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Raycast AI

by Raycast

3M / mo
100% Free
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Raycast is a Mac productivity launcher that replaces Spotlight, and its AI layer brings ChatGPT-style capabilities into the same keyboard-driven interface. Summon AI from anywhere on the desktop to rewrite emails, translate text, explain code, or answer questions, all without switching apps or opening a browser. Raycast AI supports multiple model providers including OpenAI and Anthropic, and developers can build custom AI commands using its extension SDK. It has become the productivity launcher of choice for many Mac-based developers and designers.

Raycast AI features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.

Added 2025-09-21Catalog rank 7

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✨ Modalities

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Text Input
Yes, requires pro plan. AI chat in the Raycast launcher accepts text prompts.
🖼️
Image Upload / Vision
Partial. Screen capture and file context. General image upload was not separately documented.
🎨
Image Generation
Unknown. Whether image gen models are in the 32+ model list was not checked.
🎙️
Voice Mode
Unknown. Voice input was not confirmed on the AI page.
🎥
Video Understanding
No. Not a video analysis product.
🎬
Video Generation
No. Not a video generation product.
📁
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)
Yes, requires pro plan. PDF, CSV, and file context in AI chat.
💻
Code Execution
Unknown. Whether AI runs code locally was not confirmed.
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Audio Input
Unknown. Speech input was not checked.
🖌️
Canvas / Artifact Editor
Unknown. Overlapping columns disagreed (no vs partial); left unverified rather than copying a no.
🖥️
Screen Sharing / Computer Use
Partial. Screen context for AI queries. Not live screen sharing to others.

🧠 Memory & Context

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Persistent Memory
Partial. Chat history in Raycast. No cross-device cloud memory advertised.
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Large Context Window
Unknown. Depends on the selected model (32+ providers).
⚙️
Custom Instructions
Partial. Extensions and prompts customize behavior. No global system profile documented.
📜
Conversation History
Yes, requires pro plan. AI chat history persists in Raycast.

🔌 Integrations

🌐
Web Search / Browsing
Yes, requires pro plan. Web search with inline references in AI chat.
🔌
Plugins / Extensions
Yes, requires pro plan. Raycast extensions and AI Extensions ecosystem.
🔧
API Access
No. Consumer launcher, not a public inference API.
⚡
Zapier Integration
Unknown. Zapier was not checked.
🤖
Custom GPTs / Bots
Partial. Custom AI Extensions act like specialized bots.
👥
Real-time Collaboration
No. Single-user launcher.
🐦
Live Social Data Integration
No. No social firehose.
📚
Live Citation Mapping
Partial. Web search shows inline reference links.

👨‍💻 Developer

🛠️
Function Calling
Yes, requires pro plan. AI Extensions invoke app actions and tools.
⚡
Streaming Responses
Yes, requires pro plan. AI responses stream in the launcher.
🎛️
Fine-Tuning
No. Routes to third-party models; does not fine-tune.
📐
Embeddings API
No. Not an embeddings product.
📋
Structured Output (JSON)
Unknown. JSON mode depends on the selected model.
🧩
Reasoning / Thinking Mode
Unknown. Overlapping columns disagreed (yes vs partial); left unverified rather than copying a no.
🏠
Local Execution
Yes, requires pro plan. Ollama local models run on-device.
🔓
Open Weights
Partial. Ollama routes to open-weight local models.
🤖
Multi-Agent Orchestration
No. Single chat session, not multi-agent.

📱 Platforms

🌐
Web App
No. Native macOS app, not a web chat.
📱
iOS App
No. No iOS app for Raycast AI.
🤖
Android App
No. No Android app.
🖥️
Desktop App
Yes, requires pro plan. Raycast is a macOS desktop launcher with built-in AI.
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Chrome Extension
No. No Chrome extension.

🔒 Privacy

🔒
GDPR Compliant
Unknown. Privacy policy was not re-read.
🚫
Opt Out of Data Training
Yes, requires pro plan. Raycast states it does not train on your data.
🏢
Enterprise Privacy Mode
Partial. Team plans exist. Enterprise DPA not read.

💼 Workspaces

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Projects / Folders
Partial. Extensions and snippets organize workflows, not chat project folders.