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Raycast AI

by Raycast Technologies

⚡ Productivity & Workflow Automation freemium Launched: 2023

📖 What is Raycast AI?

Raycast AI embeds conversational and generative AI directly into the Raycast macOS launcher, allowing developers to execute AI prompts system-wide.

💡 Why It Matters

Raycast AI provides developers with instant, keyboard-driven AI access across all Mac desktop applications without opening a browser.

🎯 Workplace Use Cases

  • Asking quick programming questions and syntax lookups via hotkey
  • Summarizing copied clipboard text or selected documents
  • Translating selected text into different languages in any application

🚀 How to Use It

Press Option+Space to open Raycast on macOS, type your AI prompt or trigger an AI command.

✨ Key Features

  • Instant system-wide hotkey access on macOS
  • Model selection (GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet)
  • Custom AI prompt commands and extensions

💳 Pricing & Plans

Free Tier: Standard Raycast launcher is free. AI features require subscription.

Plan Price Notes
Raycast Pro $10/month ($8/mo annually) Unlocks Raycast AI, cloud sync, custom themes.
✓ Pricing verified as of 2026-03-01
Who Uses It
Software EngineersDesignersMac Power Users
Supported Platforms
macOS
Subcategory
desktop-assistant
Asset Attribution
Official Raycast asset