
Raycast
raycast.com- Category
- Developer Tools
- Rank
- No. 481Tools index
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Type
- TOOL
- Use case
- Productivity & Collaboration
- Interfaces
- Desktop
- Builder
- @raycast
- Date
About
Productivity launcher for macOS — keyboard-first commands, extensions, snippets, clipboard history, AI
What it does
A macOS app that opens with a keyboard shortcut and lets people search files, run commands, and control other apps like Slack, Notion, or 1Password from one bar. Extensions, AI chat, and automation commands extend it, with versions for iOS and Windows too, plus team and enterprise plans.
Stated on the product site
- Platform lineup
- Offered as a macOS app with separate iOS and Windows products, plus Teams and Enterprise plans
- Third-party integrations
- Connects to tools such as Slack directly from the launcher
- Developer API
- Ships a public extension API so outside developers can build and submit their own extensions
- Cross-platform extensions
- An extension can be built once and made available to both macOS and Windows users
- AI capabilities
- Includes an AI question-answering feature and lets users create custom AI commands
Not stated on the site
- The specific price points for the Pro, Teams, and Enterprise plans are not shown in the page text.
- Which operating systems the Windows and iOS products support beyond being listed as separate offerings is not detailed.
Written from the product site at raycast.com.
What it can do
Launch applications and commands via keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard commands and application names → Opened applications or executed system commands
Store and retrieve clipboard history
Previously copied text, images, or files → Retrieved clipboard items for pasting
Insert predefined text snippets
Snippet keywords or abbreviations → Expanded text content
Execute third-party extensions and workflows
Extension commands and parameters → Extension-specific results and actions
Generate AI-powered responses and content
Natural language prompts and questions → AI-generated text responses
Search and navigate files and folders
File names and directory paths → Located files and opened directories
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