Raycast review
Raycast combines app and file search with commands, extensions, and optional AI.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Raycast brings application and file search, Quicklinks, and system tools into a keyboard-first launcher. It is aimed at power users who want to open apps and files, run commands, and extend a launcher with workflows rather than rely on basic app search alone. The product is available on macOS, Windows, and iOS, with features including snippets, Clipboard History, window management, hotkeys, aliases, notes, and community or private extensions. Integrations include Linear, Slack, Notion, Spotify, Jira, Zoom, and 1Password.
The plans separate core launcher work from synchronization and AI. Free costs $0 per user per month and includes core launcher features, thousands of extensions, and five Raycast Notes, but no AI features. Pro costs $10 per month and adds AI features, Cloud Sync, dictation, unlimited Notes and Clipboard History, and custom themes. Pro+ is $20 per month, with 3,000 monthly AI credits, all models including top-tier models, and Cloud Sync. Max costs $50 per month and raises the allowance to 7,500 monthly AI credits, alongside all models including top-tier models and Cloud Sync. A seven-day free trial is also offered.
Its breadth is the central draw: search and launch sit alongside commands, clipboard tools, snippets, window management, extensions, and AI options. That makes Raycast a fit for people who want a configurable launcher across the listed platforms and can benefit from its extension ecosystem. Free covers core launcher use, but anyone who needs AI or Cloud Sync must consider a paid tier; those who only want simple app launching may not need the broader feature set or paid additions. Linux is not among the listed platforms, so users who require it should look elsewhere.
Raycast pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Search apps and files, then launch URLs and tools with Quicklinks.
- Run system and script commands, with hotkeys and aliases.
- Thousands of extensions, plus AI and Cloud Sync on paid plans.
- Where it doesn't
- AI features are not included in the Free plan.
- Cloud Sync is limited to paid plans.
- Paid plans start at $10 per month.
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