Raycast

A collection of powerful productivity tools all within an extendable launcher

Raycast puts productivity tools, app control, file search, scripts, and AI commands behind a single keyboard shortcut on the Mac. The site describes it as fast, ergonomic, and reliable, citing a 99.8% crash-free rate, and the emphasis is on never feeling like you're wasting time rather than opening apps one by one.

Much of the value comes from extensions. The store includes integrations that let you create and search Linear issues, manage JIRA sprints, control Spotify playback, navigate Arc tabs and history, compress images with TinyPNG, pull credentials from 1Password, set Slack presence and read unread messages, jump into upcoming Zoom calls, translate text with Google Translate, and run timers, all without leaving the keyboard. Developers can build their own extensions for the marketplace. The site also lists Raycast AI as a virtual assistant, plus iOS and Windows versions and Teams and Enterprise offerings. In this directory it lives under Productivity with mac and developer tags.

The site shows Pro, Teams, and Enterprise tiers and a pricing page, but the plan details aren't captured here. Install it on your Mac and browse the store for the tools you already use.

Category: Productivity. Pricing: freemium. Visit website

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