AutoText
Type a short trigger. Typlet types the rest.
AutoText is Typlet's Pro way to reuse text: type a saved trigger such as ;reply in the app you are writing in, and Typlet replaces it with the full phrase. It watches the physical keys behind the trigger, so it works while a Korean, Japanese, or other input method is active.
A worked example
- 01
;replyThe trigger is typed - 02The trigger is removed
- 03The saved phrase is inserted
Typed with a Korean or Japanese input method active, the screen shows other characters while you type — but the keys are ; r e p l y, and Typlet replaces them with the saved reply.
What AutoText does
You save a phrase once in Typlet and give it a short ASCII trigger. Later, in any supported application, you type the trigger where the text should go. The moment the last key arrives, Typlet removes the trigger characters and inserts the saved phrase, including line breaks, emoji, links, and non-Latin text.
Physical keys, not characters
Most expanders compare the characters on screen with the trigger, so they only match while the keyboard is in English. Typlet compares the standard physical key positions that the trigger's ASCII characters stand for. Typing ; r e p l y while a supported Korean or Japanese input method is active produces different characters on screen, but the keys are the same, and Typlet recognizes them without you switching to English first.
Where it works
AutoText is system-wide: it runs in the application that currently has focus, which is why it needs Accessibility permission on macOS. You can exclude applications where it should stay quiet, and Typlet always excludes its own windows. On Windows, an application running as administrator does not accept injected input, so the trigger passes through unchanged there.
Triggers you can save
A trigger is 2–32 printable ASCII characters beginning with punctuation such as ; : or /, and it may not duplicate or be a prefix of another trigger. The prefix is what keeps ordinary words from expanding by accident. A trigger written in non-ASCII characters is not converted into a portable trigger, because there is no single physical-key sequence behind it.
The popup and AutoText share one library
AutoText is not a separate collection. Every snippet in the Free popup can carry a trigger, and every triggered phrase is still searchable in the popup. Use the popup when you want to browse; type the trigger once the phrase is in your fingers.
Pro, trial, and price
AutoText is the Pro feature. The 14-day trial begins the first time you turn it on successfully, not when you install Typlet, and needs no payment details. Pro is a one-time purchase for one person on up to three active devices in any macOS and Windows mix; when the trial ends, only AutoText stops and everything in Free keeps working.