Overview
Raycast is an extendable launcher that brings powerful productivity tools directly to your keyboard. Built for speed and ergonomics, it emphasizes millisecond-fast performance with a 99.8% crash-free rate and a keyboard-first design philosophy.
The platform includes native features like AI chat, notes, window management, snippets, and quicklinks, plus thousands of community-built extensions that integrate with tools like Notion, Slack, Spotify, Linear, and more. Users can automate repetitive tasks, create custom commands, and build their own extensions using React and TypeScript.
Key features
- Keyboard-first launcher
- AI chat and commands
- Extension marketplace with thousands of integrations
- Snippets and quicklinks for automation
- Window management
- Clipboard history
- Notes and task capture
- Custom hotkeys and aliases
- Native React-based extension API
- Extremely fast performance (millisecond response)
- Highly extensible with accessible API
- Integrates with hundreds of popular tools
- Free tier with core features
- Available on Mac and Windows (beta)
- Active community and regular updates
- Windows version still in beta
- Learning curve for building custom extensions
- Requires keyboard proficiency to maximize benefits
- Some advanced features limited to Pro plan
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