Alternatives

Products that do what OS X Text Substitution and osxsub does

1. 1
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014

2. 2
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016

3. 3
   Rephrase▲128

   Fix grammar and format text instantly on Mac

   Dec 2025

4. 4
   Caption▲285

   Find the right subtitles. Easy.

   2017

5. 5LI
   LaTeX-Input for iOS + macOS (A Text Replacement definition plist file)▲5

   2017 · github.com

6. 6MF
   Mutate – free inline text replacement for Mac▲5

   Mar 2026 · github.com

7. 7
   Easydict▲143

   Translate any text & image in an elegant macOS app

   2024

8. 8
   Little Ipsum▲102

   The best Latin text generator for OS X

   2014

9. 9AS
   A simple script to help with those abstract Mac application names▲26

   2012 · github.com

10. 10
    Translate PRO▲84

    Copy any text twice. Get instant translation on your Mac.

    Mar 2026

11. 11IU
    I updated the Smackbook script for OS X Yosemite▲65

    2014 · github.com

12. 12
    Karabiner▲80

    Awesome, powerful keyboard remapper for OSX.

    2014

13. 13AT
    A Tiny IME-Based Text Expander for Mac – MIT Licensed▲35

    2015 · github.com

14. 14CA
    Copy any code to clipboard in OS X, adding proper syntax highlighting▲55

    2015 · github.com

15. 15
    Sassquatch▲88

    A zero-setup Sass previewer for OS X

    2015

16. 16GS
    GitHub Stats in the Mac OS X Menu Bar▲42

    2016 · github.com

17. 17TA
    TextFlow – Automator workflows for text manipulation in OS X▲76

    2015 · github.com

18. 18LN
    Linenoise NG – GNU Readline Replacement, with UTF8 and Windows (BSD)▲63

    2016 · github.com

19. 19CE
    Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language▲67

    2016 · alpharabi.us

20. 20TA
    Term.app, a terminal + shell replacement for Mac▲15

    2013 · mehdi.is

21. 21TR
    Text recognition tool I missed a lot for macOS▲5

    2020 · textsniper.app

22. 22SC
    Set custom text in Mac menu bar (minimalistic) – Issues welcome▲6

    2022 · github.com

23. 23
    Rephrase▲3

    Rewrite selected text anywhere on your Mac.

    Jul 2026 · rephrase.studio

24. 24JR
    JavaScript regex tester for macOS▲22

    2017 · regularity.co

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