Raycast
by Raycast
At a glance
Productivity launcher with built-in AI commands for search, writing, and automation.
launcher productivity assistant
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Productivity
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2020
Overview
Raycast is a productivity launcher for macOS (with Windows and iOS versions) that embeds AI commands for search, writing, and automation. Raycast AI provides chat with multiple models, quick AI commands on selected text, and AI-powered extensions from a large store. The core launcher is free; Raycast Pro subscriptions unlock AI usage and advanced models.
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Key features
- Fast app, file, and command launcher
- Raycast AI chat with access to multiple models
- AI commands on selected text anywhere
- Extension store with thousands of integrations
Use cases
- Replacing Spotlight with a smarter launcher
- Quick AI rewriting and summarizing in any app
- Automating workflows via extensions and scripts
Pricing
The launcher is free; Raycast Pro is a paid subscription that adds AI with premium models, cloud sync, and more.
Record details
Provenance, dates and links are kept here so the main sections stay about the product itself.
Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-10-09
- Documentation
- developers.raycast.com ↗
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- GB
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/raycast/
Selection profile
Every field says where its value comes from. "Unknown" means we have not confirmed it — it does not mean the product lacks the feature.
Selection profile11 fields3 unknown
- Tasks it fits
- Everyday productivity
Derived from the record: category "productivity".
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
Suggest a correction - Runs on
- Windows macOS iOS Web
Derived from platform words in the record description/features/tags.
Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
- Not recorded
The record contains no offline-operation claim.
Suggest a correction - Official service region
- Global
Mirrors the availability field already on the record ("global").
Suggest a correction - Public API
- Yes
Matched on the vendor page: “Manifest Lifecycle Best Practices Developer Tools Security Versioning API Reference AI Browser Extension Cache Command Clipboard Environment Feedback Keyboard Menu Bar Co”
Suggest a correction - Licence
- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
Suggest a correction - Commercial use
- Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
Suggest a correction - Interface languages
- Not recorded
No vendor page read in this pass states the product's own interface languages; the key exists so the field can be answered later rather than left absent.
Suggest a correction - Billing
- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
Prices are the vendor’s advertised entry price and exclude taxes; always confirm on the vendor’s own page.
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Where each value comes from
- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Our inference
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Our inference
- Official service region
- Our inference
- Public API
- Verified 2026-10-09 developers.raycast.com ↗
- Licence
- Our inference
- Commercial use
- Our inference
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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API: Public API documented Verified 2026-10-09 developers.raycast.com ↗
Applies to: As stated on developers.raycast.com on 2026-10-09
Matched on the vendor page: “Manifest Lifecycle Best Practices Developer Tools Security Versioning API Reference AI Browser Extension Cache Command Clipboard Environment Feedback Keyboard Menu Bar Co”
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Frequently asked questions
What is Raycast?
Raycast is a keyboard-driven launcher with built-in AI chat, commands, and a large extension ecosystem.
Is Raycast free?
The core launcher is free; AI features require the paid Pro plan.
Which models does Raycast AI offer?
Raycast Pro provides access to multiple frontier models from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic within the app.
What does Raycast not record?
The record carries no licence terms and no pricing page, because this product entered the guide after the batch that checked vendor pages.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.
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