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title: Install Prefix Trigger Text Expander on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Prefix Trigger Text Expander for Linux - Prefix
  and suffix delimited text expander for Linux X11
url: https://snapcraft.io/prefix-text-expander
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# Prefix Trigger Text Expander (prefix-text-expander)

[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)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.0.0

Install latest/stable of Prefix Trigger Text Expander

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install prefix-text-expander
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* prefix-text-expander

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Yesterday - 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/prefix-text-expander#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/prefix-text-expander#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/prefix-text-expander#tab-security)

#### Prefix and suffix delimited text expander for Linux X11

A lightweight Linux X11 alternative to Shortkeys for prefix and suffix
delimited text expansion. Independent open-source project, not affiliated
with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Shortkeys or its authors. Uses
XQueryKeymap and XTest on X11; Wayland-native sessions restrict external
text expansion watchers.

FEATURES

* Prefix Triggers and Groups: organize snippets across General, Developer,
  Email, and Date/Time categories in SQLite and JSON with configurable
  prefix delimiters, suffix triggers, smart-case matching, and a live
  interactive sandbox editor.
* Dynamic Tokens and App Exclusions: render live date, time, clipboard,
  hostname, username, and cursor backtrack tokens, and exclude specific
  running X11 window classes.
* Background Engine and Statistics: toggle the global X11 listener, tune
  expansion delay from 0 to 20 ms, inspect the rolling match buffer, and
  track expansion statistics in English or Vietnamese.

SUPPORT & DONATE

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

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## Install Prefix Trigger Text Expander on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/prefix-text-expander/ubuntu)