Espanso

The Raycast version of Espanso Search Bar

Features

• 🔍 Search & Browse - Quickly search and browse all your Espanso matches
• 📁 Smart Categories - Organize matches by folders with full breadcrumb navigation
• 👤 Profile Support - Filter matches by context (work, home, etc.) using the profiles folder
• 🏷️ Rich Metadata - View triggers, labels, categories, and custom metadata
• 📋 Quick Actions - Paste directly to frontmost app or copy to clipboard
• ⚡ Live Preview - Dynamic matches (date, shell, script, random, clipboard) are evaluated and shown as real content in the preview panel
• 🖼️ Image Matches - Image matches render inline in the preview with a one-click copy action
• 🔄 Re-evaluate - Refresh dynamic match values on demand directly from the action panel
• 🎨 Customizable UI - Choose your preferred breadcrumb separator character
• 🔤 Proper Formatting - Intelligent acronym handling (AI, API, UI, etc.) for professional display

Organization

Categories

Use folders to organize your matches into categories:

match/
  dev/
    snippets.yml
  writing/
    templates.yml

Nested folders create breadcrumb categories: match/dev/tools/git.yml → Dev · Tools

Profiles

Organize matches by context using the profiles/ folder:

match/
  profiles/
    work/
      dev/
        snippets.yml
      email/
        templates.yml
    home/
      personal/
        notes.yml

Matches in profiles/work/dev/snippets.yml will:

• Show "Work" as the profile in the UI
• Belong to the "Dev" category
• Be filterable by both profile and category

Matches outside profiles/ are accessible from all contexts.

Settings

• Espanso Binary Path: Custom path to espanso binary (optional)
• Breadcrumb Separator: Customize the character used to separate category levels (default: ·)
  • Examples: · (default), /, >, →, ›, »

Tips

• Matches with multiple triggers (e.g., triggers: [":hello", ":hi"]) appear as a single item with all triggers displayed
• Use the profile dropdown to quickly switch between work and personal snippets
• Categories are automatically sorted with "base" categories appearing first
• Customize your breadcrumb separator in the extension settings to match your style preference
• Category names automatically format common acronyms correctly (AI, API, UI, UX, HTML, CSS, etc.)
• Files named index.yml in subdirectories won't show redundant subcategory labels

Development

This extension includes TypeScript type checking for improved code quality:

npm run typecheck