aText vs Lightmorphic Text
aText
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| Figure | aText | Lightmorphic Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.42/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Expansion Software | 8.4 (#8) | 7.5 (#27) |
| Advanced snippets | Advanced functions include date and time scripts, editable fields, keystrokes, scripting, and mouse scripts. | Advanced snippets, including dates, forms, and scripts, are shown as read-only. |
| Backups | The FAQ says aText automatically backs up data daily by default and describes where to find the backup location. | Before changing a file, the app saves a dated copy under ~/.local/share/lightmorphic-text/backups. |
| Purpose | aText replaces user-defined abbreviations with frequently used phrases in applications to accelerate typing. | Lightmorphic Text provides a graphical way to manage Espanso text-expansion snippets. |
| Support | The maker provides FAQs and contact support and asks users to update to the latest version before contacting support. | The page links to GitHub to report a problem. |
Plans
aText
- Personal One year$4.99 a year
- Personal Lifetime$29.99, paid once
- Business$29.99, paid once
- Business$29.99 a month
- Floating$14.99 a year
- Personal One year (macOS)$4.99 a year
- Personal One year (Windows)$4.99 a year
- Floating (macOS)$9.99 a year
- Floating (Windows)$9.99 a year
- Personal Lifetime (macOS)$29.99, paid once
In their own words
aText
aText replaces abbreviations you define with frequently used phrases in applications, helping speed up repeated typing on Windows and macOS. Snippets can insert formatted text, images, and attachments into applications such as Word, Mail, Outlook, Pages, and Gmail. It can capitalize new sentences and correct double capitals. Advanced snippets can use date and time scripts, editable fields, keystrokes, scripting, and mouse scripts; built-in options cover misspelling correction, HTML and JavaScript coding, and emojis. Data can sync between computers through OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, or a shared network folder, including across Windows and macOS. The maker describes collaboration in a multi-user environment and support for virtual machines and remote desktop clients. Its privacy policy says the app monitors keystrokes globally to expand abbreviations, but does not collect, save, or transmit keystrokes typed in other applications or transmit user-created data. A 21-day trial is available, and a free plan is listed. Personal One year costs $4.99 a year for one user on three computers and expires without automatic charge. Other listed options include lifetime and business licenses, with terms and limits varying by plan.
Lightmorphic Text
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