← Refrain
Search palette: light, dark 
Snippets window: light, dark 
Editing a snippet: light, dark 
Settings: light, dark
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In one line
Refrain is a Mac menu bar app for any text you reuse, from email replies and addresses to code and AI prompts, kept in a plain-text file you own.
Description
Refrain keeps the text you keep retyping in one markdown file. Press Control-Option-Space in any app, type a few letters, press Return, and the text is on your clipboard, ready to paste. Or click it in the menu bar. New files start with 13 starter snippets in the Mac's language, and the app is available in 14 languages.
Facts
- Price: $9.99 one-time, no subscription, 30-day refund
- Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon or Intel
- No account, no analytics; the only network request is the update check
- Made by Great Work LLC
Screenshots
Screenshots in other languages
Full-resolution PNG, light theme. Swap light for dark in the address for the dark version.
- English: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Español: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Français: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Deutsch: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Português: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- 日本語: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- 한국어: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- 中文: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- العربية: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- हिन्दी: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Polski: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Bahasa Indonesia: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Српски: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
- Українська: search palette, snippets window, editing a snippet, settings
App icon
refrain-app-icon-1024.png (1024 × 1024)
