Raycast

Last synced Apr 30, 2026

Raycast is an application launcher and productivity tool for macOS and, more recently, Windows, designed to let you control many aspects of your computer and tools from a single keyboard-driven interface. It aims to replace or augment built‑in launchers like Spotlight by combining search, automation, and integrations into one extensible command palette.

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🎁 Raycast Wrapped 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on how Raycast has helped you be more productive and stay in flow. Take a look at your Raycast Wrapped to get insights on your Raycast launches, extensions usage, your most used apps, developer stats, time spent on meetings, AI usage, Focus...

💻 macOS Tahoe Ready

macOS Tahoe is out, bringing many user interface changes. While there are no major new features, we've focused on implementing some of these design tweaks in Raycast, such as Liquid Glass controls in AI Chat.
💎 Improvements Focus: Support for Comet browser 🐞 Fixes AI Chat:

🎙️ Auto Transcribe with Granola, Auto Models & Bring Your Own Models

Never take meeting notes again (😱) with Auto Transcribe, powered by Granola. Your meetings can now be transcribed and usefully summarized so you can stay focused on the discussion. Auto Transcribe works together with Auto Join...

🌿 Chat Branching (Experimental)

Create alternate conversation paths from any point in your chat history. Think of it as a "save point" where you can explore different directions without losing your original conversation. With background execution, you can kick off multiple branches that continue...

🔑 Bring Your Own Key

Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) seamlessly integrates your existing AI provider accounts with Raycast's intuitive interface. With BYOK you can now use Raycast AI with your own API keys for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. This allows you to send as many AI messages as you want at your own discretion.

🦙 Local Models

Local models allow you to run nearly any open source LLM locally, on your machine. Through our new integration with Ollama, you’ll now have access to more than 100 AI models from various providers ranging from small 135M to massive 671B parameter models. We’ve also added experimental support for new models.

✨ New

MCP Raycast now includes integration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can install any local stdio server and then access the server’s tools from Quick AI and AI Chat by @-mentioning them, just like with AI Extensions. Learn more about MCP in our manual and discover MCP servers.

📱 Raycast for iOS is here

The wait is over! Raycast for iOS is finally here after being one of our most requested features. The app brings the power of your desktop experience to mobile: 💬 Chat with dozens of AI models for perfect answers on any task 📚 Capture and organize thoughts so brilliantly.

❇️ Try Raycast AI For Free

We’ve just made Raycast AI available to everyone. You get 50 free messages to use across AI Chat, Quick AI, and AI Commands - no subscription or account needed. Experience leading models with powerful extensions directly on your Mac! Here’s what you can do with Raycast...

✨ Improvements and bug fixes

Some releases are bigger than others. This time we’ve been working away on improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Raycast experience - enjoy! ✨ New Reasoning Effort: You can now set the reasoning level for OpenAI’s o3-mini and Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Reasoning). Increase the efficiency of your interactions with AI!