About Raycast
Raycast is a launcher you open with a keyboard shortcut. It gives you one place to search apps, run commands and use extensions, which saves clicks on tasks you repeat many times a day.
What it does
You press the shortcut, type a few letters and pick a result. Raycast can open apps, search files, do quick calculations, look up words and move windows into position. It also keeps a clipboard history, so you can reuse something you copied earlier. Extensions add more commands, and many of them are built by the community.
Key features
- App and file search from one bar
- Searchable clipboard history
- Window placement commands
- Calculator and word lookup
- Extensions from the store
Who it's for
Raycast suits developers, designers and other power users who work from the keyboard most of the day. It is useful for people who move between many apps and want quick access to all of them.
Pricing and good to know
Raycast has a free plan and a paid Pro subscription that adds extra features. It is a desktop app, and the site offers a Windows download as well as a Mac version. Extensions differ in quality and are made by different authors, so review what you install. Check the current plan details on the site before you decide which one to use.
Highlights
- Search apps, files and commands from one bar
- Keep a searchable history of copied items
- Place windows into halves, thirds and corners
- Add commands through community extensions
- Run quick calculations and word lookups
