I can't use a Mac without this app.

Raycast seems simple, but once you see what it can do there is no going back. It has everything I wanted after trying that linux laptop a few months ago.

S/O Ph4se0n3 for the awesome edit 🙏

[theunstoppablebrigade]

The number one feature of Raycast that Theo didnt mention is the clipboard manager. It has literally revolutionized my workflow

[triducal]

Sometimes I forget my macbook didn't come with raycast. Its become such an important and substantial part of my workflow and daily use.

[BatuhanIcoz]

something i use all the time is conversions:

- currencies: you can do stuff like "((60k/12) usd + 1200eur + 5000 try) cad"
- time: you write 10am est, you get it in your tz. you can do stupid and useful things like "(10am est in gmt+5) + 1h"
- measurements: inches to cm and vice versa

it's sooo good

[AloisMahdal]

NOT showing shortcuts in the menu is a design crime trend that a lot of apps somehow got away around 2010's, even though it was ubiqituous before that.

[nicolaska]

I've been using the hotkeys of raycast for 4/5 months now, and it has changed the way i work, you can even create a specific window layout and map it to a hotkey for example, so option+2 opens my editor, and option+ctrl+2 open my editor resized with the ios simulator on the side. I save minutes of work everyday just thank to that feature.

[OfficialMyrton]

Raycast has a list of preset hotkeys for their window management. Both the Rectangle and Spectacle defaults are there for a super fast migration.

[itsTarik]

For my Windows folks, they have a survey on their Twitter to be notified when the Windows version is released

[Athena-]

svgl is something i wanted for such a long time and didnt know it existed. YOU ARE A GODSEND

[TheOnceAndFutureDoug]

A lot of this feels like Alfred to me but it also feels like Alfred has slowed down development and this might be the next tool of choice... Guess I need to try it out.

[meenstreek]

I love using it to convert units, like "15" to cm". Or converting currency like "1usd to aud". Or converting a datetime into another timezone like, "Jan 9, 2025 10:00am pst to Sydney". It's pretty insane the things you can convert to/from.

[enricotartarotti]

Windows has a CTRL+number shortcut to open the Nth app in the taskbar which was so handy but since I switched to Mac I was so angry i couldn't do that anymore. Been using raycast for more than a year now and I only just realized I can re-create the same thing in Raycast!

[esyriz]

I keep getting surprised by the calculator, it even works for trigonometry, degrees/radians, converting currency etc
and also if you use hyperkey you can launch all the apps and extra shortcuts by doing capslock+any letter (you can set keyboard shortcut for EVERYTHING in raycast)

[bdeleasa]

Oh my gosh. I learned so freaking much about Raycast today. This is going to help my workflow SO MUCH. Thanks Theo!!!!

[brinkoo]

I had this app installed at one point but i was totally lost. I will have to try it out again

[weiho]

Thanks for sharing the SVGL extension, Theo 😉

[shaheershakir]

For those who are wondering in windows the spotlight equivalent is called Powertoy ( called Power Run) from Microsoft, after installing, can launch with alt + space

[JonathanRose]

What originally sold me on raycast was connecting my calendar to it. Now if I have a meeting with a zoom link about to start, when I open raycast and just hit enter, it opens the zoom. So fast to hop into meetings. I now use a ton of extensions. One cool one will decode a jwt in my clipboard

[YaronLavi]

This is a real game changer for me!
Thank you so much for sharing and making an awesome video about it!
I've now uninstalled: iterm2 (for ghostty), rectangle(window management is actually decent) and maccy(clipboard history, just set the hotkey as it was for it)
Thank you Theo(AKA - Skater boy from California)!

[subhashgottumukkala]

i've been using raycast since 2023 and ever since it's become so important to me. especially the clipboard manager and the emoji selector

[LHCB]

I'm with you man. I have also convinced myself that command tab is good enough, but I absolutely... vehemently not accepted command tilde as good enough. I'm only halfway through your video, but if this freaking solves that problem, let's go!