User Reviews

  Uses too much memory  

• Interface: 1
• Features: 3
• Ease of use: 2
• Value: 5
• Overall:

Uses too much memory, slow ,bad interface.

  Response by software author  

The Windows Task Manager may show that more memory is reserved for an application. Please note, that the memory is dynamically shared and if another application requests memory demand, Windows would withdraw the memory reserved for PhraseExpress and provide it other applications. The actual physical demand of PhraseExpress is just around 5 MB. -- If you find the user interface confusing, you probably entered the "Expert Mode" that offers extended functionality. Please read http://manual.phraseexpress.com#expert to learn how to get back to the "Easy Mode" where PhraseExpress is really easy to use as 1-2-3. --- Michael Schmidt, PhraseExpress Support Team

  One of my alltime favorites!  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 4
• Value: 4
• Overall:

A very useful tool, that cannot only be used for quick insert of text phrases, but also for remapping keys, Windows automation and creation of useful dialog- and input screens.

  Perfect! great time saver!  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

What a finding. It saves me so much time everyday that i would like to hug the makers. My suggestion: Start in "easy mode" which makes it easy in the beginning. The "expert mode" is powerful but may confuse you in the beginning.

  Must have freeware  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

Very useful software. I am 75yo and had trouble configuring it but support was very nice and helped me out.

  Perfect for my subnote  

• Interface: 4
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 4
• Value: 5
• Overall:

Typing is a hassle on the little keys of my X200 subnotebook. Phrase Express eases the pain as it simplifies my work. Price is a little bit steep but justified.

  Outstanding app  

• Interface: 4
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

I've tried other macro applications but this one is better. It is a fantastic utility with ease of use and the price is right too. The program creates phrases that you can use in any document almost anywhere, by importing frequently used phrases in Outlook and other programs. You have full control. Also, any verbiage you want can be implemented. It also contains functions that blew me away, such as Famous Quotes or Phrase generation. Wow.

  Love it!  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

What a time saver. Easy to use and even free. Don't understand the nag screen complaints. Phrase Express works just fine here.

  Fantastic helper program  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

I downloaded this program with the intent of using it merely to insert pre-defined snippets of text into web forms. I completely underestimated the power this software has! Not only could I define the keyboard shortcuts I would use to insert phrases, but I found I could use this application to perform other tasks as well! I can set it to insert the current time and date in any format I choose, enable hotkey combinations to launch applications, and even charge the program with the duty of spelling things out for me.

  Nagware  

• Interface: 3
• Features: 4
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 4
• Overall:

It is an excellent program,and I have rated it so. However, it has a built in system of calculating how much money it is saving for you by auto-entering phrases, and when this number hits $20 it starts throwing screens at you asking you to buy the program as it thinks you are a commercial user. It would have been OK if this screen only hit you once a day or so, but it keeps popping up every few minutes and you have to wait for 5 seconds it you want to say "No" to buying it. If you choose "Yes", you are taken to their website, where a message comes asking you not to buy anything now, as they are soon going to release the new version of this software.

  Nagware, unfortunately  

• Interface: 1
• Features: 3
• Ease of use: 3
• Value: 4
• Overall:

This would be a good product, provided free for non-commercial use by its authors. Unfortunately, it's nagware. After using it for some time, it starts popping up a nag screen requesting purchase, saying that the usage appears to be commercial. This is insidious because reviewers will write favorable reviews based on initial experience. The nag popups come later, after the reviews have been posted. If the authors are serious about providing this useful program free for home users, they'll discontinue the annoying nag popups. Otherwise, it's just another example of nagware. Caveat emptor, if one can say that about a free program.

  Great at first, then annoying  

• Interface: 4
• Features: 3
• Ease of use: 1
• Value: 1
• Overall:

This was wonderful at first, then extremely annoying when the nag screens kept telling me that the program had determined 'commercial use'. Huh? Just normal macro insertions once or twice a day in Word documents. The developer needs to lighten up on this a bit. Also, formatting usually goes to Times New Roman when used in Outlook. Too bad. Could have been a great help.

  Response by software author  

Thank you for sharing your experience with PhraseExpress. PhraseExpress is free-of-charge for personal use and the program is determining commercial by the phrase contents. Unfortunately, this detection mechanism was far too sensitive and we improved it in the latest version. It would be great if you would give PhraseExpress a second chance. Our apologies for the trouble you may have experienced. -- PhraseExpress chooses the formatting as currently set in the target application. If you set the font to another font of your choice in Outlook, PhraseExpress would use that setting. Alternatively, you can store the text formatting along with the phrase if you set the corresponding option when saving the text snippet in PhraseExpress. More information: http://manual.phraseexpress.com#create The PhraseExpress Team

  Has some glitches  

• Interface: 3
• Features: 3
• Ease of use: 4
• Value: 3
• Overall:

At first I thought this was the best thing since pizza, but then I started noticing that it sometimes did not paste the text and I would have to do it all over again. Also, it nags you to buy the full version if you use it a lot.

  Response by software author  

Thank you for sharing your experience with PhraseExpress. PhraseExpress is free-of-charge for personal use and the program is determining commercial use by the phrase contents. Unfortunately, this detection mechanism was far too sensitive and we improved it in the latest version. It would be great if you would give PhraseExpress a second chance. Our apologies for the trouble you may have experienced. Your PhraseExpress Team

  Easy use  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

Meets simply all requirements for easy use.

  Great time saver!  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

Excellent, easy to use software that becomes indispensable remarkably quickly! Auto completes text in emails, letters, websites etc. Great!

  Very useful  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 4
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 4
• Overall:

Very useful software, I'd be lost without it. The only negative point is that version 2 data was not compatible with version 3. Give this a go if you want something basic and functional.