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title: Install Abbreviation Text Replacer on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Abbreviation Text Replacer for on CentOS -
  Smart-case X11 abbreviation expander and quick URL or app launcher
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/abbrev-text-replacer/centos
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# Install Abbreviation Text Replacer on **CentOS**

# Abbreviation Text Replacer (abbrev-text-replacer)

[Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")

* [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")
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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/abbrev-text-replacer/centos#install)

#### Smart-case X11 abbreviation expander and quick URL or app launcher

A lightweight Linux X11 alternative to Breevy for smart-case text
abbreviation expansion and instant folder or URL launching. Independent
open-source project, not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by
16 Software or Breevy. Uses XQueryKeymap and XTest on X11; Wayland-native
sessions restrict external keystroke watchers.

FEATURES

* Smart-Case Abbreviation Expander: automatically preserves typed casing
  patterns (lowercase, Title Case, UPPERCASE) across focused X11 windows.
* App & URL Launch Triggers: bind short abbreviations to open folders,
  documents, or web links using xdg-open.
* Productivity Telemetry & Dictionary Backup: track real keystrokes saved,
  estimated typing time saved, expansion history, and import or export JSON
  abbreviation dictionaries with English and Vietnamese UI support.

SUPPORT & DONATE

* Created by Thanh Nguyen — <https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b>

### Package name

* abbrev-text-replacer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 14 November 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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### Contact

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/abbrev-text-replacer/centos#report-snap-modal)

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[See more information about abbrev-text-replacer ›](https://snapcraft.io/abbrev-text-replacer)

## Enable snaps on CentOS and install Abbreviation Text Replacer

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/abbrev-text-replacer/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command:

```
sudo yum install epel-release
```

Snap can now be installed as follows:

```
sudo yum install snapd
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Abbreviation Text Replacer

To install Abbreviation Text Replacer, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install abbrev-text-replacer
```

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