Typedesk

Typedesk

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  • Mac


  • Version 3.1.10


  • macOS 12.0 or later


  • 617.9 MB


  • 1 languages

Tired of typing the same things over and over? Typedesk lets you create simple shortcuts for anything you type repeatedly — email replies, signatures, code snippets, you name it. Works seamlessly across your Mac apps, so you save time wherever you work.

  • Create shortcuts for repeated text snippets

  • Insert templates with a few keystrokes

  • Works in every app on your Mac

  • Sync shortcuts across all your devices

Typedesk features


Speed up typing

Type a short abbreviation and watch it instantly expand into the full text. Type 'addr' and your complete address appears — just like that. Works in every app you already use, from email to messages to documents. Your fingers will thank you.


Build a snippet library that's yours

Save the emails, greetings, and phrases you type every day. Organize them into folders, find what you need in seconds, and insert it without breaking your flow. The more you use it, the more it works for you.


Make every snippet smarter with variables

Add personalized details like names, dates, or custom fields directly inside your snippets. Choose from multiple options on the fly with multi-select variables. Stop rewriting the same message just to change a few words.


Type in any app, on any device

Typedesk works everywhere on your Mac: email clients, browsers, chat apps, and code editors. Your shortcuts sync across your devices so you're always productive, wherever you are.


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Ratings and reviews


Typedesk

83%

29 ratings

  • Akhilesh Kumar

    Apr 13, 2026

    App version: 3.1.10

    This completely went bonkers once I put in a slightly larger template with seven placeholders. First of all, it was not asking me for data in the order in which I had placed them inside the template. After adjusting myself to whichever way it asked for the data , it still didnt return any output. exasperated and running thin on patience here :(

  • Molly Hutt

    Apr 4, 2026

    App version: 3.1.10

    I was jazzed to see a TextExpander/Raycast snippets replacement as part of Setapp, but I ran into several dealbreakers before I could even save my first snippet. First, I realized you can't set Fn keys as global hotkeys; Typedesk demands 3 of your precious few global combos. I thought I'd work around this by forgoing the hotkeys entirely, but they can't be turned off. You either accept conflicts or reconfigure your setup to accommodate Typedesk. Then, I learned you can't import shortcuts from other snippet expander apps. If you, like me, have hundreds of snippets, you must spend hours individually recreating each one before you can use them. To make that harder, Typedesk only allows letters and numbers in your shortcuts. You can set (conflict-prone) global delimiters, but no `:emojiname:`, `->`, or `phone;;`. Just remembering tons of shortcuts that aren't short because they can't all be. For an app meant to save time, typing, and remembering, it asks for a lot of all three.

  • Michael Proca

    Mar 26, 2026

    App version: 3.1.10

    eine gute app, tut genau das, was sie soll

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From $9.99/month. Free for 7 days.
This and hundreds of additional apps.