "zem" and it instantly expands to your full email in any app. Features include dynamic tokens (date, time, clipboard, cursor positioning), rich text and Markdown expansion, global keyboard shortcuts, a Spotlight-style launcher, JavaScript and AppleScript snippets, iCloud Sync, and TextExpander import. Completely free with no subscription, no limits, and no paid tier.
TypeFire was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Productivity (650.7k followers) and Developer Tools (511.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 204.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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