Our take
Pick Karabiner-Elements if mac users who will stay on Free / Unlicense while they remap a first right_command → button3 — then keep it at $0, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they refuse Input Monitoring / DriverKit. Pick TextExpander if people who will stay on Free while they keep 5 active snippets (and one ;csupport fill-in) — then Pro at US$6/user/mo (or US$5 billed yearly) when
Best for
Karabiner-Elements A remap you start at a public $
TextExpander An abbreviation you start at a public $
Free plan
Karabiner-Elements No free plan
TextExpander $0 · 5 active snippets; unlimited saved; 1 swap / 2 weeks; up to 5 team members / 3 teams. No credit card
Lowest paid
Karabiner-Elements Not published by the vendor
TextExpander Pro $6/user/mo yearly
Next step up
Karabiner-Elements
TextExpander Business $12/user/mo yearly
Watch out
Karabiner-Elements macOS only
TextExpander Free is hard-capped at 5 active snippets
Last checked
Karabiner-Elements 2026-10-23 · karabiner-elements.pqrs.org
TextExpander 2026-10-23 · textexpander.com/pricing
mac users who will stay on Free / Unlicense while they remap a first right_command → button3 — then keep it at $0, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they refuse Input Monitoring / DriverKit.
Read the Karabiner-Elements pagepeople who will stay on Free while they keep 5 active snippets (and one ;csupport fill-in) — then Pro at US$6/user/mo (or US$5 billed yearly) when they want unlimited active snippets, not Alfred Powerpack £34 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they refuse Accessibility / keyboard permissions (expansion needs them).
Read the TextExpander page
