select design press [ [design]
Smart wrapping
Select a word, press a bracket or quote — Typist wraps it and keeps it selected. Ten pairs built in; add your own Unicode or emoji pairs.
VS Code editing,
in every text box.
Smart wrapping, smart typography, and multi-cursor editing — everywhere you type on the web. No accounts. No servers. Nothing ever leaves your browser.
0 network calls · 2 permissions · Chrome + Firefox · free & MIT
Live playground
Try it right here
No install needed. Edit the text below — do all three things to unlock every feature.
→ Select a word, then press ⌘/Ctrl-D. Or select text and press [ to wrap it. Or type -> anywhere.
Unlock the features 0 / 3
- Wrap with brackets select a word, press [
- Smart typography type -> for an arrow
- Select & edit multiple a word, then ⌘/Ctrl-D
What it does
Three editor superpowers
-> becomes → -- becomes – (c) becomes ©
Smart typography
Type -> and get →. -- becomes –, ... becomes …, (c) becomes ©. Markdown-aware: it never touches your code spans or fenced blocks.
the fox, the fox ⌘D ⌘D — type cat the cat, the cat
Multi-cursor edit
⌘/Ctrl-D grabs the next occurrence, again for the one after. Type once, every caret changes together. VS Code muscle memory, on the web.
Private by design
No analytics, no network calls, no account. Two permissions: storage and activeTab.
Works everywhere
Inputs, textareas, and rich contenteditable editors. Skips passwords, number fields, and anything read-only.
Yours to tune
Toggle any feature, add custom wrap pairs and typography rules, or disable Typist per-site. Export and import your setup.
Type like it's your editor
Landing on the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons soon. Take it for a spin in the meantime.
free & MIT-licensed · local-first · no tracking