Summary
We think espanso is a great utility that shows a lot of promise.
espanso is a boon to productivity. It works with all of your software, lets you add images, there’s support for custom scripts, images, and shell commands.
espanso is extensible software.
Website: espanso.org
Support: Documentation, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Federico Terzi and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
espanso is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Summary
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