Best alternatives to Magical: Text Expander & Autofill (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Magical, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Magical alternatives, compared
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Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™
Create custom keyboard shortcuts to expand and replace text as you type!
≈90K users2.5★ from 425 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago2 permissions- About 2.2× fewer users than Magical
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
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Free Auto Text Expander
Create custom keyboard shortcuts to expand and replace text as you type!
≈4K users2.8★ from 33 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Magical
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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EqualFill: Free Text Expander
An elegant text expander with autofill. Just press "==".
≈2K users4.2★ from 35 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Magical
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Smart Text Expander
Expand your short text with long descriptive text quickly with help of this Smart Text Expander extension
≈1K users3.8★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago6 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Magical
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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FlyMSG: AI Writer, Autofill Text Expander & Grammar Checker
AI Writer, Autofill Text Expander & Grammar Checker. Write, expand & engage everywhere with snippets — save 1+ hour every day.
≈4K users4.8★ from 138 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago12 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Magical
- Rated 1.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
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Autotype - Free Text Expander
Eliminate repetitive typing with shortcuts and boost your productivity.
≈3K users3.6★ from 37 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 67× fewer users than Magical
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Auto Text Expander: Text Shortcuts & Snippets
Create smart text expansions to get more done and streamline your work. Billions of keystrokes saved!
≈2K users4.1★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago8 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Magical
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
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Clipboard Manager and Text Expander - Clipboard History Pro
Searchable clipboard history and a text expander. Find anything you copied, type full replies from a keyword, sync to your phone.
≈100K users3.9★ from 817 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago10 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Magical
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (10 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Web Text Expander: Text Shortcuts & Snippets
Tired of retyping the same replies, prompts and form entries? This text expander inserts saved snippets via quick text shortcuts.
≈20K users4.6★ from 151 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago9 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Magical
- Rated 1.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
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AI Text Expander: Snippets and Templates
Create clever text expansions to speed up your writing on email, LinkedIn, and millions of websites.
≈2K users4.1★ from 19 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Magical
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
Magical alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Magical?
By users, the most popular alternative is Clipboard Manager and Text Expander - Clipboard History Pro with ≈100K users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™.
Which Magical alternative has the best rating?
FlyMSG: AI Writer, Autofill Text Expander & Grammar Checker has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 138 ratings.
Is there a Magical alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™ asks for 2 permissions, against 14 for Magical.
How many alternatives to Magical are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Magical on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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