The pay-once text expander that is also mission control for your AI apps
Type an abbreviation, get your text, in every app. Then let Claude Code, Cursor and Codex use the same library, and run them as one team. Pay once, on Windows and Mac.
Every text expander here turns an abbreviation into your text. Promptuoso also holds your prompts, runs your AI apps as one team and costs one payment. Read the text expander page.
Price and platforms
| How you pay | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|
| Promptuoso | Pay once: $19.99. 2 desktops and 2 phones. 14-day free trial, then a free version that keeps working. 30-day refund | Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, on one licence |
| TextExpander | Subscription: Pro is $60 a year. Free plan: 5 active snippets | Mac, Windows, Chrome, iPhone, iPad |
| aText | Lifetime $29.99 (5 computers), or $4.99 a year (3 computers) | Windows, Mac |
| PhraseExpress | Lifetime licence; free edition for personal use | Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad |
| Typinator | Basic is one payment per major version; Advanced and Business are yearly | Mac; iPhone and iPad on Advanced and Business |
| Rocket Typist | Free basic set; Pro $19.99 | Mac, iPhone, iPad |
| Alfred | Powerpack with snippets: £34, or £59 with lifetime upgrades | Mac |
| Raycast | Snippets on the Free plan; Pro $96 a year | Mac, Windows, iOS |
| Keyboard Maestro | One payment: $36 for version 11, upgrades $25 | Mac |
| espanso | Free and open source | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Beeftext | Free and open source | Windows |
| Breevy | A per-user licence | Windows |
| AutoHotkey | Free and open source | Windows |
| Magical | Free and paid plans | A Chrome extension |
| Text Blaze | Subscription: Pro $2.99 a month billed yearly; free plan | Chrome, Windows, Mac |
What only Promptuoso adds
| Promptuoso | Every other tool here | |
|---|---|---|
| Prompt library and prompt builder | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI team: one AI directs, another builds, you approve | ✓ | ✗ |
| Plans, inbox and reminders your AI apps can read and write | ✓ | ✗ |
| Knowledge graph and project memory for every project | ✓ | ✗ |
| Skills, MCP servers and rules organised per AI app | ✓ | ✗ |
The text-expansion basics, covered
| Promptuoso | TextExpander | Typinator | PhraseExpress | espanso | Text Blaze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fill-ins (a form that asks, then types) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pick lists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scripts, macros or formulas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Snippets inside a launcher, covered
| Promptuoso | Alfred | Raycast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type a keyword in any text field, get your snippet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Date, clipboard and cursor placeholders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
The MCP difference
Promptuoso's MCP server ships inside the app, runs on your computer and needs no account. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Gemini CLI set up in one click, then search your library, fill in a snippet and propose edits you approve. TextExpander's MCP server works through a TextExpander account. espanso's is a community project. Raycast connects to MCP servers as a client; Promptuoso is the server your AI apps call.
Prices checked on 20 October 2026, in US dollars. Promptuoso is $19.99 while early-buyer places are left, then $19.99.