Lightmorphic Text

Spec sheet

Purpose

Lightmorphic Text provides a graphical way to manage Espanso text-expansion snippets.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Support

The page links to GitHub to report a problem.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Headquarters

Mildenhall, IP28 7DE, United KingdomRead 28 Sep 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Advanced snippets

Advanced snippets, including dates, forms, and scripts, are shown as read-only.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Availability

The app is free and open-source software licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Backups

Before changing a file, the app saves a dated copy under ~/.local/share/lightmorphic-text/backups.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Configuration

The app uses plain Espanso configuration files in ~/.config/espanso.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Import and export

Export can save snippets, comments, advanced snippets, and installed packages in one backup file; import does not overwrite existing files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Integration

The app fetches Espanso, the text-expansion engine, during first-run setup if needed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Linux setup

On Wayland desktops, first-run setup asks once for permission to read the keyboard, and the app says it installs nothing system-wide.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Matching options

Snippet options include whole-word matching and matching the case typed in the trigger.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Search

Search matches both snippet triggers and replacement text as the user types.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Snippet editing

Users can add snippets by entering a trigger and replacement in a form.Read 11 Oct 2026 · text.lightmorphic.com

Plans and prices

Every Lightmorphic Text plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Text Expansion Software#27 of 317.5