Import shortcuts from another app
Bring the shortcuts you already have in Text Blaze, TextExpander, Espanso, Zendesk and other apps in a minute.
The importer is in the web dashboard: My account → Backup → Import from another app. You can also open it directly with this link.
It reads the file in your browser, shows you how each shortcut will look and only saves the ones you confirm.
How to import your shortcuts
Export your shortcuts from the other app
Each app does it differently. The importer explains step by step how to do it in the one you choose, and the table below sums it up.
Open the importer
In the web dashboard, go to My account → Backup and click Import from another app. Choose the app you come from.
Upload the file
Drop it or choose it. You can upload several at once, for example one CSV per TextExpander group.
Review the preview and import
You'll see each shortcut as it will look in NexoPad, with its variables already converted. Untick the ones you don't want and click Import. They show up right away in the dashboard and in the extension.
Supported apps and where to export in each
| App | File | Where to export |
|---|---|---|
| Text Blaze | .json | Text Blaze dashboard → Import/Export → Export all folders |
| TextExpander | .csv or .textexpander | app.textexpander.com → Import/Export → Export |
| Briskine | .csv | Account menu → Export templates |
| ProKeys | .txt | Options → Snippets → Export/Backup |
| Text Snippets | .txt | Options → Export |
| Auto Text Expander | Copied text | Options → Import / Export |
| Espanso | .yml | The match folder (type espanso path) |
| Mac (Text Replacements) | .plist | System Settings → Keyboard → Text Replacements → drag them to the desktop |
| AutoHotkey | .ahk | Your own script |
| Beeftext | .json or .csv | Advanced → Backup |
| Freshdesk | .csv | Admin → Canned Responses → Export |
| Gorgias | .csv | Settings → Productivity → Macros → Export Macros as CSV |
| Zendesk | .json | The link the importer builds with your Zendesk address |
| Intercom | .csv | Settings → Inbox → Macros → Export content |
| Any other app | .csv | The importer's CSV template |
What happens to variables
The importer converts each app's variables to NexoPad's: fill-in fields become {{input:…}}, menus become {{dropdown:…}}, and dates, clipboard and cursor become their equivalents. For example, Text Blaze's text field {formtext: name=Customer} becomes {{input:Customer}}. See them all in the variables guide.
Anything with no equivalent (formulas, scripts, conditions…) is kept as text, with a warning, and the shortcut gets the "review" tag so you can find it easily.
If an app doesn't use shortcuts, like Freshdesk or Zendesk, NexoPad suggests one based on the title.
Duplicates and plan limits
- Duplicate shortcut: if you already have that shortcut with different text, you choose between saving it under another name (for example
/sig2) or not importing it. - Already have it: if the shortcut and the text are the same, it is not duplicated. You can run the import again safely.
- Free plan: up to 15 shortcuts and notes, 2 custom folders and 3,000 characters per shortcut. If they don't all fit, the first ones are imported and you can try Pro for 7 days to bring the rest.
- Privacy: the file is read in your browser. Only the shortcuts you confirm are saved to your account.
Import your shortcuts
Open the web dashboard and go to My account → Backup.