Raycast is a collection of productivity tools built around an extendable launcher. Its keyboard-focused interface provides access to tools and workflows such as Clipboard History, Calendar, Window Management, Snippets, Quicklinks, Notes, file search and Calculator. Users can browse community extensions in the Store, including integrations for Linear, Slack, Notion, Google Translate, Spotify, 1Password and Jira. Developers can build integrations with the extension API, while Teams can publish private extensions for their organization. Raycast AI includes chat, quick actions, agents, commands and extensions, and supports models from multiple providers. The free plan includes core features and thousands of extensions, but limits Clipboard History to three months and Notes to five. Pro costs $10 per month and includes 500 AI credits monthly, cloud sync, dictation, custom themes, translator and unlimited Clipboard History and Notes. Raycast runs on macOS, Windows, iOS and iPadOS, but is not currently available on Android. Its browser extension supports Chromium-based browsers, Safari and Firefox.
Who it is for
Raycast suits people who want keyboard access to productivity tools and workflows, as well as teams that share commands, links or snippets. Developers can use its extension API to build integrations.
What is good
- Launcher provides keyboard access to built-in tools and workflows.
- Store offers community extensions and named integrations.
- Extension API supports custom integrations.
- Pro includes cloud sync and unlimited Clipboard History and Notes.
- Available on macOS, Windows, iOS and iPadOS.
What to know first
- Not currently available on Android.
- Free plan limits Clipboard History to three months.
- Free plan includes only five Notes.
- Pro costs $10 per month.
Verdict
Raycast brings built-in tools, extensions and AI features into a keyboard-focused launcher. The free plan has limits on Clipboard History and Notes, while Pro starts at $10 per month.
Raycast plans and pricing
All plansCompared on app launcher software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $10/mo
- Supported platforms
- cross-platform
- File search
- Yes
- Command launching
- Yes
- Workflow support
- Yes
- Plugin support
- Yes
- Cloud sync
- Yes
