Fewer keystrokes.
More results.

Save your go-to replies, signatures and prompts as tiny shortcuts. Type the trigger, and Web Text Expander fills in the rest instantly.

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How it works

Start in under a minute

No account required. Add the extension, create a shortcut, and start expanding.

1

Install the extension

One click from the Chrome or Firefox store. Add to your toolbar for convenience.

2

Create a shortcut

Pick a trigger like /eta and paste in the long text.

3

Type it anywhere

Type your trigger in any text field and it expands instantly into the full snippet.

See it expand

Watch the shortcut turn into the long text. Triggers expand the moment you type them without copy/paste or switching windows.

Quick search: Ctrl + Space
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Features

Everything you need to work fast

Powerful where it counts, simple where it matters.

Works everywhere

Runs right in your browser, so your shortcuts are ready on almost any site — email, forms, chat, docs and more.

Fillable placeholders

Add custom fields like [name] anywhere in a snippet, and fill in whatever details you need right as it expands.

Hi [[name]],
Confirmed by [[name2]].
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Unlimited shortcuts

Create and manage as many snippets as you need. No caps — even on the free plan.

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/sig/addr/eta/thanks/invoice+ 142 more

Rich formatting

Bold, italics, lists and links. Build polished, on-brand templates that look the part.

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Quick snippet search

Hit Ctrl+Space to find and insert any snippet — never memorize a trigger again.

ref
Refund approved/ref
Refund declined/rno
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Import & export

Move snippets between devices or share a set with your whole team in a few clicks.

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Your set
Your team

Organize by category

Tag snippets by topic or use case, so big libraries stay easy to filter and find.

work email Add category
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Control cursor position

Mark where the cursor should land after expanding, so you're typing the next word right away.

Hi cursor lands here, here are the details you asked for.
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Auto date insertion

Insert today's date automatically — perfect for timestamped notes, logs and templates.

JUN7
{{yyyy-mm-dd}}2026-06-07

Quick add

Right-click any text on a page to turn it into a shortcut on the spot. Never lose your flow.

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Friendly human support

Question, bug or idea? You'll get a prompt reply from someone who knows the product.

Could you add a sync option?
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Reviews

More than 20,000 thankful users

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Real-estate agent here. This saves so much time by storing templates I can then adapt. It's such a good extension.

MMarcus
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I installed this to reduce keystrokes while I do live captioning for lectures, and it's been so helpful. Genuinely the best and most affordable tool of its kind. The developers are lifesavers.

PPriya
Chrome Web Store
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Works very nicely on all websites. Perfect for quickly generating structured AI prompts and templates. Thanks for making it free.

DDaniel
Firefox Add-ons
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Great product, does exactly what it's supposed to — for free. Phenomenal customer service too: I requested a feature and it was actually added.

SSofia
Chrome Web Store
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Everything you need to get going is free. Plus unlocks power features for €1.99/mo.

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  • Import & export
  • Use on 2 devices per email
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  • Everything in Free, plus
  • Unlimited shortcut length
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  • Date placeholders
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

It works wherever Chrome or Firefox run — Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS. Since it lives in the browser, your shortcuts follow you across every operating system.
Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox today, plus most Chromium-based browsers like Edge, Brave and Opera through the Chrome extension.
Web Text Expander is a desktop browser extension, so it isn't available on mobile yet. It works on any desktop browser that supports Chrome or Firefox extensions.
On almost all of them — email, online forms, chat tools, help desks, docs and more. A small number of sites use custom editors that may behave differently; we're always expanding compatibility.
Yes. Export your snippet library to a file and your teammates can import it in a couple of clicks — a fast way to roll out shared templates.
Maintain one master snippet set and share the export file whenever it changes. Everyone re-imports to stay aligned on the latest wording.
Locally, in your browser. Your snippets stay on your own device unless you choose to export them.
No. Expansion happens entirely on your device. We don't read, collect or transmit the text you type — privacy is built in by design.

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