OpenClip

About

### What is OpenClip?

OpenClip is a powerful and lightweight text expander Chrome extension that lets you define shortcuts (triggers) that automatically expand into longer text snippets. Type a short trigger like `/sig` and instantly expand it to your full email signature, meeting notes template, or any frequently-used text.

**Works everywhere you type:**
- Standard input fields and textareas
- Gmail compose window
- Google Docs (including the canvas-based editor)
- Any contenteditable field across the web

### Core Features

**Text Expansion Made Simple**
- Define custom text snippets with short triggers (e.g., `/thanks` → "Thank you for reaching out")
- Customize the trigger prefix (default: `/`)
- Organize snippets into categories with color-coded organization
- Tag snippets for easy discovery and filtering
- Full-text search to find snippets quickly

**Smart Dynamic Fields**
- **Auto-Replace:** `~datestamp`, `~timestamp`, `~datetime` automatically insert current dates/times
- **Interactive Text Input:** Ask for user input when expanding (e.g., `<text label="Name">`)
- **Dropdown Selection:** Choose from predefined options (e.g., `<dropdown options="High, Medium, Low">`)
- **Date Picker:** Insert formatted dates with various format options
- **Math Calculator:** Perform calculations referencing other fields (e.g., `<math formula="{field-1} * 0.08" prefix="$">`)

**Intelligent Suggestions**
- Real-time autocomplete dropdown shows matching snippets as you type
- See trigger, content preview, and category at a glance
- Toggle autocomplete on/off in settings

**Multi-Device Sync**
- **Chrome Sync:** Snippets automatically sync across all your Chrome browsers signed into your Google account (100KB limit)
- **Local File Backup:** Optionally sync to a JSON file in your Google Drive, Dropbox, or iCloud folder for full backup and multi-computer access
- Auto-sync with configurable backup location

**Gamification & Stats**
- Track total expansions and characters saved
- See time saved compared to manual typing
- Build daily streaks and compete with yourself
- Unlock achievements like "Snippet Master" (500 expansions)
- View your top 5 most-used snippets
- Monitor your efficiency improvements over time

**Premium User Experience**
- Optional sound feedback on expansion (satisfying click sound)
- Clean, modern settings UI with organized tabs
- No ads, no tracking, no analytics
- 100% free and open source