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Best alternatives to Snippet Buddy: Text Expander for Chrome (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Snippet Buddy, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Snippet Buddy: Text Expander for Chrome today

≈1K users3.9★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago5 permissions

Snippet Buddy alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Text Shortcuts – Text Expander & Snippets

    Text expander with reusable snippets and fillable fields. Insert dynamic templates anywhere on the web, without retyping.

    ≈3K users4.9★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago5 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated more recently
  2. 2

    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 2.0× more users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
  3. 3

    Text Expander: Snippets & Shortcuts

    Type a short shortcut and it expands into your saved text snippet on any website. No account — everything stays on your device.

    151 users4.7★ from 3 ratings4 permissions
    • About 6.6× fewer users than Snippet Buddy
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
  4. 4

    Snippt - a better text expander

    Quickly expand custom text shortcuts into longer snippets while typing, works on all URLs

    100 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
  5. 5

    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 20× more users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
  6. 6

    Easyfill: Text Expander and Snippet Manager

    Quickly insert saved text snippets anywhere on the web, reducing the need for repetitive typing.

    283 users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions
    • About 3.5× fewer users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
  7. 7

    Snippet Expander

    Auto-expand shortcuts inside Salesforce and Salted

    111 usersNot rated yetUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions
    • About 9.0× fewer users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
  8. 8

    Text Snippets

    Right click to quickly insert text snippets and save time with things like customer service and support through email or any website

    ≈6K users3.0★ from 42 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions
    • About 6.0× more users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  9. 9

    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 90× more users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
  10. 10

    FlashType — Free Text Expander & Snippets

    Unlimited free text snippets that expand anywhere. No account, no limits. Import from Text Blaze, Magical & TextExpander.

    221 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago6 permissions
    • About 4.5× fewer users than Snippet Buddy
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
    • Listed under Communication

Snippet Buddy alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Snippet Buddy?

By users, the most popular alternative is Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™ with ≈90K users and a 2.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Text Shortcuts – Text Expander & Snippets.

Which Snippet Buddy alternative has the best rating?

Web Text Expander: Text Shortcuts & Snippets has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 151 ratings.

Is there a Snippet Buddy alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™ asks for 2 permissions, against 5 for Snippet Buddy.

How many alternatives to Snippet Buddy are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Snippet Buddy on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.