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Best Text Expanders Software

Jeffrey Lin
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Researched and written by Jeffrey Lin

Text expander software improves worker productivity by automatically inserting sections of text through predetermined shortcuts like abbreviations and programmed keystrokes. For example, When a predetermined keystroke is entered by the user, text expanders can automatically insert phrases, sentences, or larger blocks of text.

The tool is best used by employees who are expected to perform repetitive tasks while typing. Tasks like data entry, customer support, recruitment outreach, insurance documentation, healthcare documentation, and manual transcription use text expanders to improve productivity, input accuracy, and consistency in messaging.

Text expanders integrate with common socialization platforms like email software, help desk software, and applicant tracking systems, as well as administration focused platforms like healthcare claims management software, medical coding software, core hr software, etc.

Whether it’s responding to customer inquiries, filling out medical records, or sending recruitment outreach messages, text expanders simplify and accelerate these workflows, enabling teams to work more efficiently.

To qualify for inclusion in the Text Expanders category, a product must:

Automatically insert or recommend a predefined text when a keyword or abbreviation is recognized
Have a content library for editing and archiving an inventory of predefined text snippets
Create shareable text snippet templates
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  • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    TextExpander is a typing productivity tool that helps teams manage recurring writing tasks, create snippets, correct spellings, share content, and more. Keep your whole team communicating efficiently

    Users
    • Owner
    • Account Executive
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 40% Small-Business
    • 25% Mid-Market
  • Pros and Cons
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  • TextExpander Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    211
    Time-saving
    157
    Time-Saving
    151
    Daily Use
    93
    Useful
    83
    Cons
    Software Bugs
    51
    App Issues
    32
    Learning Curve
    24
    Complexity
    21
    Missing Features
    21
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2005
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, US
    Twitter
    @TextExpander
    12,234 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    linkedin.com
    51 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

TextExpander is a typing productivity tool that helps teams manage recurring writing tasks, create snippets, correct spellings, share content, and more. Keep your whole team communicating efficiently

Users
  • Owner
  • Account Executive
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 40% Small-Business
  • 25% Mid-Market
TextExpander Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
211
Time-saving
157
Time-Saving
151
Daily Use
93
Useful
83
Cons
Software Bugs
51
App Issues
32
Learning Curve
24
Complexity
21
Missing Features
21
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2005
HQ Location
San Francisco, US
Twitter
@TextExpander
12,234 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
linkedin.com
51 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    Magical is a productivity app that speeds up repetitive tasks as you work - no APIs or integrations required. Just an browser extension. With a simple keystroke, Magical automates mundane tasks lik

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Consumer Services
    • Hospital & Health Care
    Market Segment
    • 45% Mid-Market
    • 36% Small-Business
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  • Magical Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    19
    Time-saving
    19
    Automation
    16
    Time-Saving
    12
    Efficiency
    7
    Cons
    Learning Curve
    5
    Technical Issues
    4
    Complexity
    2
    Difficult Settings
    2
    Not Intuitive
    2
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    Seller
    Magical
    Year Founded
    2020
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Twitter
    @get_magical
    1,691 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    96 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Magical is a productivity app that speeds up repetitive tasks as you work - no APIs or integrations required. Just an browser extension. With a simple keystroke, Magical automates mundane tasks lik

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Consumer Services
  • Hospital & Health Care
Market Segment
  • 45% Mid-Market
  • 36% Small-Business
Magical Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
19
Time-saving
19
Automation
16
Time-Saving
12
Efficiency
7
Cons
Learning Curve
5
Technical Issues
4
Complexity
2
Difficult Settings
2
Not Intuitive
2
Seller Details
Seller
Magical
Year Founded
2020
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
Twitter
@get_magical
1,691 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
96 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Alfred is an app for Mac OS X designed to boost efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and others.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 65% Small-Business
    • 21% Enterprise
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  • Alfred Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    1
    Efficiency
    1
    Cons
    Learning Difficulty
    1
    Poor UI Design
    1
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    Seller
    Alfred
    HQ Location
    United Kingdom
    Twitter
    @alfredapp
    49,794 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Alfred is an app for Mac OS X designed to boost efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and others.

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 65% Small-Business
  • 21% Enterprise
Alfred Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
1
Efficiency
1
Cons
Learning Difficulty
1
Poor UI Design
1
Seller Details
Seller
Alfred
HQ Location
United Kingdom
Twitter
@alfredapp
49,794 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
Entry Level Price:$8.00
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    If you can type it, you can automate it with Typedesk! Typedesk is the leading app to reclaim time wasted typing the same things over and over again! Create text templates of your everyday sentenc

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 88% Small-Business
    • 6% Mid-Market
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  • typedesk Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    9
    Time-saving
    5
    Automation
    4
    Helpful
    4
    Customer Support
    3
    Cons
    Slow Loading
    2
    Data Duplication
    1
    Lack of Integrations
    1
    Limited Customization
    1
    Manual Input
    1
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    Seller
    typedesk
    Year Founded
    2018
    HQ Location
    Lille, FR
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    3 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

If you can type it, you can automate it with Typedesk! Typedesk is the leading app to reclaim time wasted typing the same things over and over again! Create text templates of your everyday sentenc

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 88% Small-Business
  • 6% Mid-Market
typedesk Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
9
Time-saving
5
Automation
4
Helpful
4
Customer Support
3
Cons
Slow Loading
2
Data Duplication
1
Lack of Integrations
1
Limited Customization
1
Manual Input
1
Seller Details
Seller
typedesk
Year Founded
2018
HQ Location
Lille, FR
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
3 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Text Blaze allows users to save programmable text snippets and insert them anywhere on the web using keyboard shortcuts. Snippets can be plain text, but they can also be turned into dynamic templates

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 60% Small-Business
    • 30% Mid-Market
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  • Text Blaze Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Time-saving
    4
    Customizability
    2
    Ease of Use
    2
    Automation
    1
    Customization
    1
    Cons
    Expensive
    2
    Integration Issues
    1
    Limited Credits
    1
    Limited Features
    1
    Software Bugs
    1
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    HQ Location
    N/A
    Twitter
    @text_blaze
    1,491 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    18 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Text Blaze allows users to save programmable text snippets and insert them anywhere on the web using keyboard shortcuts. Snippets can be plain text, but they can also be turned into dynamic templates

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 60% Small-Business
  • 30% Mid-Market
Text Blaze Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Time-saving
4
Customizability
2
Ease of Use
2
Automation
1
Customization
1
Cons
Expensive
2
Integration Issues
1
Limited Credits
1
Limited Features
1
Software Bugs
1
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Twitter
@text_blaze
1,491 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
18 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    ActiveWords is a semantic interface for Windows. It's a productivity tool that dramatically increases your productivity. ActiveWords lets you name computing events with your own language, i.e. text ex

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 65% Small-Business
    • 15% Enterprise
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    Year Founded
    1997
    HQ Location
    Winter Park, Florida
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

ActiveWords is a semantic interface for Windows. It's a productivity tool that dramatically increases your productivity. ActiveWords lets you name computing events with your own language, i.e. text ex

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 65% Small-Business
  • 15% Enterprise
Seller Details
Year Founded
1997
HQ Location
Winter Park, Florida
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Internet
    Market Segment
    • 61% Mid-Market
    • 22% Small-Business
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    HQ Location
    N/A
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Internet
Market Segment
  • 61% Mid-Market
  • 22% Small-Business
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    PhraseExpress is available for Windows and the Autotext App for Android provides the productivity benefits on tablet or smartphone devices. PhraseExpress can organize canned responses not only in a si

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 43% Small-Business
    • 29% Mid-Market
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    HQ Location
    Trier, de
    Twitter
    @BartelsMedia
    34 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

PhraseExpress is available for Windows and the Autotext App for Android provides the productivity benefits on tablet or smartphone devices. PhraseExpress can organize canned responses not only in a si

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 43% Small-Business
  • 29% Mid-Market
Seller Details
HQ Location
Trier, de
Twitter
@BartelsMedia
34 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
Entry Level Price:Free
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    How much time per day do you spend reading, researching, writing or looking for emails and documents to send to a client, colleague or prospect? One hour? More? Today’s knowledge worker spends up to

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Consulting
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 84% Small-Business
    • 10% Mid-Market
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  • FlyMSG Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Time-Saving
    9
    Time-saving
    8
    Ease of Use
    7
    Useful
    7
    Features
    5
    Cons
    Expensive
    2
    Learning Curve
    2
    Workflow Disruption
    2
    Confusion
    1
    Credits Limitation
    1
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    Seller
    Vengreso
    Year Founded
    2017
    HQ Location
    Walnut Creek, US
    Twitter
    @GoVengreso
    9,881 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    59 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

How much time per day do you spend reading, researching, writing or looking for emails and documents to send to a client, colleague or prospect? One hour? More? Today’s knowledge worker spends up to

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Consulting
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 84% Small-Business
  • 10% Mid-Market
FlyMSG Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Time-Saving
9
Time-saving
8
Ease of Use
7
Useful
7
Features
5
Cons
Expensive
2
Learning Curve
2
Workflow Disruption
2
Confusion
1
Credits Limitation
1
Seller Details
Seller
Vengreso
Year Founded
2017
HQ Location
Walnut Creek, US
Twitter
@GoVengreso
9,881 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
59 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    PhraseExpander provides autocompletion (and smartphrases) in any application to save time typing. It also gives access to fill-in-the-blanks templates that are available by typing an abbreviation.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 60% Mid-Market
    • 40% Small-Business
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    Seller
    Nagarsoft
    Year Founded
    2006
    HQ Location
    Torino, IT
    Twitter
    @PhraseExpander
    265 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

PhraseExpander provides autocompletion (and smartphrases) in any application to save time typing. It also gives access to fill-in-the-blanks templates that are available by typing an abbreviation.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 60% Mid-Market
  • 40% Small-Business
Seller Details
Seller
Nagarsoft
Year Founded
2006
HQ Location
Torino, IT
Twitter
@PhraseExpander
265 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Instant Word Expansion, Keyboard Shortcuts & Macro Recorder Software

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    Year Founded
    1993
    HQ Location
    Greenwood Village, CO
    Twitter
    @nchsoftware
    9,896 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    78 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Instant Word Expansion, Keyboard Shortcuts & Macro Recorder Software

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Seller Details
Year Founded
1993
HQ Location
Greenwood Village, CO
Twitter
@nchsoftware
9,896 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
78 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Lightning Assist is a desktop productivity application that automates repetitive typing and combines text expansion with AI features. It is aimed at professionals, developers, and teams. Core features

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Lightning Assist is a desktop productivity application that automates repetitive typing and combines text expansion with AI features. It is aimed at professionals, developers, and teams. Core features

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Seller Details
Entry Level Price:$39.99
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Typinator is a powerful text expansion tool that transforms your typing experience. Create custom shortcuts to instantly insert frequently used text, images, and dynamic content across all application

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    Seller
    Ergonis
    Year Founded
    2002
    HQ Location
    Perg, AT
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    9 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Typinator is a powerful text expansion tool that transforms your typing experience. Create custom shortcuts to instantly insert frequently used text, images, and dynamic content across all application

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Seller Details
Seller
Ergonis
Year Founded
2002
HQ Location
Perg, AT
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
9 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Taken from thier site "aBreevy8 – formerly known as Breevy – is a major productivity enhancer that has been relied upon and trusted by thousands of individuals, hospitals, tech companies, customer sup

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    HQ Location
    N/A
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Taken from thier site "aBreevy8 – formerly known as Breevy – is a major productivity enhancer that has been relied upon and trusted by thousands of individuals, hospitals, tech companies, customer sup

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
Entry Level Price:Free
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    Briskine is a text expander browser extension that speeds up writing emails or messages. ⚡ Write emails, messages, and replies faster by inserting templates in Gmail, Outlook.com, LinkedIn, or any

    We don't have enough data from reviews to share who uses this product. Leave a review to contribute, or learn more about review generation.
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    No information available
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    No information available
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    Seller
    Briskine
    HQ Location
    Târgu Mureș, RO
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Briskine is a text expander browser extension that speeds up writing emails or messages. ⚡ Write emails, messages, and replies faster by inserting templates in Gmail, Outlook.com, LinkedIn, or any

We don't have enough data from reviews to share who uses this product. Leave a review to contribute, or learn more about review generation.
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
No information available
Seller Details
Seller
Briskine
HQ Location
Târgu Mureș, RO
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®