PhraseExpress Review

Original by Cassie and Edited by Carissa Faxlanger

Description

PhraseExpress is a text expander tool for Windows. This tool comes in handy if you find yourself having to type the same thing repeatedly. PhraseExpress can expand text abbreviations into words, sentences, and phrases. The user can also set up abbreviations to allow PhraseExpress to launch full programs on the computer.

Access

Personal Use: Free

Professional Use: Paid

Sample Usage

Tips, tricks, and tutorials

• Platform: Windows only
• Video Introduction  

What the Tool Does Well

• Saves time
• Provides consistency
• Simplifies tasks that are repetitive 
• Can launch programs or open folders with text snippets  
• More in-depth than most text expansion programs, snippets are highly customizable  
• Clipboard Manager: rather than just being able to access the last copied item, you can view more recently copied content 
• Pocket Calculator: PhraseExpress can perform many simple calculations as you type 

What it Does Poorly

• Can be time consuming to create library of phrases
• Sometimes it saves phrases that you used twice, but may never use again
• Enables AutoCorrect and stalks your typing in all programs/software when running... so it can be annoying 

What happens when you...

• Can help keep signatures in Social media consistent regardless of website/service 

Additional Resources

• Competitive Products:
• Texter (Windows, free, simpler) 
• TextExpander (Mac) 
• Breevy (Windows,  focus on AutoCorrect)