Raycast

Productivity & Personal Tools Freemium

Raycast is an extendable launcher that lets you control your tools, run scripts, manage windows, and use AI in seconds.

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Overview

Blazingly fast, extendable desktop launcher for Mac and Windows with native AI, extensions, and window management.

Key features

Keyboard-first navigation launching apps, scripts, and clipboard history

Raycast AI bringing frontier LLMs to any desktop shortcut or hotkey

Store with thousands of open-source extensions built in React and Node

Custom Window Management with flexible split-screen snapping presets

Raycast for Teams sharing custom snippets, links, and internal commands

Detailed overview

Raycast replaces the default system spotlight with an ultra-fast, keyboard-first desktop launcher. Built in Swift and Rust, it allows developers and creators to control tools, run terminal scripts, manage windows, and query AI without switching contexts.

The Raycast Store features thousands of open-source community extensions integrating GitHub, Jira, Notion, Spotify, and Linear.

Includes Raycast AI for instant translation, code explanation, and writing assistance across any application.