Friends beta

Type less.
Say it exactly right.

Fast, private text expansion for Mac, iPhone, and iPad—with linked form fields and an editor that shows the message you’re actually building.

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Beta software · macOS 26 or later · iOS and iPadOS 26 or later
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Built for real writing

Shortcuts without the shortcut-looking output.

Panda Expander handles quick phrases and structured messages alike. You see the finished shape while you fill it in, and repeated names stay perfectly synchronized.

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Instant expansion

Abbreviations resolve locally in milliseconds, without disk, network, or AI in the typing path.

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Form fields that make sense

Text, multiline notes, menus, optional sections, and linked names appear directly in a live preview.

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Rich when possible

Bold, links, and lists paste as rich text where supported, with readable plain-text fallbacks everywhere else.

Mac + mobile

Your library, wherever you type.

Create and refine snippets on either platform. The Mac app expands across desktop apps; the offline iOS keyboard brings the same library into your phone and iPad.

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Native on Mac

A fast resident app, menu-bar access, visual snippet composer, search, import, and automatic Sparkle updates.

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A capable iOS keyboard

Autocomplete, local snippet search, and a form deck that keeps the full typing keyboard available.

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Private iCloud sync

Sync uses your private CloudKit database. The keyboard reads an offline snapshot and never needs Full Access.

Private by construction

Your words stay yours.

  • Matching and expansion happen on your device.
  • No accounts, ads, analytics, external backend, or AI processing.
  • Diagnostics store metadata only—never typed or expanded text.
  • Secure fields and password managers are always excluded.

A friendlier way to write the things you write all the time.

Start with six neutral examples, import a TextExpander library, or create your first snippet from scratch.

Download the Mac beta Read the setup guide