What is Raycast?
A collection of powerful productivity tools all within an extendable launcher. Fast, ergonomic and reliable.
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Winner • Personal Productivity Product of the Year
Recent Raycast Launches

Raycast Wrapped 2023 Say hello to your productivity journey for the year of 2023
Launched on December 15th, 2023
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Beginner tips for Raycast?
When @Raycast launched their recent notes feature, I downloaded it for the first time. I'd heard a ton of great things, but just hadn't ever tried it out before. Their notes feature was something I'd been looking for so it seemed like a good jumping on point.
So far, I feel like I'm vastly underutilizing it though. I kind of found the sheer amount of things you can do with it overwhelming, and I've mostly found myself just not using it. I love keyboard driven apps and shortcuts (I'll forever be a diehard @Neovim fan) so it seems like something I'd love and get a lot of use out of. I just haven't found a great set of shortcuts or uses yet.
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Maker reviews of Raycast




Building DockFlow wouldn't have been the same without Raycast.
From quick shortcuts to running scripts in a flash – Raycast kept my workflow laser-focused.
If you're a builder who values speed + minimalism, Raycast is a no-brainer.
Thank you for making such a powerful tool 🙌

Reviews
•14 reviews
I love Raycast. I use command palettes on most apps, so having a more powerful one than the traditional Spotlight is great. I really appreciate the speed at which the team is moving, too. I always see new releases which are exciting.
•11 reviews
I've been using Raycast as my MacOS launcher for years now, and it's become an integral part of my setup. I have written two custom extensions for my personal use cases, and the developer API is absolutely incredible and easy to use — and the community is super helpful!
11/10 would not use anything else ever again 👏
•1 review
This is like a modern Alfred meets the Apple App store. Easy to use with onboarding that encourages a good setup while you learn. The best part is the Store with lots of community actions connecting to all things new.
•8 reviews
I've been using Raycast for months and it's by far one of my favorite apps. The product and the team behind it are fantastic. I set up my new MacBook this week and guess which app I have installed first? 🙈
•28 reviews
I never thought I would leave Alfred for Mac until I met Raycast.