EspansoEdit is a freeware front-end editor and utility for Espanso users. It is ideal if you are looking for a Windows program with a quick and easy GUI to edit and manage Espanso match files. Key features include dedicated file handling, syntax highlighting, code folding, a clickable treeview of triggers, a clickable list of matches, a menu for creation of match types and a match builder dialog. A handy find function is included to search for text across all your match files. There is also a backup facility. Dark and light themes are included with a choice of 16 palettes.
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Main program window (click image for full-size view; click full-size image to return):
Features
Features of the program include the following:
By default the program lists match files to edit from the Espanso user folder (but any folder can be selected).
The built-in editor displays match files with highlighting of keywords, comments and strings specific to Espanso.
Syntax highlighting is also included for Markdown files, batch files and PowerShell scripts, as these can be useful to get the most out of Espanso.
The editor includes advanced functions such as SyncEdit, column selection and incremental search.
There is a menu of match types to streamline creation of new matches.
The match builder dialog enables you to build a match using a graphical interface with over 30 configurable “building blocks” (Espanso code constructs).
You can open multiple match files for simultaneous editing.
Each match file is displayed alongside a treeview of triggers contained in the file. The treeview is clickable for quick navigation between triggers.
The matches dialog displays all matches in the active folder. Double-clicking any of the matches will open the containing file in the editor with the relevant trigger highlighted.
There is an inline dialog to find any file in the active folder that contains a given text (e.g., an Espanso trigger).
The folder menu enables easy navigation between the key Espanso folders (default, config, portable and packages folders). Files and folders can be added to the Favorites menu.
The packages menu enables browse and edit of installed Espanso packages.
Key Espanso commands can be run without leaving the program, with the output sent to a new editor tab. The Espanso log can also be viewed in a tab.
There is a backup function to save all match files in the active folder to a ZIP file in a selected location.
The program is fast and light on resources with no dependencies. It is also compact, as it is contained within a single EXE file of size less than 7 Mb.
The program is fully portable and can be run from USB without creating any files on the host system.
An update check for a newer version can be made within the program.
For more detail on some of the Espanso-specific features, refer to key features.
