Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I built TexTab because I was tired of copy-pasting text into ChatGPT hundreds of times a day.
As a solo developer, I wanted something that just worked — select text, hit a shortcut, get AI magic. No browser tabs, no context switching.
Inspired by tools like TypoTab, TexTab is fully open source and lets you bring your own API keys — OpenAI, Anthropic, gemini, or OpenRouter. You own your data, you control the cost, no subscriptions to yet another AI service.
This is just the beginning. I have a lot planned — Windows/Linux support, plugins, and more. Would love to hear what you think. Every piece of feedback helps me make it better. 🙏
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@moises_medrano Congrats on the launch
Have you thought about a post-launch visibility strategy? Many great tools struggle after day one
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I love keyboard shortcuts. Tool/MCP support will be very useful, any plans?
@gokuljd Thanks Gokul! Right now textab already has plugins installed that extend what it can do, but adding MCP support on top of that would be absolutely insane 🤯 Imagine triggering MCP actions straight from a keyboard shortcut without leaving whatever app you're in. It's on the roadmap and I'd love to get your input when I start building it out 😄
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yo this one is so cool. Also the demo video is crazy, how did you make it?
@baonguyen09 Yo thanks Bao! 😄 The demo was actually made by my editor in After Effects, but honestly if you want to make something similar you could start for free using Remotion. It lets you build videos programmatically which is pretty cool for product demos
@german_merlo1 Haha we've all been there! Thanks for the support Germán, hope textab saves you from that copy paste nightmare 😂
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I desperately need window app version right now.
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Hey Moises, is there a hub for use cases? I see myself using it but haven't found a use case yet. Do I just need to keep searching?
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it’s a real time-saver and keeps distractions to a minimum. Great job, @moises_medrano !
Since it’s a Mac app, have you considered integrating Apple Intelligence features into it?
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This is delightful, but the vagueness around pricing spooks me a bit… I’m wary of something that’s “free to try”, in the event that I fall in love with it, then it’s suddenly like $99/mo (happened to me before!)
Congrats on a great product and launch, either way! 👍
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This is one of those 'why didn't this exist before' tools. Turning repetitive AI prompts into keyboard shortcuts removes so much friction from daily workflows. Do you support custom chains where one shortcut triggers multiple sequential tasks?
The idea sounds really cool, simple to understand and super functional. But 1 potential issue I see here, to what extent do you think users can create, keep in memory and use shortcuts?
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TexTab
I love keyboard shortcuts. Tool/MCP support will be very useful, any plans?
TexTab
@gokuljd Thanks Gokul! Right now textab already has plugins installed that extend what it can do, but adding MCP support on top of that would be absolutely insane 🤯 Imagine triggering MCP actions straight from a keyboard shortcut without leaving whatever app you're in. It's on the roadmap and I'd love to get your input when I start building it out 😄
yo this one is so cool. Also the demo video is crazy, how did you make it?
TexTab
@baonguyen09
Yo thanks Bao! 😄 The demo was actually made by my editor in After Effects, but honestly if you want to make something similar you could start for free using Remotion. It lets you build videos programmatically which is pretty cool for product demos
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TexTab
@german_merlo1 Haha we've all been there! Thanks for the support Germán, hope textab saves you from that copy paste nightmare 😂
I desperately need window app version right now.
Hey Moises, is there a hub for use cases? I see myself using it but haven't found a use case yet. Do I just need to keep searching?
it’s a real time-saver and keeps distractions to a minimum. Great job, @moises_medrano !
Since it’s a Mac app, have you considered integrating Apple Intelligence features into it?
This is one of those 'why didn't this exist before' tools. Turning repetitive AI prompts into keyboard shortcuts removes so much friction from daily workflows. Do you support custom chains where one shortcut triggers multiple sequential tasks?
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The idea sounds really cool, simple to understand and super functional. But 1 potential issue I see here, to what extent do you think users can create, keep in memory and use shortcuts?