Makro — Free Text Expander w/ Rewrite & Encryption Autor: TechHQUSA

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WHY MAKRO?
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✅ Completely free — unlimited macros, categories, and usage. No account required.
🔒 Privacy-first — AES-256-GCM encryption protects all your data. Zero-knowledge architecture means even we can't read your macros.
🤖 AI-powered — Smart Rewrite rewrites any text: make it formal, casual, or shorter — or fix grammar. Runs locally with Ollama (free) or via Makro Cloud (Pro).
⚡ Works everywhere — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and other Chromium browsers (Brave, Arc, etc.). Expands in Gmail, Zendesk, Slack, Notion, Google Docs, CRMs, and any website.

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HOW IT WORKS
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1. Install Makro — add to Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. No account needed. A welcome page guides you through setup.
2. Refresh open tabs — Makro needs a page reload to work on tabs that were open before install.
3. Create your first macro — set a hotword (e.g., ".sig") and the text it expands to.
4. Type and expand — type the hotword on any website and watch it transform.

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FREE FEATURES
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📝 Unlimited macros organized in categories and subcategories
⌨️ Hotword expansion — type a short trigger word, text expands automatically
🔤 25+ dynamic placeholders — dates, clipboard, cursor position, prompted input, calculations, form filling, and more
⭐ Favorites & tags — star important macros and add tags for quick filtering
🔑 Keyboard shortcuts — assign custom key combinations to any macro for instant expansion
📋 Clipboard history — never lose copied text again. Auto-clear wipes sensitive entries after a delay
📊 Usage statistics with heatmap and insights
🔍 Quick search popup (Ctrl+Shift+Space) to find and insert macros from any page
📁 Right-click context menu with folder structure
✍️ Markdown editor with live preview and formatting toolbar
☑️ Bulk operations — select, move, or delete multiple macros at once
🎨 Dark mode, light mode, and auto theme
🌐 Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Korean
⬇️ Import from TextExpander, Espanso, aText, AutoHotkey, PhraseExpress, Alfred, Typinator, ProKeys, Text Blaze, Auto Text Expander, and Beeftext
🔒 Spell check (uses your browser's built-in checker — text never leaves your device)

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PRO FEATURES ($2.99/mo)
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☁️ Encrypted cloud sync across 2 devices
🤖 AI Smart Rewrite (100 rewrites/month)
🔍 Semantic search
📦 Shareable packs — export and share macro collections as portable packs
💾 Auto-backup (daily, weekly, or monthly)
📜 Version history for every macro

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PREMIUM FEATURES ($5.99/mo)
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☁️ Cloud sync across 3 devices
🤖 10,000 AI rewrites/month
⭐ Priority support
All paid plans include a 1-month free trial.

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COMPARE TO ALTERNATIVES
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Unlike TextExpander, PhraseExpress, or aText — Makro is free with unlimited macros. Unlike Briskine — Makro includes AI rewrite, encrypted sync, and 25+ placeholders.

Switching? Import your existing snippets from TextExpander, Espanso, aText, AutoHotkey, PhraseExpress, Alfred, Typinator, ProKeys, Text Blaze, Auto Text Expander, or Beeftext.

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PRIVACY & SECURITY
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• Free tier: all data stays on your device, encrypted at rest. No ads, no third-party analytics
• Cloud sync uses zero-knowledge encryption (AES-256-GCM) — your macros are encrypted client-side before transmission
• Minimal telemetry: anonymous install ping (version, platform, locale) and anonymous weekly active-user count. No personal data collected. Optional anonymous uninstall feedback
• Local AI Only mode keeps all AI processing on your device
• Auto-clear clipboard wipes sensitive entries after a configurable delay
• Privacy policy: makroexpander.com/privacy

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PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
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• Content script (all URLs) — detects hotword typing in text fields and replaces with macro content. Only reads the focused input element; does not read page content or collect browsing data
• storage — save your macros locally
• clipboardRead/Write — clipboard history and [$CLIPBOARD] placeholder
• activeTab — access the current page for macro expansion
• contextMenus — right-click menu for quick macro access
• alarms — scheduled auto-backup and sync timers
• downloads — save backup files to your device
• notifications — sync conflict alerts

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Questions? Visit makroexpander.com/contact or email support@makroexpander.com
Feature requests? Vote and suggest ideas at feedback.makroexpander.com

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