AutoTyper is a classic typing saver application. It can replace what you've typed into any other application with some different text and/or images. There is support for dates, times, plain text, rich text, cursor positioning, images, and more. Save keystrokes by making abbreviations for common text. Spice up your emails or documents with signatures, pictures, logos, smilies, etc that are expanded from a simple keyword. Expand entire form letters from abbreviations. Correct common spelling errors. Programmers can make code templates.
Advanced users can generate the expansion using Apple Script or a shell script.
Variables can be substituted into templates at expansion time with the userfilling in the blanks. Dates and other tokens can be inserted into expansions. The cursor can be moved in the resulting expansion. Expansions can be limited to particular applications. Hotkeys can be set up to quickly create new abbreviations.