Replies and follow-ups
Turn the response you send every week into a few memorable characters.
Alias
macOS 26+
Type a few characters. Alias writes the rest.
Save the replies, signatures, links, notes, and templates you use every day. Recall them with a short alias or fast Search. No account or subscription required.
No card required · Native Mac app · Works offline · Requires macOS 26+
New Message in Mail
To:Dana Armstrong
Subject:Re: Kickoff notes
Dana, slides attached. The timeline is in section two.
Best,Avery ChenPartnerships · Northwind+1 (415) 555-0114
4 keys → 59 characters
The everyday problem
You know what to say. You just shouldn’t have to type it again.
Reopening an old email, digging through notes, and retyping the same details all break your flow. Alias turns the useful text already in your head into something you can recall in a few keystrokes.
Signatures and contact details
Drop in the right sign-off, address, phone number, or booking link without hunting for it.
Notes and working templates
Start from your usual structure, then fill in the parts that change this time.
Buy once
$9
Alias includes a 7-day trial, so you can test it out before you buy. No card required.
Try it. Then pay once.
When the trial ends, expansion pauses; your library remains available to view, edit, copy, import, and back up.
- Who can use it
- One person, on Macs they personally use.
- Updates
- Every update released during the first 12 months. The version you have keeps working afterward.
The license may not be shared, resold, or used to bypass payment. Review the Alias terms, which supplement the SideQuest terms, and read the Alias privacy notice.
More than abbreviations
Simple when you need speed. Flexible when you need more.
Start with a short alias. Add smarter behavior only where it saves another step.
Fast Search
⇧⌘Space
Find it even when you forget the alias.
Search, preview, insert, copy, or edit any snippet from a system-wide palette.
Dynamic dates and times
Today, tomorrow, or next week
Keep recurring text current automatically.
Add the current date or time, choose a format, or calculate a date in the future or past.
Fill-in fields
Names, choices, and notes
Personalize a template when you use it.
Collect the details that change, then insert one finished block instead of editing placeholders by hand.
Reusable building blocks
Nested snippets
Update shared details in one place.
Reuse signatures, addresses, and boilerplate inside other snippets without maintaining duplicate copies.
Cursor placement
Continue in the right spot
Finish the thought without reaching for the mouse.
Choose where typing continues after expansion or wrap selected text in a reusable template.
Rich text
Formatting included
Keep the structure you meant to send.
Save formatted content when plain text is not enough, then reuse it across your Mac.
Built-in reporting
See the time you got back.
The small moments add up. Alias estimates the typing time each snippet saves so you can see the value of the shortcuts you use every day.
- Time saved
- An estimate based on what you insert and a standard typing speed.
- Daily activity
- A clear view of when Alias is doing the most work for you.
- Top snippets
- See which shortcuts earn their place and which ones need attention.
Your report is calculated locally and stays on your Mac.
Control and safety
Helpful where you want it. Quiet where you don’t.
Set expansion behavior for individual apps. Keep Alias fast in everyday writing, make matching more deliberate in code, or turn expansion off entirely where it does not belong.
- Normal
- Expand whenever a saved alias matches what you type.
- Strict
- Require a clear text boundary first. Useful in terminals and code editors.
- Disabled
- Do not expand anything while that app is frontmost.
- Secure input
- When macOS Secure Event Input is active, Alias cannot capture your typing.
Bring the library
Switching is a review, not a rewrite.
Imports are preview-first and conflict-aware. Alias shows collisions before it writes anything to your library.
- TextExpander .plist
- Raycast .json
- CSV
Private by default
Your snippets stay yours.
Alias is a native Mac app that works offline. Your library and usage report stay on your Mac, with no account, cloud workspace, or tracker.
Alias uses macOS Accessibility and Input Monitoring permissions to recognize an alias and insert its replacement in other apps. Typed text is not persisted.
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Spend less time typing the things you already wrote.
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