TextFast

Have you ever felt it took too much work to type out long words or sentences? Or do you just desire to make shorthand macros for often-used words or even entire sentences? TextFast can make shorthand macros for words, sentences, or any text you want,
What is TextFast?
TextFast is a Firefox extension designed to facilitate fast and efficient typing by enabling users to create customizable shortcuts for frequently used words, sentences, or emojis. You can transform repeated phrases or complex emojis into simple shortcuts, thereby saving time and enhancing productivity. Ideal for chats, posts, or any form of typing on browser-based platforms.

Add-on stats

Users: 700 ▲ 16
Rating: 2.84 (32)
Version: 1.3.2 (Last updated: 2021-02-11)
Creation date: 2017-08-12
Weekly download count: 24
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
Size: 821.57K
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

Have you ever felt it took too much work to type out long words or sentences every time when you want to reply a chat or created a post in reddit? This is addon is for you, it helps you type fast in a very customizable way in the browser.

You can create shortcuts for words, sentences or emoji and then type them in browser and write really fast. For instance: you can transform the phrase "I'm comming" into a shortcut "imc" and every time you time "imc" you will get "I'm comming". Another one? You can transform "¯_[ツ]_/¯" into "shrug" and then you will never mess up with the characters ever again.

How to use it?

When you installed the addon, it will add a new icon to the top bar, click there and you will be in the "configuration page" (I'll improve that, I hope, I'm not very good at design). Then, click in the "+" (plus) icon and it will create a new row in the list. Now, in the "Replace" column you will put shortcut to your boring word, sentence or emoji and in the "With" you will put the real word/sentence/emoji and then, click in Save. That is it, now go to google and just test it and then, add more shortcuts.

All you have to do is to enter in the configuration page (click in the icon) and create a unique style of writing to you and then, save it and that is it.

Good Luck, Have fun (typed: glhf)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Saves time by allowing text shortcuts
  • Easy to set up and use
  • Works well in the configuration playground
Cons
  • Does not work consistently across various platforms (e.g., WhatsApp, Gmail, Facebook)
  • Inserts unwanted spaces or newlines after substitutions
  • Buggy behavior that leads to frustration and inconsistent performance
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work outside the Playground
  • Often fails to perform as expected
  • Issues with text being altered incorrectly or inserting unwanted line breaks
Recent reviews
Does not work outside internal texting playground. It replaces the text in text field while typing but as soon as you hit "send" or "enter" it changes back to the short phrase before the change
by Krzysztof Kessler, 2024-10-16

EXACTLY what I needed; Firefox not having this extension built in is kind of bonkers, especially after all this time, but this extension saved my sanity.
by Abigail Gus, 2024-02-22
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

TextFast requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

TextFast has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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