# espanso/espanso

A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/espanso/espanso
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/espanso
Homepage: https://espanso.org
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: espanso, text-expander, rust, macos, linux, windows, productivity, productivity-tools
Last push: 2026-08-24T12:40:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 70, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2560, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 43, "gap_med": 92.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14361, forks 456 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:06.858502+00:00)

## What it is
Espanso is a privacy-first, cross-platform text expander written in Rust that detects typed keywords and replaces them with text, images, emojis, dates, or script output system-wide. It works with almost any application, is fully local with no tracking, and is extensible via a built-in package manager and file-based YAML configuration.

## Use cases
- expand text snippets system-wide while typing
- insert emojis with short keywords in any app
- run custom scripts or shell commands from typed triggers
- create system-wide code snippets and email templates
- auto-insert current or future dates while typing
- build personal autocorrect rules
- search and insert snippets with a hotkey search bar

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to TextExpander or aText
- you need snippet expansion that works across Windows, macOS, and Linux
- privacy matters and you want everything processed 100% locally
- you want script, form, image, and date expansion beyond plain text
- you prefer file-based YAML configuration and community packages

## When to avoid
- you need cloud sync of snippets across devices out of the box
- you rely on Wayland exclusively and need fully mature support (still experimental)
- you need a GUI editor for managing snippets rather than editing config files
- you need team-shared snippet management with admin controls

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, workflow-automation, cli, gui, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, rust
- tags: text-expander, snippets, text-expansion, autocorrect, emoji, keyboard-productivity, privacy-first, package-manager, automation, command-line, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- espanso/espanso (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:06.858502+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 2026-08-29T17:12:37.776399+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/espanso/espanso (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:06.858502+00:00, sha 8c405f2c545f)
  - homepage: https://espanso.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:09.055808+00:00, sha 2ff822213b8a)
  - site_page: https://espanso.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:09.065323+00:00, sha adb26abb40f0)
  - site_page: https://espanso.org/docs/get-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:09.067297+00:00, sha ed4beb3a362e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.