Hi HN, I built TabType. It's a macOS menu bar app for universal text completion — type ;; in any app and a popup appears with completions from your project context.

What sets it apart from TextExpander/Espanso:

  • Project-aware — surfaces git branches, file paths, npm scripts,
    Makefile targets, .env vars automatically. No manual setup.

  • Scoped search — ;;@git for branches, ;;@f for files, ;;@npm for
    scripts. Like a mini command palette in any text field.

  • AI prompt templates — save and reuse prompts across ChatGPT,
    Claude, Cursor, etc.

  • Custom providers — pipe any shell command into the popup (Docker
    containers, API lookups, bookmarks).

  • Privacy-first — everything local, no cloud, no keylogging.
    Accessibility permission only detects the ;; trigger.

Config is JSON (~/.config/tabtype/config.json) with per-project overrides. Requires macOS 15+. Happy to answer any questions!