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aText vs Espanso: catalog facts
aText	Espanso
Paid Paid licence with a free 21-day trial.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Works on both Windows and macOS with cross-platform sync Rich text, images and scripted snippets	Works in almost any program because it operates at the keyboard level Configuration is plain YAML files, easy to sync or keep in git
Paid after the trial Releases are infrequent, with the latest in 2024	Wayland support is still marked experimental Writing matches means editing YAML by hand; there is no visual editor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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