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24 alternatives to aText

Type faster using abbreviations for common phrases

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. aText launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Fast Text▲109
Speed up everything you type in macOS in any app
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Typing Speed Test▲293
A simple typing test to see how fast you can type
2016 · livechat.com · its alternatives →
3
Spokenly▲178
Type 4x faster with your voice
2025 · spokenly.app · its alternatives →
4
Catapult▲208
Translate your documents up to 3-times faster
2021 · taia.io · its alternatives →
5
Typed▲256
The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac
2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →
6
Accelerator▲119
Read faster, one word at a time
2015 · acceleratorapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Readsy▲155
Auto-highlighted text for faster reading
2022 · its alternatives →
8
ExplainTXT: Translate & Explain any Text▲154
Highlight any text to instantly translate and explain it.
2025 · explaintxt.com · its alternatives →
9
Linguix▲246
Check grammar instantly in real-time on your favorite sites
2020 · linguix.com · its alternatives →
10
Spell It Out▲164
Spelling out tech acronyms so you can be in the know.
2018 · its alternatives →
11
Snippet▲96
Type out frequently used text snippets in a flash.
2017 · its alternatives →
12HT
Hacker Typer [joke]▲160
Ever wanted to type as fast as those amazing hackers in the movies? now you can! just write something. Yes, i was really bored. To change writing speed: javascript:writer.speed=10;
2011 · duiker101.tk · its alternatives →
13
LETA▲96
You can type faster with alternative keyboard layouts
2022 · leta.vercel.app · its alternatives →
14
TaskTXT, plain text task-timing notepad▲129
I built TaskTXT.com based on my experience timing my tasks. I found that committing to a task before I start helps with my focus, and guessing how long it will take, then timing it prevents me from wanting to give in to distractions because I'm "on the clock". Video Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOYO0c_D6w0 There's also a Mac app which you can download here: https://dl.todesktop.com/22080519n9z1jew/mac Video overview of the Mac app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMs-V5v5gZY But I didn't want the tool to be distracting, so its…
2022 · tasktxt.com · its alternatives →
15IM
I made a game to improve my typing speed▲113
2024 · keysmash.no · its alternatives →
16
Read 💩 Faster▲192
Speed read articles w/o compromising your comprehension
2019 · its alternatives →
17
Smart Keys for Mac▲149
AI shortcuts for fixing grammar, translating and coding
2025 · smartkeys.so · its alternatives →
18
Touch Typer▲75
Minimal chrome extension to practice typing speed & accuracy
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
19
LoadFast▲94
A text Expander for Mac - type 3 keys, expand 300 words
Dec 2025 · loadfast.store · its alternatives →
20
Notational▲113
Notes at the speed of thought
2017 · notational.co · its alternatives →
21
Acronymaker▲105
Generate memorable mnemonic acronyms from words
2024 · acronymaker.com · its alternatives →
22
TypoGram▲19
🚀 Boost Your Typing Speed with Typogram.in! ⌨️
2025 · typogram.in · its alternatives →
23
TypeIt4me▲95
Save time & keystrokes with this text expander for Mac
2018 · ettoresoftware.com · its alternatives →
24
Wordd▲100
Quickly look up vocabulary, abbreviations, acronyms, slang
2018 · its alternatives →

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