The Text Blaze Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Text Blaze in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Text Blaze
The Insider’s Guide
Text expander with forms, formulas and shared team snippets
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among desktop utilities, read from Text Blaze’s own pages.
Made by Blaze Today Inc · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Text Blaze’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Text Blaze’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 18 of the 94 other desktop utilities we grade
Text Blaze is a text expander from Blaze Today that inserts saved snippets when you type a short shortcut. It runs as a Chrome or Edge extension and as Windows and macOS apps, and snippets can include form fields, formulas, if/then rules and steps that click or press keys on a page. Folders of snippets can be shared with a team, and a companion tables app, Data Blaze, supplies data to snippets.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Text Blaze, taken from its own pages and our grades.
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Best for canned replies in Chrome that fill themselves in
Text Blaze is a text expander that runs in Chrome and Edge, with Windows and Mac apps: type a shortcut like /ty and a saved reply appears, with form fields, sums or rules if you pay.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $2.99 / month, billed yearly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free forever: a limited number of snippets and limited sharing, plus Autopilot and Data Blaze access. A 2024 staff post on the vendor's forum put the cap at 20 active snippets.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
Windows and macOS, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Snippets and shortcuts
Save any text as a snippet and give it a shortcut such as /ty; typing the shortcut inserts the text. Rich formatting is on every plan, tables and images from Pro.
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Forms and dynamic commands
Snippets can ask for values in form fields, run formulas, show different text by rule and insert shifted dates. Forms, formulas and rules need Pro; Free can test form fields.
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Autopilot
A snippet can click elements on a page and simulate key presses such as Tab, to carry out steps of an in-page workflow. It is included on every plan.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 18 of 94
That is against the other desktop utilities we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Text Blaze you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Text Blaze at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $2.99 / month, billed yearly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows, Browser extension
- Made by
- Blaze Today Inc
- Category
- Desktop Utilities
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for canned replies in Chrome that fill themselves in
Text Blaze is a text expander that runs in Chrome and Edge, with Windows and Mac apps: type a shortcut like /ty and a saved reply appears, with form fields, sums or rules if you pay. Pro is $2.99 a month billed yearly. The free plan's snippet cap isn't on the plans page (a 2024 forum post said 20), forms and formulas need Pro, SSO is Enterprise-only at an unpublished price, and there are no mobile apps.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $2.99 a month billed yearly, $3.49 monthly, which is the middle price for paid utilities here. Business is $6.99 a user. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free forever, but you'll hit the walls. A 2024 staff post on the vendor's forum put the cap at 20 active snippets, sharing is limited, and forms, formulas and rules all need Pro. |
| Features | B | The whole text expander job is here: shortcuts, form fields, formulas, if/then rules, shifted dates, shared folders with roles. Autopilot clicks buttons and presses Tab for you. Rivals match most of it, so it covers the job rather than beating it. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You build the snippet library yourself, and the formulas and if/then rules are a proper learning curve, which is where the useful stuff lives. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A Chrome or Edge extension plus Windows and macOS apps, wired into Gmail, Google Docs, LinkedIn and Salesforce. No phone apps at all, and Safari and Firefox users get pointed at the desktop apps. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Text Blaze is for
- Fits if you type the same replies all day in Gmail, LinkedIn or a CRM in Chrome
- Works for support or sales teams sharing one library of standard messages, at $6.99 a user on Business
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want your snippets on a phone, as there are no mobile apps
- Tight if you're staying free, because snippets are limited and the cap was put at 20 active ones in 2024
- Pricey if you only want form fields and formulas, since those, along with tables, images and rules, sit on Pro
- Watch out: Safari and Firefox users are pointed to the desktop apps, which exist only for Windows and macOS
- Watch out: SAML SSO, SCIM and audit logs need Enterprise, which is priced on request
Good to know
Good for
- People who type the same replies all day in Gmail, LinkedIn or a CRM in Chrome
- Support, sales and recruiting teams that share a library of standard messages
- Templates that need form fields, calculations or if/then logic
Worth knowing
- The plans page says only that Free has limited snippets; a 2024 staff post on the vendor's forum put the cap at 20 active snippets.
- Tables, images, formulas, conditional rules and full form fields need Pro or a higher plan.
- Desktop apps exist only for Windows and macOS. There are no mobile apps, and Safari and Firefox users are pointed to the desktop apps.
- SAML SSO, SCIM and event audit logs are limited to the Enterprise plan, which is priced on request.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Text Blaze has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99 / month, billed yearly.
Free
$0
Limited snippets and snippet sharing, rich formatting, Autopilot, the ability to test form fields, and Data Blaze access.
Pro
$2.99
per month, billed yearly, or $3.49 billed monthly
For individuals: double the snippet sharing, full forms, images and tables, formulas, if/then rules, and reading and updating Data Blaze data.
Business
$6.99
per user / month, billed yearly, or $8.39 billed monthly
Unlimited snippet sharing, centralized user management and roles, teams, default folders, change history and organization-wide usage analytics.
Enterprise
Custom
SAML SSO and SCIM, event audit logs, domain auto-join, user training and implementation consulting. Priced on request.
The free plan
Free forever: a limited number of snippets and limited sharing, plus Autopilot and Data Blaze access. A 2024 staff post on the vendor's forum put the cap at 20 active snippets.
Read from blaze.today on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Pro is $2.99 a month instead of $3.49 (about 14% less) and Business is $6.99 per user a month instead of $8.39 (about 17% less).
Stated on blaze.todayEducation
50% off the Business plan for educators
Text Blaze's page for teachers advertises an education discount of 50% off the Business plan.
Stated on blaze.today
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: macOS, Windows and Browser extension
Text expander with forms, formulas and shared team snippets. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: templates, workflow automation, text expansion.
The whole text expander job is here: shortcuts, form fields, formulas, if/then rules, shifted dates, shared folders with roles.
- Snippets and shortcuts
- Save any text as a snippet and give it a shortcut such as /ty; typing the shortcut inserts the text. Rich formatting is on every plan, tables and images from Pro.
- Forms and dynamic commands
- Snippets can ask for values in form fields, run formulas, show different text by rule and insert shifted dates. Forms, formulas and rules need Pro; Free can test form fields.
- Autopilot
- A snippet can click elements on a page and simulate key presses such as Tab, to carry out steps of an in-page workflow. It is included on every plan.
- Shared folders
- A folder of snippets can be shared with owner, editor and viewer roles, and edits reach everyone who has it. Sharing is limited on Free and unlimited on Business.
- Data Blaze tables
- Data Blaze is a companion spreadsheet and database app. From Pro, snippets can read and update its tables; row limits run from 10,000 per space on Free to 250,000 on Business.
- Team management and reporting
- Business adds user roles, teams, organization-wide default folders, comment threads and usage analytics. Enterprise adds SAML SSO, SCIM and audit logs.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Gmail
- Google Docs
- Salesforce
- Data Blaze
Text Blaze is made by Blaze Today Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
18/94
Other desktop utilities it is graded above
Text Blaze's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 18 of the 94 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 86 of 94) and worst on value for money (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $2.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.50 for the category: 10 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 95 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. Text Blaze’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 94
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 94
- BFeaturesAbove 72 of 94
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 94
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 86 of 94
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 55 desktop utilities. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Text Blaze is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Text Blaze you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 59 of the 94 other desktop utilities grade higher. It costs $35.88 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Text expansion that works in every app.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on, SCIM and audit logs.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Text Blaze’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
TextExpander, Espanso, PhraseExpress, Typinator and aText
The 5 tools Text Blaze is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
TextExpander
Free plan · from $5/mo
Text snippets that expand as you type, shared across a team.
- Only TextExpander lists an iOS app.
- Text Blaze also covers templates and workflow automation.
- 2.6GPA
Espanso
Free
Open-source text expander for Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Only Text Blaze lists a browser extension.
- Only Espanso lists a Linux app.
- Espanso is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
PhraseExpress
Free plan
Text expander and template manager with on-premise sharing.
- Only Text Blaze lists a browser extension.
- Only PhraseExpress lists an iOS app.
- PhraseExpress can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.2GPA
Typinator
Free trial · from $29.99/yr
Text expander for Mac, iPhone and iPad that stores snippets locally.
- Text Blaze has a free plan. Typinator does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Text Blaze lists a Windows app.
- Only Text Blaze lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
aText
Free plan · from $4.99/yr
Low-cost text expander for macOS and Windows.
- Only Text Blaze lists a browser extension.
- aText can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Text Blaze also covers templates and workflow automation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Text Blaze free?
Text Blaze has a free plan. Free forever: a limited number of snippets and limited sharing, plus Autopilot and Data Blaze access.
How much does Text Blaze cost?
Text Blaze lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Text Blaze work on?
Text Blaze is available on Windows and macOS. It also has a browser extension.
Does Text Blaze offer any discounts?
Text Blaze publicly lists the following: Lower monthly rate with yearly billing; 50% off the Business plan for educators.
Does Text Blaze have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Text Blaze is listed for Windows and macOS.
Does Text Blaze have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Text Blaze is listed for Windows and macOS.
Is Text Blaze open source?
Text Blaze is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Text Blaze integrate with?
Text Blaze's listing names Gmail, Google Docs, LinkedIn, Salesforce and Data Blaze.
Does Text Blaze have a student discount?
50% off the Business plan for educators. Text Blaze's page for teachers advertises an education discount of 50% off the Business plan.
Who makes Text Blaze?
Text Blaze is made by Blaze Today Inc.
What are the alternatives to Text Blaze?
The closest alternatives to Text Blaze in our directory are TextExpander, Espanso, PhraseExpress, Typinator and aText.
How does Text Blaze compare with other desktop utilities?
Text Blaze's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 18 of the 94 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 17.
Is Text Blaze good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Text Blaze C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.50 for the category: 10 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Text Blaze?
To replace Text Blaze you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Text Blaze’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Blaze Today's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-14.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Blaze Today Inc. Prices change, so check blaze.today before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Text Blaze, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/text-blaze
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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