An extendable launcher for Mac, Windows, and iOS, with a primary iOS keyboard for swipe typing, autocorrect, dictation, snippets, and AI commands.
Raycast is an extendable launcher that puts a collection of powerful productivity tools a keystroke away. Beyond launching apps and running commands, it offers built-in AI, clipboard history, snippets, window management, and a large store of community extensions that connect to the tools you already use. Fast, ergonomic, and reliable, it is available on Mac, Windows (beta), and iOS, with Pro and Teams plans.
On iPhone and iPad, the primary keyboard adds swipe typing and autocorrect alongside dictation, snippets, Quicklinks, and AI commands.
Pricing model: Freemium
Common questions about Raycast
Raycast's iPhone and iPad keyboard now has swipe typing and autocorrect alongside dictation, AI commands, Quick Fix, snippets, and Quicklinks. If you already use the Raycast keyboard, it switches to the full keyboard automatically.
Quick Fix corrects spelling and grammar in place, and snippet keywords expand saved text. You can turn swipe typing and autocorrect off separately.
Raycast for iOS requires iOS 18, and English is the only typing language for now.…
Raycast Notes now supports images and gifs in v2.10 for macOS. Drop them into a note, drag to reorder them, or reference external images in markdown.
The free plan's 5 note limit has also been lifted, so free accounts can create unlimited notes. List items can be reordered by dragging, and the auto-size button is back. On Tahoe, you can hide the Notes window while screen sharing again.
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Raycast 2.9 for macOS lets you attach a note directly to AI Chat. Use Send to AI Chat in Search Notes or the Notes window, or press ⌘ + J.
There's also a Restart Frontmost App command that quits and reopens the app you're using. AI Commands gain a Default model option that follows your default AI Command model and shows the default reasoning effort.
Raycast reports 50% faster Root Search and menu searches, plus 3× faster image browsing in Search Screenshots with 80% less memory use.…
Raycast v2.8 for macOS focuses on speed. Raycast says File Search returns results up to 6× faster with better typo handling, extensions install and update about 4× faster on average, and startup uses about 20% less memory.
You can also browse installed extension skills in AI settings. Images attached to chats using local models now stay on your device when Cloud Sync or AI Chat History sync is turned off.
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Raycast v2.7 for macOS lets you send a screen element or a whole window to AI Chat. Use Send Element to AI, hover over a paragraph, image or button, then click. Send Window to AI shares the whole window instead.
Custom AI provider models can also use Raycast’s Web Search, Read Page, Search Images and Chart tools. Enable them with a tools block in providers.yaml, choosing Raycast, your company gateway or a supported vendor you have a key for.…
Raycast says version 2.6 for macOS uses about 50% less memory in its host process and about 30% less memory at startup for each extension process. It also fixes a memory leak that grew the longer the app stayed open.
The Auto AI model now has three preferences:
Balanced is the default and uses about 70% fewer credits than Flagship. Lightweight responds in about 70% less time than Flagship, according to Raycast, and suits quick questions.…
Raycast extensions can now add their own models to AI Chat, Quick AI, and AI Commands. Using them requires Raycast Pro.
Install a compatible extension from the Store, finish its setup, and choose its models in AI Chat. Ollama AI, AI by Vercel, Cerebras, Groq, and LM Studio have been updated to support this.
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Raycast v2.4 updates its macOS interface for Golden Gate, with new sidebars, toolbars, and Liquid Glass styling.
There are a few useful smaller changes, too:
Copying or pasting an AI Chat response takes only the final answer, leaving out the working narration. Script Commands run from their own folder by default, support relative and home-directory paths, and use your regional locale. Store update details show which extensions were updated, skipped, removed, or failed, with access to version…
Raycast has rebuilt AI Chat to handle multi-step tasks. Raycast says it can plan, use extensions, write and run code, check results, and try another approach when something fails. When it needs a decision, it asks and waits for your answer.
AI billing is also moving from rate-limited to usage-based. Subscription prices stay the same, with a new Max plan for heavier use.
Any paid Raycast plan can now connect a Claude or ChatGPT account for use in AI Chat, Quick AI, and AI Commands.…
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