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Raycast for Mac

Fast, extendable launcher.

$96.00
In English
4.8
Based on 6 user rates

Raycast overview

Raycast is a blazingly fast, totally extendable launcher. It lets you complete tasks, calculate, share common links, and much more.

It's as easy as installed

Say hello to the Store. A home for Extensions published by our community of developers using our API. Find extensions to the tools you use in your day-to-day.

Lightweight and snappy

Designed to be seamless and instant. View an Extension and hit ↵ to simply install it in milliseconds.

An evergrowing collection

Control Spotify or Apple Music with a hit of a button. Search through Figma, Notion, and Xcode. Check your internet speed and the weather without needing the browser, or even play a game of Snake.

What's new in version 2.6.0.0

New
  • AI: Added Claude and ChatGPT subscription usage in /usage in AI Chat and in Settings.
  • AI: Added Show AI Credits/Claude/ChatGPT Usage commands.
  • Clipboard History: Added a Paste as PNG action for TIFF images.
  • Root Search: Added direct search results for more settings, including Accessibility settings and Keyboard Shortcuts.
  • UI: Added automatic color contrast adjustments throughout to ensure the UI remains legible.
Improvements
  • AI Chat: Mermaid diagrams now load only when a chat first needs them, which reduces memory usage.
  • AI Permissions: Extended Always Allow approvals to cover similar commands.
  • AI Permissions: Reduced approval interruptions for routine Git and GitHub workflows, and improved Auto approval decisions.
  • Calendar: Command icons now display the current date across Raycast.
  • Calendar: Renamed the menu bar setting "Only show events with meetings" to "Only show events with a conference link", so it's clear why events without a video call link are hidden.
  • Clipboard History: Improved contrast of color swatch in color items.
  • Eject All Disks: Improved support for external drives and disk images, and added details about disks that could not be ejected.
  • Extensions: Clarified how uninstalling an extension affects its settings and data across synced devices.
  • Extensions: Improved performance when extensions refresh frequently in the background.
  • File Search: The file indexer uses about 60% less memory when it updates its index.
  • General: Improved reliability when your Mac wakes from sleep.
  • Memory Usage: Reduced idle memory use and improved memory cleanup after closing Raycast windows by releasing retained graphics memory.
  • Memory Usage: Reduced memory overhead from command icons.
  • Memory Usage: Reduced extension worker memory by ~30% in idle workers.
  • Memory Usage: Reduced native host memory by 50%.
  • Memory Usage: Improved process memory diagnostic.
  • Performance: Reduced extensions worker startup CPU usage.
  • Performance: Speed up command launches and prevent misinput while commands are loading.
  • Quick AI: Added an option to hide the Quick AI hint in Root Search.
  • Root Search: Recent searches keep their results, so typing them again responds faster.
  • Root Search: Added support for numpad for number hotkeys.
Fixes
  • Action Panel: Fixed loading spinner alignment in search menus.
  • AI: Fixed new chats sometimes using the incorrect model when using the “Last Used Model” default setting.
  • AI: Fixed an issue where Codex CLI wouldn’t be located properly after recent ChatGPT update.
  • AI Chat: Fixed an issue where pinning a chat removed it from its project.
  • AI Chat: Improved sidebar spacing and chat title fading.
  • AI Chat: Fixed "Open AI Settings" opening an empty Settings window instead of the AI settings.
  • Clipboard History: Fixed missing text previews and link detection for URLs received through Universal Clipboard.
  • Commands: Fixed losing keystrokes when typing immediately after launching a command with a hotkey.
  • Commands: Fixed invisible Raycast windows blocking clicks in other apps after commands that did not open a window.
  • Dictation: Fixed function-key shortcuts failing when Fn was held to press the function key (F1 , F2...)
  • Emoji Picker: Ensured AI results are stable when pasting & keeping the window open.
  • Extensions: Fixed AppPicker width something blowing up.
  • Extensions: Fixed colored tags/icons being illegible in some cases.
  • File Search: Fixed a memory leak when reading text from images.
  • File Search: Fixed recent files disappearing while the file index updates.
  • Keyboard: Fixed a crash that could occur when changing keyboard input sources.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed recorded shortcuts changing to modifier-only shortcuts when releasing the keys.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed double-tap shortcuts losing their left or right modifier selection when recorded.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed hotkeys failing to trigger when assigned to left or right modifier keys, or when Caps Lock was enabled.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed modifier hotkeys unexpectedly stopping during a session.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed double-tap shortcuts triggering accidentally after clicks such as ⌘ + Click.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed recording and triggering navigation-key shortcuts, including Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down, without an unwanted Fn modifier.
  • Quicklinks: Fixed issues where Quicklink icons would not reliably update or display.
  • Quicklinks: Fixed a regression preventing from saving a Quicklink.
  • Quicklinks: Fixed flashing/jumping issues in search view when navigating entries.
  • Root Search: Fixed Tab and alias navigation to focus the first empty command argument.
  • Root Search: Fixed running a command with missing required arguments in compact mode to expand the window and focus the missing argument.
  • Script Commands: Fixed fallback commands not receiving the search query as their first argument.
  • UI: Ensured consistent window-blurred icon opacity between single/grouped buttons.
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Raycast for Mac

$96.00
In English
Version 2.6.0.0
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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jun 16, 2025
1.83.0
4.0
Jun 16, 2025
4.0
Version: 1.83.0
v1.100.2 is out. The changelog is here: https://www.raycast.com/changelog - - AND the dev has released a version for iOS featuring various AI tools. Find it at the iOS App Store.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 7, 2024
1.67.1
4.0
Oct 7, 2024
4.0
Version: 1.67.1
v1.83.2 is out. It's macOS 15 Sequoia ready. The Changelog is at: https://www.raycast.com/changelog
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 7, 2024
1.67.1
4.0
Oct 7, 2024
4.0
Version: 1.67.1
There are THREE versions: - - (I) Free: It includes Clipboard History, Quicklinks, Calculator, Snippets, Emoji Picker, Window Management, et al. And thousands of extensions, and custom extensions, and Developer Tooling. - - (II) Pro: $96 annual subscription. A free trial is available. It adds: Raycast AI, Cloud Sync, Custom Themes, Unlimited Clipboard History, Translator, Custom Window Management Commands. - - (III) Team Pro: $144 annual subscription per user. Adds: Unlimited Shared Commands, Unlimited Shared Snippets, Unlimited Shared Quicklinks, Unlimited Team Members. - - See the Dev site for further details.
neliobilla
neliobilla
Jun 12, 2024
1.67.1
0.0
Jun 12, 2024
0.0
Version: 1.67.1
allow me to select a version
aderas
aderas
Feb 20, 2024
1.67.1
5.0
Feb 20, 2024
5.0
Version: 1.67.1
I use it everyday and love it!
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
Sep 14, 2026
2.3.0.0
5.0
Sep 14, 2026
5.0
Version: 2.3.0.0
julejuli
julejuli
Sep 15, 2025
1.100.2
5.0
Sep 15, 2025
5.0
Version: 1.100.2
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jun 16, 2025
1.83.0
4.0
Jun 16, 2025
4.0
Version: 1.83.0
aderas
aderas
Feb 20, 2024
1.67.1
5.0
Feb 20, 2024
5.0
Version: 1.67.1
rglcomputergenius
rglcomputergenius
Feb 13, 2023
1.44.0
5.0
Feb 13, 2023
5.0
Version: 1.44.0
Acqualia-Software
Acqualia-Software
Aug 5, 2022
1.38.3
5.0
Aug 5, 2022
5.0
Version: 1.38.3