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Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust
https://github.com/espanso/espanso

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Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

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![espanso](images/logo_extended.png)



> A cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust



![GitHub release (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/federico-terzi/espanso)

![Language](https://img.shields.io/badge/language-rust-orange)

![Platforms](https://img.shields.io/badge/platforms-Windows%2C%20macOS%20and%20Linux-blue)

![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/federico-terzi/espanso)



![example](images/example.gif)



Visit the [espanso website](https://espanso.org).



#### What is a Text Expander?



A *text expander* is a program that detects when you type

a specific **keyword** and replaces it with **something else**.

This is useful in many ways:



* **Save a lot of typing**, expanding common sentences.

* Create **system-wide** code snippets.

* Execute **custom scripts**

* Use **emojis** like a pro.



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## Key Features



* Works on **Windows**, **macOS** and **Linux**

* Works with almost **any program**

* Works with **Emojis** 😄

* Works with **Images**

* Includes a powerful **Search Bar** 🔎

* **Date** expansion support

* **Custom scripts** support

* **Shell commands** support

* **App-specific** configurations

* Support [Forms](https://espanso.org/docs/matches/forms/)

* Expandable with **packages**

* Built-in **package manager** for [espanso hub](https://hub.espanso.org/)

* File based configuration

* Support Regex triggers

* Experimental Wayland support



## Get Started



Visit the [official documentation](https://espanso.org/docs/).



## Support



If you need some help to setup espanso, want to ask a question or simply get involved

in the community, [Join the official Subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/espanso/)! :)



## Donations



espanso is a free, open source software developed in my (little) spare time.

If you liked the project and would like to support further development,

please consider making a small donation, it really helps :)



[![Donate with PayPal](images/donate.gif)](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FHNLR5DRS267E&source=url)



## Contributors



Many people helped the project along the way, thank you to all of you!



[![Image](https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=federico-terzi/espanso)](https://github.com/federico-terzi/espanso/graphs/contributors)



## Remarks



* Thanks to [libxdo](https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool) and [xclip](https://github.com/astrand/xclip), used to implement the Linux port.

* Thanks to [libxkbcommon](https://xkbcommon.org/) and [wl-clipboard](https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard), used to implement the Wayland port.

* Thanks to [wxWidgets](https://www.wxwidgets.org/) for providing a powerful cross-platform GUI library.



## License



espanso was created by [Federico Terzi](http://federicoterzi.com)

and is licensed under the [GPL-3.0 license](/LICENSE).