Raycast
Raycast

Raycast

Type of Tool
Focus
Summary
A replacement for Spotlight on the Mac, with way more features!
Pricing & Cost
FreeLow
Learning Effort
Intermediate
Availability
MacOS
Best For
Personal
Compares to
Download Link
https://www.raycast.com/
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👀What is
Raycast
Raycast
?

Raycast is an extendable launcher helping you to complete tasks, share links, launch apps and more!

Think of it like Spotlight, but better and with way more handy features.

With Raycast you can quickly cut out the noise, and save hours of time without the mess of opening tabs and searching for something specific.

Simply launch Raycast onto your screen and search for something, from here you can complete a range of actions like add to favourites, copy, show in Finder…

Raycast also has its own store. You can install applications to use inside Raycast. For example, install a password tool to quickly access passwords!

🎉Best Features of
Raycast
Raycast

✨Raycast has lots of exciting features, here are a few…

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  • Install extensions - Install extensions of applications you already use, or want to download. This makes accessing these apps quicker, and you can perform actions within Raycast.

  • Instant Actions - Raycast uses tons of keyboard shortcuts meaning actions can be implemented almost instantly.

  • Raycast Store - Raycast has its own store available to download extensions.

  • Create your own extensions - Create your own extensions inside Raycast to fulfil your needs! This app is great for developers.

  • Collaborate with the community - Collab with the Raycast community to share ideas and work on projects together.

  • Shared space for teams - You can share links, snippets and more with your team within a dedicated space.

  • Floating Notes - Need to read notes whilst on the web? Open your notes and drag them around.

  • Calculator - Struggling with an equation? Type it into Raycast calculator!

  • My Schedule - You can view your today's schedule and any tasks due within Raycast.

⭐️Feature Spotlight - Raycast Store

Raycast is different from other likewise tools due to having it's own built-in store.

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  • Within the Raycast store, you can download and install a huge range of applications and extensions.
  • Install apps in an instant using keyboard shortcuts.
  • Developers can create their own extensions to share here.
  • Collaborate with the community and work together to build new extensions.
  • Make Raycast your own by installing any tools you use daily.
  • Quickly open extensions and perform actions using keyboard shortcuts.

✅Best Suited For

Raycast is best suited for those using tools like Spotlight and looking for a better alternative. You may need some knowledge based on keyboard shortcuts or the desire to use them.

This app is great for developers to create more extensions for Raycast. It’s also great for people using their computers daily and needing to switch around lots of applications quickly.

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