The Text Blaze alternative that’s free forever and goes wherever you type.
Snippets on Mac, Windows, Chrome, iPhone, and iPad, synced in real time. Share them with up to 5 teammates on the free plan, and use them for work from day one.
Free forever · No credit card required · 30-day preview of advanced features
Four reasons people switch from Text Blaze.
Both tools run on the desktop now. The differences show up on your phone, across your team, and in your security review.
A free plan that actually follows you everywhere.
TextExpander’s free plan works the way you do: on every device, with your team, from day one. No trial clock and no credit card.
- Unlimited saved Snippets, 5 active at a time
- Works on Mac, Windows, Chrome, iPhone, and iPad
- Share Snippets with up to 5 team members
- AI Recommended Snippets and MCP access for AI agents
- Fill-ins, dates, date picker, and Snippet Groups
- Use it for work, no credit card required
- Capped at 20 snippets total
- No iPhone, iPad, or Android app
- Forms, images, and other Pro features limited to 5 uses per day
- Limited snippet sharing; teams require Business
- Shorter maximum snippet length than paid plans
Text Blaze plan details from blaze.today/plans and Text Blaze community staff posts, September 2026.
Your team started on a free extension. Now IT needs control.
Admin controls that keep a growing library accurate.
Shared snippets are easy. Keeping thousands of them on-brand, approved, and secure is the hard part. TextExpander ships the governance tools large teams ask for.
Approval workflows with Snippet Requests
Team members submit complete, formatted Snippets or edits. Assigned admins and editors review, approve, and publish from a dedicated Requests queue with filters and notification badges.
Limited role for a trusted library
On Enterprise, decide who can add to your shared library. Assign the Limited role to people or whole Teams, so new members can use approved content and submit ideas without publishing directly.
Official and shared content, clearly separated
Organization and Shared tabs show which Snippet Groups are admin-curated and which were shared between teammates. Admins can promote, move, or return any Group.
Version history, revert, and restore
Snippet Activity tracks every change to your Snippets. Revert to a previous version or restore a deleted Snippet in seconds, with unlimited history on Enterprise.
SSO, SCIM, and domain controls
Google SSO on Business. All SSO providers, SCIM provisioning, and enforced email domains on Enterprise, plus sign-up by email domain and configurable session timeouts.
Visibility and reporting
See every Snippet members share with each other, audit team membership, and track time saved and top Snippets with organization statistics, export, and customized reporting.
Built for clinical and patient-facing teams.
TextExpander is HIPAA compliant, with a Business Associate Agreement available on request. Use fill-in fields for patient details: they’re typed in the moment a Snippet expands, so they never need to live in your shared Snippet library.
- HIPAA compliant, BAA available on request
- SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified
- Works in desktop EHR clients, not just the browser
- Google SSO on Business; all SSO providers and SCIM on Enterprise
- One admin console to manage every clinician across every location
“We realized it wasn’t HIPAA compliant… We need a central platform. If more of the doctors get on board, we have to be able to manage all of them from one system.”
TextExpander vs Text Blaze, feature by feature.
Checked against Text Blaze’s own site and TextExpander’s latest releases, September 2026.
| Feature | TextExpander | Text Blaze |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ||
| Free forever plan | ||
| Unlimited saved Snippets on the free plan | ||
| Share with a team on the free plan | Limited sharing | |
| Mobile access on the free plan | ||
| Works where you work | ||
| macOS app | ||
| Windows app | ||
| Chrome extension | ||
| iPhone and iPad app | ||
| Same features on every platform | Some features Chrome-only | |
| Built for teams | ||
| Shared Snippet libraries with permissions | Every plan | Teams on Business |
| Snippet Requests with admin review and approval | Business | Not advertised |
| Limited role to control who adds to the shared library | Enterprise | Not advertised |
| Snippet version history, revert, and restore | Unlimited on Enterprise | Not advertised |
| Guest sharing outside your organization | Business | Not advertised |
| Organization usage statistics | Export on Business | Business |
| Single sign-on | Google SSO on Business | Enterprise only |
| SCIM user provisioning | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Smart Snippets and AI | ||
| Fill-in fields and forms | Full use on paid plans | |
| Conditional Sections with nested branches | If/then rules | |
| Delay macro for slow-loading forms and CRMs | Not advertised | |
| Publish a Snippet as a shareable link | Not advertised | |
| JavaScript, AppleScript, and shell script Snippets | Pro | Formulas and rules |
| AI Snippet suggestions | AI Recommended Snippets | AI Write |
| MCP access for AI agents | Not advertised | |
| Security and compliance | ||
| SOC 2 | SOC 2 and SOC 3 | States SOC 2 Type II |
| HIPAA compliance with a BAA | BAA available on request | Public materials conflict |
Built for how teams actually work.
Type once. Use it on every device.
Create a Snippet on your Windows PC at work and it’s ready on your iPhone a moment later. TextExpander for iPhone and iPad is on the App Store. Text Blaze has no mobile app, and has given no date for one.
- Native apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and iPad
- Chrome extension for web apps
- Snippets sync across devices in real time
- The same Snippets work in every app you type in
A shared library from day one, free.
Up to 5 people can share Snippets on the free plan, so a small team can standardize replies without paying anything. On Text Blaze, teams and centralized user management start on Business.
- Shared Snippet Groups with view and edit permissions
- Updates reach every teammate instantly
- Snippet Requests and guest sharing on Business
- Organization statistics to see what’s actually used
Ready for security reviews and AI agents.
TextExpander is SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified and HIPAA compliant, with a BAA available on request. Google SSO comes with Business, without an Enterprise contract. And your Snippet library can plug straight into AI agents over MCP.
- AI Recommended Snippets in Chrome
- MCP access so AI agents can use your Snippets
- Google SSO on Business; all providers and SCIM on Enterprise
- JavaScript, AppleScript, and shell scripts for power users
Why teams tell us they’re switching.
“The team was using Text Blaze. But since it wasn’t secure enough, we had to switch to TextExpander.”
“It’s called Text Blaze and we’re just using the free version. So there’s no control over it.”
“You guys are kind of the only one that works both in Chrome and Outlook and then has an admin capability where we can… control the main messages.”
Move from Text Blaze in an afternoon.
Put your shortcuts and snippet text in a spreadsheet with “abbreviation” and “snippet” columns, then upload it on the Import/Export page at textexpander.com. Plain text transfers cleanly. Rebuild forms and formulas with TextExpander fill-ins.
Moving a whole team? Send us your export and our team will help convert it into a TextExpander import. Talk to us
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know before switching to TextExpander.