Lintalist
Lintalist is a free Windows application for keeping searchable snippets in bundles and pasting a chosen item into the active program.
What Lintalist is
Lintalist is a free Windows application for keeping searchable snippets in bundles and pasting a chosen item into the active program. Snippets can contain HTML, Markdown, RTF, and images, or perform actions such as inserting the current date or time, requesting input, presenting choices, or running a script. Search offers regular, fuzzy, regular expression, and experimental Magic modes. Users can also launch snippets with shortcuts or abbreviations, and bundles can load according to part of the active window’s title. Plugins and AutoHotkey scripts provide extension options, while bundles are simple text files that can be maintained and exchanged. Settings and bundles stay in the program folder; settings are not written to the Windows registry. The maker lists Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11, while XP SP3 and Vista are untested. Installation requires write access to the destination folder. Abbreviation expansion is not intended to replace AutoHotkey’s native Hotstrings feature.
Good
- Free Windows application
- Supports HTML, Markdown, RTF, and images
- Multiple search modes, including fuzzy search
- Bundles use exchangeable text files
- Shortcuts and abbreviations trigger snippets
Watch out
- Windows only; no mobile support
- XP SP3 and Vista are untested
- Installation folder must allow write access
- Abbreviation expansion does not replace native Hotstrings
Who it suits
Lintalist suits Windows users who want searchable, configurable snippets, including formatted content and script-based actions. It is not intended as a replacement for AutoHotkey’s native Hotstrings feature.
Verdict
Lintalist offers a wide range of snippet formats, search modes, and triggers at no cost. Check its Windows requirements and Hotstrings limitation before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Lintalist's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lintalist | Free | Free, open-source Windows application · no paid plans or pricing stated |
The facts
Each one read from Lintalist's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Bundle format
- Bundles are simple text files that users can maintain and exchange.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Context sensitive bundles
- Bundles can load based on the partial title of the active program window.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Users can extend Lintalist with plugins and run AutoHotkey scripts from snippets.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Formatted content
- Snippets support HTML, Markdown, RTF, and images.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Install requirement
- The destination folder must allow write access so Lintalist can update bundles.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Interactive snippets
- Snippets can insert the current date or time, request basic user input, offer a selection list, or run a script.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Portability
- Lintalist stores settings and bundles in its program folder and does not write settings to the Windows registry.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Lintalist stores searchable snippets in bundles and pastes a selected snippet into the active program.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Search
- It offers regular, fuzzy, regular expression, and experimental Magic search modes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Shortcuts and abbreviations
- Users can trigger snippets with keyboard shortcuts or abbreviations without opening the search window.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to GitHub Issues and Discussions as its preferred feedback channel and also links to the AutoHotkey forum.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported editor limitation
- The maker says Lintalist's abbreviation expansion is not intended to replicate or replace AutoHotkey's native Hotstrings feature.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platform
- The maker lists Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11; it describes XP SP3 and Vista as untested.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windowschecked 20 Sep 2026
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