Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™ icon

Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™

by Free Software Utilities

v3.0.6 Updated Nov 2, 2023 287KiB
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★ 3.52
340 reviews
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⚠️Not updated in over 2 years

Description

Want to save time daily when you are typing on the computer? Use Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™ which allows you to type in letter combinations like "LOL" and have "Laugh Out Loud" show up on the computer screen instead. Think of how many sentences/phrases which you type daily over and over again. Our software extension can help save time by saving the keystrokes needed when you have to type in the same phrase over and over. Change Log Version 3.0.1 Please note to use this extension features, you HAVE to click on the extension icon to activate the "auto text expander" feature on the website you are on. This is to prevent our script from running automatically on all websites you visit. This protects your privacy and ensures your browsing history/keyboard typing history etc is NOT sent to external third party websites. Other competitor text expander software scripts "run on all websites" and you have to trust them to ensure they are not sending this information back to their servers etc. For our extension, it is impossible for us to track your keystrokes because the software only works when you click on the extension icon. Version 3.0.3 Change Made a bug fix where a warning message showed up after we updated to manifest version 3. To add text expander text - please right click on the extension icon and choose options. You can add as many text shortcuts as you want inside the options page of this extension. Version 3.0.4 Change Due to popular demand to make this software more user friendly, we've added the permission "Works on all websites". You do NOT need to click on the extension icon for the auto text expander feature to work on every webpage you browse. Please note our software does NOT store/capture any of your website visits etc and the only reason we ask for the "runs on all websites" permissions is because we had a lot of users email us asking for a easier version where they did not have to click on the extension icon to use the auto text expansion feature. :heavy_check_mark: You can add in your own custom phrases/text you want to expand. :heavy_check_mark: 100% Free Software :heavy_check_mark: Simple and Easy to Use Use an auto text expander software today! Save time typing in your everyday tasks once you install Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™. Disclaimer: Please note this extension is NOT made by Google and is made by an independent development team. All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Google doesn’t endorse or sponsor this Chrome extension. Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™ is not owned by, is not licensed by and is not a subsidiary of Google Inc.
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Reviews (78 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-31
Playstation Jakarta

Doesn't work yet

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-01
Irene Tanya

Sorry but this extension doesn't work. Perhaps it needs an update? Oct 1 2025

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-29
Jeff Withington

Doesn't work? Added some shortcuts and can't make it popup anywhere

★☆☆☆☆2025-08-12
BlondieSL

I see a lot of reviews stating the same probem. Most of the time, it just doesn't work! Sometimes, you have to remove the trigger the ADD again, Save, refresh and MAYBE it works. Then, the next time you go to use it, it just doesn't work at all. You have to go back into the extension and mess around with it. Come on! Either fix this thing and show your ability or just take it off of the net completely.

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-02
Guus Jansen

it is not working!!

★☆☆☆☆2025-05-14
Prasad Jog

I have created a few shortcuts for my work. I have added and saved them all. For example -no should type as <noise>. I tried using it. Though the desired output appears after typing the shortcut, it does not stay there. I mean, after I typed no, I saw <noise>, and then it was showing no. Please tell me what should I do so that I get the desired output to stay there. The stars are just for drawing attention. Ignore it currently.

★☆☆☆☆2025-03-12
Eddie Lopez

Triggers 2 texts... Seriously?

★☆☆☆☆2025-03-09
Elwira Tomaszewska

I simply doesn't work. In the change log Version 3.0.1 it says that I have to click on the icon if I want to use it on a website, but clicking on the extension icon only opens the extension page in a new tab and after that the shortcuts still don't work. Please help how I can start to use it. Thanks

★☆☆☆☆2025-02-12
Jannatul Zakir

disgusting to use

★☆☆☆☆2025-02-04
Sook Ruksrithong

You can't use this to fill google form because it will error and send wrong value. ex. You press 1 for long sentence when you look at google form it just show 1, not the values setup

★☆☆☆☆2024-11-06

doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-07
Dan Fox

Doesn't work in GDocs. Already tried saving the shortcut, closing and opening Chrome.... It just doens't work outside the exptension.

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-25
Chloe Fang

why i cannot use, i ald set the shortcut but it does not come out

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-10
Tim C

I wanted to use it with Outlook webmail which I'm forced to use for work and I couldn't get it to work. However, it did work for Gmail which I did as a test. Unfortunately, Outlook webmail is the app I really need it for. It also doesn't work with Google Docs. But, Google Docs already has something you can use already so no big deal.

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-21
Muhammad Shahbaz.23106_MBPK

succeed

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-08
airbagsystems

It enters duplicate text expansions for the text you saved. Its a glitch in the program

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-02
Miền Bắc Đất Xanh

how to use -.-

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-30
Karriann Longtin

Absolute garbage. When it actually works, it inserts the text in duplicate or triplicate nullifying the time saved by using it in the first place. No support on site. Hard to find instructions ot troubleshooting. I am just going to pay for the version that works because this is ridiculous.

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-24
Ken Larsen

I cannot get it to work on anything

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-05
Ranyouri Senia

I tried to use this extension on several different platforms: word, email, and calendar. It worked once on calendar but on nothing else. I've looked at the reviews for guidance but still nothing luck. It's a great concept just doesn't work as I thought.

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-07
Kimberly S Latta

It doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2024-01-24
marvelous 001

not usefully at all. I would give it 0.5 stars if I could

★☆☆☆☆2024-01-16
Jeheen Mahmood Zaman

Didnt work on Opera browser. I have tried it with Google docs and several other services.

★☆☆☆☆2024-01-11
John Basedow

Doesnt work on anyhing but the test box in the settings menu. !add @add add nothing

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-21
Hassan Zamir

not working

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-19
David Pye

Great concept, but not working for me after many tries and tweaking context.

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-12
Elle Harris

Currently the actions are duplicating when used. Please fix. This is taking more time to correct than it would be to type it out.

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-09
kashir awan

I thought reviews are fake as I have used this extensions few years ago, But now It's literally not working

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-21
Murtaza Naqvi

Damn! Your extension cost me my project! I had a gig for data entry where I was suppose to submit forms (Form was on WooCommerce), as soon as I hit submit on the form the template disappeared and shortcut keys were showing there instead of the template!

★☆☆☆☆2023-04-16
Judy Taya

I've Installed this extension and it just will not work in Chrome. I've Uninstalled and Reinstalled it several times and it just will not work properly for me.

★☆☆☆☆2023-02-28
Sarah

This WAS a great program and WAS very helpful. Doesn't work anymore and types in double the text.

★☆☆☆☆2023-01-10
Yassin Abdelmoniem Ahmed

It is not working. Everytime I try to enable it by pressing in the logo it redirects me to the extensions page.

★☆☆☆☆2022-08-15
Amy Olson

This was working great for so long. Now it doesn't work at all. No matter what I do, it won't work correctly. I guess I have to try and find a different program now.

★☆☆☆☆2022-04-03
Paradox

It doesnt even work! It works but when i click enter it goes as the beginning character if you know what i mean

★☆☆☆☆2022-02-15
Chelsea Og

doesn't work... completely unresponsive

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-21
Derek Simpson

The icon on the bookmarks bar is BLACK, which means you can't see it when it downloads. Also, it NEVER works. I thought this extension would be the replacement to the other auto text expanders, but it ONLY works on the website where creation is being done. It doesn't work anywhere else. As a physician, I use text expansion constantly, but this is frustrating because it worked just fine before. Now its useless. Thanks.

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-21
Andrea Camila Pereira Vergara

It doesn't work at all.

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-15
Yurii Gagarin

useless piece of s...! doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-10
John

it doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-08
Clarisse FLANDRIN

Does not work

★☆☆☆☆2021-03-03
M C

You have to enable it manually on every web site you intend to use it on, and refreshing the page meant you had to manually re-enable it. I need it for work and this just makes it impossible to use. There are other auto text expanders that remain active on every website by default. Use one of those instead of this one.

★☆☆☆☆2021-03-03
Kenier Mata

It has been updated and now does not work as usual

★☆☆☆☆2020-07-19
AlmaZeyd

not workink in facebook messnger ..

★★☆☆☆2026-03-04
Markus

It was great, until it stopped working today

★★☆☆☆2025-11-04
Sean B

Doesn't seem to work in either Google Docs or Keep pages in Chrome (though does work in Sheets and other non-Google-App web pages). I use Keep and Docs daily though, so this was a dealbreaker for me.

★★☆☆☆2025-06-09
Khouiled Merabti

it does not work with instagram

★★☆☆☆2025-03-10
munib ahmed

Not Work properly in daily routine

★★☆☆☆2025-02-25
Zuzheng Tai_sbtmyrs

if using on livechat at google chat It will unable proceed while you enter you shortkey then he will show the word you want but will changed back to the shortkey in few seconds

★★☆☆☆2024-12-28
Faiz Razvi

why its not working anymore ?? any help ?

★★☆☆☆2024-10-04
Maritoni Osgood

It works SOMETIMES. I literally have to input it twice, sometimes thrice for it to work properly and show up. It's quite annoying because I do double check to see if it worked and at first it shows that appears on my screen but then come to find out later that my shortcut did not in fact work.

Permissions (5)

Permissions

activeTab Can access the current tab when you click the extension clipboardRead Can read from your clipboard scripting Can inject scripts into web pages storage Can store data locally in your browser unlimitedStorage

Details

Version 3.0.6
Updated Nov 2, 2023
Size 287KiB
First Seen Mar 27, 2026

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