Raycast AI
AI-powered launcher and productivity tool
Raycast AI is an OS-level productivity launcher for macOS that integrates AI capabilities directly into your workflow through a keyboard-driven interface. It combines a powerful application launcher, clipboard manager, and snippet expander with AI chat, commands, and extensions powered by multiple leading AI models.
Key Capabilities
Raycast AI provides instant access to AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Perplexity, and others through a single keyboard shortcut. Quick AI combines web search with AI to answer questions contextually, while AI Commands turn natural language into actions like renaming files, checking project tickets, or summarizing documents. The platform includes a built-in AI chat, context-aware tools for summarization, translation, rewriting, and code generation, plus an extensions marketplace with thousands of community-built integrations. Cloud Sync keeps settings consistent across devices.
Who Should Use Raycast AI
Raycast AI is designed for macOS power users, developers, and knowledge workers who want to eliminate context switching by accessing AI and productivity tools from a single launcher. Its keyboard-driven interface and deep system integration make it especially valuable for developers who live in the terminal and professionals who juggle multiple tools throughout the day.
Getting Started
Download Raycast for free from raycast.com on macOS. The free plan includes core launcher features with a limited number of AI messages to try. Invoke Raycast with a keyboard shortcut, type natural language queries for Quick AI, or browse the extensions store for integrations with your favorite tools. Upgrade to Pro at $8 per month for unlimited AI access and Cloud Sync.
Pricing & Accessibility: The free plan includes core launcher features and limited AI messages. Pro costs $8 per month (billed annually at $96/year) with unlimited AI, Cloud Sync, and custom themes. Pro + Advanced AI starts at $20 per month for access to premium AI models. Team plans start at $12 per month per user. macOS only.
Why Consider Raycast AI: Raycast AI uniquely embeds multi-model AI capabilities directly into the operating system layer, eliminating the need to switch between apps and browsers to access AI assistance during your daily workflow.
Pros
- OS-level AI integration eliminates context switching between applications
- Access to multiple AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google
- Extensive extensions marketplace with thousands of community integrations
- Free tier includes core launcher features and trial AI messages
- Keyboard-driven interface maximizes speed for power users
Cons
- macOS only with no Windows or Linux support
- Pro subscription required for meaningful AI usage beyond trial messages
- Learning curve for memorizing keyboard shortcuts and commands
Who is this for?
Instant AI-powered question answering without leaving current workflow, automating repetitive tasks through natural language commands, quick text summarization and translation, developer productivity with code generation and documentation lookup, managing clipboard history and text snippets across applications
Frequently Asked Questions about Raycast AI
Is Raycast AI free?
Raycast's core launcher is free forever, and includes a limited number of AI messages to try the AI features. For unlimited AI access, Cloud Sync, and custom themes, you need the Pro plan at $8 per month billed annually. Advanced AI models are available starting at $20 per month.
Which AI models does Raycast support?
Raycast AI supports models from OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, Perplexity, Groq, Together AI, Mistral AI, xAI (Grok), and Replicate. Pro subscribers can choose which models to use for different tasks.
Does Raycast work on Windows?
No, Raycast is currently available only on macOS. There is no Windows or Linux version at this time. Windows users may want to consider alternatives like PowerToys Run or Flow Launcher.
Pricing
freemium
$8/mo
Free tier: Core launcher features, limited AI messages
Details
APIYes
Open SourceNo
CollaborationYes
LanguagesEnglish and multilingual AI responses
Learning CurveModerate
Integrations
Thousands of extensions including GitHubLinearJiraSlackNotion+1 more
