The Free Text Expander Chrome Extension
Most Chrome text expanders cost $40 to $60 per year. TypeFire is free forever with the same features plus AI tokens, Markdown, and a Spotlight-style launcher. No subscription, no per-seat fees, no AI markup.
What Chrome text expanders actually cost
Most browser text expanders are paid or freemium. Here is the price tag on the major ones, and how TypeFire compares.
The TypeFire popup. Pin to your toolbar, search snippets, or maximize into the side panel.
What you get for $0
Every feature is included. There is no premium tier holding any of this back.
Abbreviation expansion everywhere
Type a trigger like "zem" in any text field on any site. TypeFire replaces it with your full snippet inline. Works in email, chat, docs, code editors in the browser, AI assistants, CRMs.
AI tokens
Drop {{ai:rewrite}}, {{ai:summarize}}, or {{ai:translate}} into any snippet. Five provider options including free Apple Intelligence (on-device on macOS 26+), Gemini free tier, and local Ollama.
Spotlight-style launcher
Press Cmd+Ctrl+T (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+E (Windows/Linux) to open a fuzzy search. Type a few letters, pick a snippet, paste. Useful for snippets you don't memorize abbreviations for.
Rich text and Markdown
Snippets can be plain text, formatted rich text via the built-in TipTap editor, or Markdown source that expands as HTML. Use whichever fits the target editor.
Side panel mode
Quick popup for fast hits, or maximize into Chrome's native side panel for a full workspace when writing or editing rich-text snippets. TypeFire remembers your preferred surface.
Active development
Regular updates with new features, bug fixes, and Chrome compatibility. The roadmap is public on GitHub. Not abandoned shareware.
Spotlight launcher, any tab
Press Ctrl+Shift+E (or Cmd+Ctrl+T on Mac), fuzzy-search the full library, hit Enter, the snippet pastes where your cursor is.
Spotlight launcher inside Gmail. Same UX on any site.
The fine print, written plainly
Snippets stay in your browser
Snippets are stored in chrome.storage.local on your device. They never leave your browser unless you explicitly export them. No cloud backend storing your data.
No ads, no upsells, no growth team
The popup has no advertising surface, no "upgrade for more" buttons, no growth-team-driven prompts. The free version is the full version.
Minimal anonymous telemetry
TypeFire reports a verified email plus daily aggregate counts (snippets, expansions) once per 24 hours to count active users. No snippet content, no URLs, no page contents, no clipboard data.
No future paywall
Built to stay free. If funding ever becomes necessary, it would be optional donations or business sponsorships, not gating existing features. Existing users are never charged retroactively.
Frequently asked questions
Stop paying for a text expander
Free Chrome extension, free Mac app, free forever. Use whichever surface fits your workflow.
Free forever · no per-seat fees · no AI markup