# Raycast

> Launcher for macOS and Windows with snippets, quicklinks and AI by shortcut

- Category: Agents & dev (`agents`)
- Tags: `free`
- Official: https://raycast.com
- Wunderlust: https://wunderlust.xyz/r/raycast
- Image: https://wunderlust.xyz/media/raycast-poster.jpg
- Video preview: https://wunderlust.xyz/media/raycast.webm
- Added: 2026-11-05

## What it is

Raycast is an extensible launcher for macOS and Windows, with snippets, quicklinks, shortcuts, clipboard history, window management and AI.

## What it’s for

To reduce friction in using AI, with a shortcut that opens searches in ChatGPT or Claude and keeps personal prompts as snippets.

## Benefits

- Custom search with a dynamic URL and keyword
- Prompt snippets inserted by keyword
- Extensions for Linear, Slack, Notion and others
- Raycast AI with Quick AI by hotkey

## Caveats

- The page says you can download and use it for free; there are Pro, Teams and Enterprise plans with no prices on the page

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