# xmichelo/Beeftext

A text snippet tool for Windows.

Repository: https://github.com/xmichelo/Beeftext
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beeftext
Homepage: https://beeftext.org
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: text, snippets, windows, tools, productivity, text-snippets, cpp, qt, open-source, expander, textexpander, visual-studio
Last push: 2024-06-15T19:43:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3272, "days_push": 809, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1309, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.376364+00:00)

## What it is
Beeftext is a free, open-source text snippet expansion tool for Windows, written in C++ with Qt. It lets users define keyword-to-snippet combos that auto-replace typed keywords with longer text in any application supporting copy/paste.

## Use cases
- expand text abbreviations into full snippets on windows
- free textexpander alternative for windows
- insert email signatures quickly with keyword shortcuts
- type common markdown snippets faster
- auto-replace keywords with unicode text in any app

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source TextExpander alternative on Windows
- you need snippet expansion that works system-wide in any application
- you prefer a portable or installer version with no subscription or telemetry

## When to avoid
- you are not on Windows
- you need actively developed new features, since the project is in maintenance mode
- you need cloud sync or team snippet sharing like commercial tools offer

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows, text-editors
- platform: windows
- tags: text-expansion, snippets, text-substitution, qt, open-source, textexpander-alternative, desktop

## Member repositories
- xmichelo/Beeftext (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.376364+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:50:02.287009+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xmichelo/Beeftext (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.376364+00:00, sha e0c675e9a8ff)
  - homepage: https://beeftext.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:08:18.572588+00:00, sha af525c4c569f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.