The Free Text Expander Chrome Extension

Yes. The TypeFire Chrome extension is free with no paid tier and no subscription. Unlimited snippets, AI tokens with your own API keys, dynamic data, rich text, Markdown, collections, clipboard history, all included at no cost. No subscription required. Compare to TextExpander Chrome at $40/year, Magical at paid AI tier, or Briskine at $5+/month per user.

TypeFire's Chrome extension works on every Chromium-based browser: Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera, Vivaldi, and any other browser that supports Chrome extensions. Install once from the Chrome Web Store and it works the same in all of them. It also works on every operating system Chromium runs on, which means Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chromebook all get TypeFire support through the extension.

The Mac app runs natively on macOS and works in every Mac application, including non-browser apps like Slack desktop, Mail, Notes, Xcode, and Terminal. The Chrome extension runs inside your browser and works in every web app on every site. Most people install both: the Mac app handles native applications, the extension handles web apps. They share email login and JSON snippet libraries round-trip cleanly between them. The Chrome extension is also the only option on Windows, Linux, and Chromebook since the Mac app is macOS-only.

Yes. The Chrome extension works in every web app with an editable text field. A small number of web apps use specialized editor architectures (canvas-based rendering, custom paste handlers) where the extension shows a 'not supported' notice in the popup. For those edge cases, the TypeFire Mac app handles them natively if you're on macOS.

Yes. Drop AI tokens like {{ai:rewrite}}, {{ai:summarize}}, or {{ai:translate:fr}} into any snippet. Bring your own API key from a supported AI provider. Calls go directly from your browser to the provider you chose; TypeFire never sees prompts, responses, or keys. There's a free tier path using Gemini's free API quota or running local Ollama, so AI usage can be $0.

The extension needs storage (to save your snippet library locally), activeTab and scripting (to detect abbreviations and replace them in the text field you're typing in), clipboardRead and clipboardWrite (for the {{clipboard}} token and the clipboard fallback used in stubborn editors), alarms (for the once-per-day usage telemetry), and host_permissions <all_urls> (because expansion needs to work everywhere you type). The extension only reads characters in editable fields, never the full page content, never your cookies, never your localStorage. Full privacy policy at typefire.app/legal.

Visit the Chrome Web Store listing, click Add to Chrome, confirm the permissions, then sign in with your email. You'll receive a one-time verification code by email. After verification, the extension is ready to use. Pin it to your toolbar for quick access. Setup takes under a minute.