Is espanso still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 7 days ago. Latest release v2.4.1, 2 months ago.

Widely used. 15k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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espanso/espanso

A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

Rust#espanso#linux#macos#productivity

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 14,731
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License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 591
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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 7 days ago. Latest release v2.4.1, 2 months ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used15k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Start here

Website ↗espanso.orgThe project's own site.Docs ↗espanso.orgLinked from the README.In the browser ↗Open in GitHub CodespacesThe repo ships a dev container, so nothing to install.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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Download for macOS

v2.4.1 · 9/2/2026 ↗

Espanso-Mac-Universal.dmg

dmg · Universal · 16.7 MB · 45,330 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/espanso/espanso/releases/download/v2.4.1/Espanso-Mac-Universal.dmg"
open "Espanso-Mac-Universal.dmg"

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Good to know

Cargo workspace — pick a crate with cargo run -p <name>.
Dev Container config found — you can open it in VS Code Dev Containers or GitHub Codespaces for a zero-setup environment.
Nested projects: espanso-clipboard/Cargo.toml, espanso-config/Cargo.toml, espanso-detect/Cargo.toml, espanso-engine/Cargo.toml and 11 more

Files we read (10)

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

.github/workflows/ci-arm.yml

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/create-release-draft.yml

.github/workflows/dev-release.yml

.github/workflows/nix-build.yml

.github/workflows/update-flake.yml

Cargo.toml

README.md

rust-toolchain.toml

Branch dev · 579 files in the repo