FastFox Text Expander for Windows

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Key Details of FastFox Text Expander

Insert frequently used words automatically and improve typing speed and productivity.
Last updated on February 3, 2020
There have been 3 updates
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Developer’s Description

By NCH Software

Insert frequently used words automatically and improve typing speed and productivity.

FastFox Text Expander is an easy to use typing expansion utility. This product can create and store keyboard shortcuts that, when pressed, will expand to lines of text. FastFox allows the user to define keywords that become the shortcuts. When FastFox sees that a keyword has been typed by the user that keyword will then be replaced by the expanded text. This shorthand software is ideal for people who are continually typing the same thing over and over. FastFox dramatically reduces the time spent typing.

Features: Store frequently used text. Avoid typing things over and over. Improves typing speed and productivity. Expand keyboard shortcuts into words or phrases. Create unlimited number of text shortcuts. No limit on expanded text length. Save plain text or formatted rich text expansions. Create a shortcut to insert images.

Typical Applications: Common responses to e-mail/customer inquiries. Store long or difficult medical and legal phrases. Reduce transcription time by an average of 30%. E-mail signatures. Abbreviations.

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GENERAL

Release: July 28, 2015

Latest update: February 3, 2020

Version: 2.35

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2003
Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows Server

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 7,242

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

2.8/5

6 User Votes

Crashed on a busy Monday, as is lost.
March 9, 2015
Pros
Was okay, until I lost months of work
Cons
Crashes and cannot be restored
Summary
Crashed once, was able to load a back up file that I made. Crashed again a week later and everything is gone, the back-ups are now blank. Every single macro I made over 2 months has disappeared. DO NOT rely on this program.
Crashed on a Monday morning and lost months of work
March 9, 2015
Pros
Works fine until it crashes.
Cons
Crashes and you lose all your stuff.
Summary
Crashed for the second time and now it appears I have lost all the macros I made over the last 2 months.
simple and convenient
vze2kyk2_dotmacDecember 15, 2010
Pros
Simple to use. Easy to download.
Cons
If you accidentally hit a key you may inadvertently bring up an expansion.
Summary
Reduces your keystrokes with a simple program
aryaburtOctober 13, 2010
Pros
Simple to use. Easy to download - download a trial version and purchase when it expires. Low cost. I estimate it reduces my keystrokes by 30% and I aim to further reduce by adding more and more expansions.
Cons
Don't re-issue product key. When I tried to install on a different computer it said the version was old. If your computer is slow expansion comes up slower and slows you down. if you accidentally hit a key you inadvertently bring up an expansion.
Summary
Excellent product that I highly recommend. Benefits by far outweigh the cons I list above. I researched the internet to find a product that would speed up my transcription of research interviews, which is a very time consuming process. This is the best product I have found. If you want to reduce your keystrokes this is it. I tried another program which involved memorizing codes for a long list of words. The problem was if you couldn't remember them all it didn't work so it was a waste of $70. With Fastfox you add your own codes which make sense to you and you add as many as you want. I also tried Dragon Naturally Speaking. It's a good product but even a small error rate results in extra work and in the end it didn't really help me to speed things up. I make codes for email beginnings and endings, my address, cell phone number, email address, commonly used words in my research as well as commonly used words that I use over and over. Anything that you type many times you can just make a code for. I've recommended this product to many people although I don't think any of them bought it because they didn't realize how revolutionary it is for reducing your typing. Though I bought this for transcription I use it for all my typing - it works anywhere on your computer, including on email. I hope this product stays on the market, as I have really come to rely on it. If I have to use someone else's computer, it's a drag having to go back to the old way of typing out everything in full and makes me see what a great tool this is.
Acts like a virus
tracku1958December 27, 2009
Pros
There are no pros that I can find.
Cons
Every 20 startups or so this product continues to ask if I want to buy it, then proceeds to log me onto its web site. I have deleted the program, but there is something hidden that I cannot find to remove.
Summary
Do NOT download this product. Unless you know your stuff, you may be stuck with it for longer than you want!
Very small, fast and convenient
digicomdonFebruary 26, 2007
Pros
This is ag great tool. Just watch using common 1 or 2 letter shortcut keys or you'll be doing Emailed 1 week promotion for 820 MB and 1.4 GHz Celeron processor and eTurbo glass for promotion price <p> lot of back spacing. If configured properly you'll have no problems.
Cons
If you use shortcuts that are commonly used in regular writing you'll be doing Emailed 1 week promotion for 820 MB and 1.4 GHz Celeron processor and eTurbo glass for promotion price <p> lot of back spacing. Such as single vowels, etc.
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