AutoKey

AutoKey is ranked #10 of 20 in text expanders software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

AutoKey plans and pricing

AutoKey Free GPL v3 · Linux and X11 desktop utility github.com · 2 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Team snippet sharing: No
Dynamic fields: Yes
App-specific snippets: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux (X11/Xorg desktop)

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AutoKey

Free plan: Yes
Team snippet sharing: No
Dynamic fields: Yes
App-specific snippets: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux (X11/Xorg desktop)
Purpose: AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.
Wayland limitation: AutoKey will not function correctly when Wayland is used instead of Xorg.
Runtime: The current AutoKey implementation runs on Python 3.
GUI frontends: AutoKey provides GTK and Qt frontends for different desktop environments.
Python scripting: AutoKey scripts accept most Python code and include custom API functions.
Phrase key combinations: Phrases can contain key combinations and AutoKey macros for special keys and characters.
Keyboard API: The keyboard.send_keys() API accepts multiple keys and can press combinations simultaneously or sequentially.
Clipboard method: The documentation recommends placing emitted text in the clipboard and pasting it with keyboard.send_keys() when possible.
Installation methods: AutoKey can be installed from Debian packages, Arch User Repository packages, Gentoo GURU, pip, or a cloned repository.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Text Expanders Software in 2026#10 of 20

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github.com/autokey/autokey· checked 24 Sept 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/autokey/autokey/master/README.rst· checked 2 Oct 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/autokey/autokey/Installing.md· checked 2 Oct 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/autokey/autokey/Scripting.md· checked 2 Oct 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/autokey/autokey/Key-Combinations.m· checked 2 Oct 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/autokey/autokey/Emitting-Keyboard-· checked 2 Oct 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/autokey/autokey/Known-Limitations.· checked 2 Oct 2026
autokey.github.io/intro.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/autokey/autokey/wiki/Installing· checked 2 Oct 2026