Audience
Developers, writers, customer support teams, sales professionals, and anyone who types repetitive text on a Mac
About TypeFire
TypeFire is a free text expander for macOS. Create snippets, assign short abbreviations, and they auto-expand as you type in any app. Type "zem" and your full email appears instantly. Works system-wide across Safari, Chrome, Mail, Slack, VS Code, Terminal, and every other Mac app. Features include dynamic tokens (date, time, clipboard, cursor positioning), rich text and Markdown snippets, global keyboard shortcuts, a Spotlight-style search launcher, JavaScript and AppleScript automation, clipboard history, iCloud Sync across Macs, and one-click import from TextExpander. Built with Tauri and Rust for native performance. Completely free with no subscription, no limits, and no paid tier.
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