A real manager, not a list
Categories, favorites pinned to top, drag-to-reorder, duplicate, move, trash with restore — and a rich editor with fonts, colors, lists, and links. Images survive save-and-insert. Unlimited templates, all free.
FREE CHROME EXTENSION · GMAIL + LINKEDIN · NO ACCOUNT
YOU ALREADY
WROTE THIS
EMAIL.
You've typed this reply before — this week, probably today. Canned Responses turns it into a command. Keep scrolling: the scroll wheel is the keyboard.
And not just once.
SAME REPLY · 23RD TIME THIS MONTH
Mid-sentence, press—
THE PART WHERE THIS STOPS BEING YOUR JOB
Your words become a command.
SEARCH · ↑ ↓ · ↵ INSERTS AT YOUR CURSOR
187 KEYSTROKES.
NOW IT'S 3.
ALT+A · search · ↵ — or just ;followup + TAB
02 · THE DESK — A REAL DEMO
Now you. Press the real keys.
This compose box behaves like Gmail with the extension installed. Click into it, then press ALT+A — actually press it. Or type ;intro and hit TAB.This compose box behaves like Gmail with the extension installed. On a phone there's no ALT key — tap the two keys under the compose box instead.
Topriya@fern.co
SubjectQuick follow-up
04 · A MONTH OF EMAIL
This is what repetition looks like.
The same six replies, over and over, in slightly different clothes. They were never new emails — they were templates you hadn't saved yet.
A MONTH OF REPLIES → SIX COMMANDS
05 · SAVE FROM ANY EMAIL
Wrote something worth keeping? Select it.
Select text in any email — a save pill appears right above it (or right-click → save). Formatting kept, title auto-filled. Your best sentences become commands.
TEXT → TEMPLATE → COMMAND
06 · ONE LIBRARY, TWO INBOXES
Gmail today. LinkedIn five minutes later.
Same templates, same ALT+A, same ;shortcuts — new messages, replies, inline replies, comments. LinkedIn composers are mostly plain-text, so formatting degrades gracefully there. Honest.
ONE SHORTCUT · EVERY COMPOSER
07 · WHERE YOUR TEMPLATES LIVE
On your machine. Full stop.
There is no Canned Responses server for your templates. They sit in your browser's local extension storage — and the extension is only allowed to run on two sites: mail.google.com and www.linkedin.com. That's the whole host list.
YOUR BROWSER · THE WHOLE SYSTEM
GMAIL / LINKEDINthe only two hosts it can touch
THE EXTENSIONpicker · expander · capture
LOCAL STORAGEyour templates, on your device
optional: Chrome's own account sync mirrors templates across your devices — off by default, still no server of ours
CLOUD DATABASEnoneACCOUNT / SIGN-UPnoneYOUR EMAILS, UPLOADEDnothing is ever sent
Backup is a file you own: export/import canned-responses.json any time.Optional anonymous usage counters (never content) come with a first-run notice and a one-click off switch.
08 · THE REST OF THE TOOLKIT
A filing system for things you say.
Copy whole emails, formatting intact
A designed email — bold, colors, links, images — becomes a template that inserts faithfully in Gmail. Rich HTML in, rich HTML out.
Your shortcut, your key
Alt+A is only the default. Rebind it to any modifier + letter or digit, right in settings. The picker opens where you're typing — and if nothing's focused, it copies to your clipboard instead.
Seven languages, one keystroke
The interface speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Hindi, and Japanese — following your Chrome language automatically. Your templates speak whatever you do.
Your library is a file
One click exports everything to canned-responses.json — keep it, move it, re-import it after a reinstall. A gentle nudge reminds you to back up. Your words, your file.
09 · QUESTIONS
Asked and answered.
Q·01Is it free?
Yes — completely free, with every feature unlocked: unlimited templates, variables, images, and rich HTML-email templates. No account, no paywall.
Q·02Do you read or send my emails?
No. Nothing you write or receive is ever sent anywhere by the extension. Features that touch a message — save a selection, copy a whole email — run entirely on your device, only when you click them. Its only host permissions are mail.google.com and www.linkedin.com, so it can't even run anywhere else. Optional anonymous usage counters (never content) help improve it; there's a first-run notice and a one-click toggle to turn them off.
Q·03Which sites does it work on?
Gmail (mail.google.com) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com) — new messages, replies, inline replies, and comments. LinkedIn composers are largely plain-text, so rich formatting degrades gracefully there.
Q·04Where is my data stored, and what if I uninstall?
Templates live in your browser's local extension storage, on your device. Export them to a JSON file any time as a backup, and re-import after a reinstall. Optional cross-device sync (off by default) rides on Chrome's own account storage — still no server of ours. Uninstalling removes the local data.
Q·05Can I use my own keyboard shortcut?
Yes. The default is ALT+A, and you can change it in settings to any modifier combination plus a letter or digit.
Q·06What languages does it support?
Seven: English, Español, Português (Brasil), Deutsch, Français, हिन्दी, 日本語. It follows your Chrome language automatically, or pick one manually. Your templates are whatever language you write them in.
STOP TYPING.
START INSERTING.
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