# QuickText

> Type less, do more: QuickText instantly expands your custom shortcuts into frequently used text, links, and templates anywhere you browse.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gxquicktext](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gxquicktext)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gxquicktext`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GxAditya
- **Category:** bookmarks,language-support,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 73
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-03
- **First published:** 2025-05-11
- **Size:** 472 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gxquicktext/)

## Description

QuickText transforms how you type online by instantly expanding your custom shortcuts into text, links, and templates. Type a trigger word like /email or use a hotkey to replace it with saved content across any site, making emails, forms, and messages faster and more accurate.

Key features include cross-site text expansion, rich text and link support, an easy-to-use management dashboard, and secure local storage to keep your data private on-device.

## Rankings

- #13,537 — Overall
- #68 — templates
- #72 — quick
- #84 — expand
- #98 — template
- #128 — speech to text

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gxquicktext)