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Work · September 1, 2026

Layouto: Fix & Expand Text

Expand text shortcuts, fix wrong-layout words, catch typos

What it does

Layouto is a macOS menu bar app built around three fixes: it expands short text shortcuts into full phrases, catches text typed in the wrong keyboard layout to convert it, corrects misspelled words. All three happen locally. Layout conversion works between Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Latin scripts. It stays out of Terminal, code editors, and any app you exclude, and it never mangles brand names like iPhone or macOS.

Expand text shortcuts into full phrases, fix typos automatically, and correct text typed in the wrong keyboard layout, right on your Mac.

My Mac app automatically fixes text typed in the wrong keyboard layout, catches typos, and expands text shortcuts into full phrases, right as you type. Layouto is a macOS menu bar app built around three fixes: it expands short text shortcuts into full phrases, corrects misspelled words with your Mac's own spell checker, and catches text typed in the wrong keyboard layout to convert it. All three happen locally. No keystroke is ever logged, stored, or transmitted, and the app runs inside Apple's App Sandbox. Layout conversion works between Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Latin scripts. Word autocorrect reaches more than 20 languages, including English, Russian, Turkish, German and…from layouto.app

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