Why I Built Typerelay: Bringing Text Expansion Into the Modern, Open-Source Era
There is an entire class of software utilities that we rely on daily, yet rarely think about until they break or fall short. Text expansion is the poster child for this category. On the surface, a text expander sounds deceptively simple: you define an abbreviation like :meeting: and your operating system automatically replaces it with your custom meeting link or calendar invite.
Yet, when you look closely at how developers, support teams, and digital workers actually interact with their machines