Replace as You Type

Replace as You Type

Replace emoticons with emoji and other text replacement as you type -- now works on Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.

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What is Replace as You Type?
"Replace as You Type" is a Chrome extension that allows you to replace emoticons with emoji and perform text replacement as you type. It now works on Facebook, WhatsApp, and other platforms.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 116 ▲ 2
Rating: 3.50 (6)
Version: 0.0.6 (Last updated: 2023-12-09)
Creation date: 2019-01-20
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 149.50K
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Summary

Now works on FB, WhatsApp, etc! Now updated for Google Voice July 2018.

Have you ever wanted iOS-style text replacement as you go? Now you can turn emoticons into emoji, replace shortcut text with full expansions, and more!

Fork me on Github: https://github.com/jkingsman/Replace-As-You-Type

User reviews
I really wanted this to work (to use accented charecters), but I can't seem to make it work on any site (not even facebook or whatsapp as claimed) :(
by Alexander Jarde Alexander Jarde, 2022-11-17

Not working on the site I need it to, but also its replacing more than just the 1 word that it is configured to replace.
by Derek Lauro Derek Lauro, 2022-04-27

works on some websites, notably gmail and things like that
by Johnny Sun Johnny Sun, 2020-12-06
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Safety
Risk impact

Replace as You Type is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Replace as You Type is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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