Raycast is a launcher for Mac founded in 2020 by Thomas Paul Mann and Petr Nikolaev. A Windows version followed later.
Pressing a shortcut opens a search bar where users launch apps, find files, manage windows, keep clipboard history, use snippets and do quick maths or unit conversion. A large store of free extensions, many built by the community, connects it to tools such as GitHub, Jira, Notion, Slack and Spotify. Raycast AI answers questions and runs commands with leading AI models.
The core app is free. Raycast Pro adds AI, cloud sync and custom themes.