TabType

What it does

Type; in any app on your Mac and TabType instantly surfaces completions from your project — agent skill,s git branches, file paths, npm scripts, and your saved snippets. No manual setup. It reads your codebase and knows what you need. Save AI prompt templates and reuse them anywhere with a keystroke. Pipe any shell command into the popup as a custom provider. Everything runs locally — no cloud, no keylogging.

TabType is a macOS menu bar app for AI-powered text expansion. Instant access to snippets, AI prompt templates, git branches, file paths, and more — triggered by ;; in any app. A smarter alternative to TextExpander, Espanso, and Typinator for developers.

Project-aware snippets, git branches, file paths, and more — searchable from any app on your Mac. Privacy-first by design. No accounts, no telemetry, no AI analytics. Everything controlled by you. Stop retyping skill names and file paths. Type ;; to instantly complete agent skills, documentation files, and project paths when prompting Claude, Cursor, or any AI tool. TabType automatically discovers things you are likely want to mention: skill names, branches, npm scripts, and recent files—no setup needed. Add your own snippets, text expansions, and frequently-used phrases as you go. Start immediately, customize endlessly. Type ;; when you want completions—not automatic replacements that…from tabtype.app

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