Raycast Alternatives

Raycast is described as 'Access tools with shortcuts, automate tasks with AI, and streamline productivity with Raycast's powerful Mac app. Enhance efficiency with snippets, quicklinks, and integrated commands' and is a popular application launcher in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Raycast for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Raycast alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Raycast are Flow Launcher, Vicinae, Alfred and Keypirinha.

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Raycast alternatives are mainly Application Launchers, but if you're looking for File Search Utilities or Clipboard Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Windows and Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Raycast.
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  1. LaunchPanel icon
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    LaunchPanel is a completely FREE application that allows you to quickly launch applications, open files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. The Spotlight Search Metadata on your Mac is a truly remarkable thing. Given some text it is able to find all occurrences anywhere on the filesystem in the blink of an eye. At that this point your options are limited however.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Spotlight
     
  3. Rocket is an application launcher for KDE Plasma. It sorts all of your applications in a horizontal grid alphabetically, so you will always find what you are looking for at first glance. No more menu navigation, only scrolling.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
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    Launcher/menu program for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  6. Selectric icon
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    Private search for Outlook, Gmail, Drive, Slack and more. Spend less time hunting with search that actually works!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Verve icon
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    Verve is a lightweight and blazingly fast launcher for accessing and opening applications, files and documents. It serves as a replacement for popular tools such as Spotlight, Raycast, and Alfred, and is written in the Rust programming language using the Tauri Framework.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. fsel icon
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    Fsel (fast select) is a fast TUI app launcher and fuzzy finder for GNU/Linux and *BSD, that's a fork of gyr

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. Finbar icon
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    Finbar reimagines the Mac's built-in menu bar search with great features such as fuzzy filtering and tracking of recently selected menu items — without sacrificing an ounce of speed. With Finbar, users can unlock the menu bar's true potential as a native, ubiquitous...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Optain icon
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    Optain is an AI-powered app that analyzes PC usage in real-time, offering optimized pop-ups and gestures. It enhances workflows by mapping hotkeys and customizing UIs, boosting user productivity.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
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