Raycast Pros and Cons

Let me start with the basic pros of Raycast. It sticks to the design language of Mac Os. It comes with bunch of extensions in built and you can do basic things like calculations.

The best thing about Raycast is that it lets you build custom extensions using React. You just install one or two libraries in npm project and code. The dev tools are also very easy to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I never do file search as I am relatively organised and tend to locate the files. When I tried (may be once or twice) to search files in Raycast it was bad experience.

When you are typing a command it searches in applications and built in commands. But as a backup it doesn't search anywhere else. I prefer it to be google search but some might want files search. It supports neither. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Raycast does simplify repetative activities, and give the user a one-stop-shop for many different task they may have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find that there is a steep learning curve, as to get full potential of the application there are many text and keyboard shortcuts to learn, and if you don't use it often, you can find yourself always needing to look them up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Fuzzy search for app/file

- Tons of app integrations

- friendly keyboard interactions

- Easy to extend the customize scripts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

basically no, but settings sync between devices required pro (paid) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Raycast makes searching for my apps and files much easier, saving me lot of time. It also allows me to integrate with other apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I 'm totally happy with the current usage; there's nothing I dislike as of now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Do you want to be able to navigate your entire computer with simple hotkeys and a search and even have AI built into the search? You've found the solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Uh, I suppose that it can't control my mouse and keyboard yet? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm happy! I've found a replacement for Alfred - it's more customizable and has great extensions. It has all the functionality I need for my daily work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Navigation can be annoying when I'm trying to exit an extension. If I'm too deep in my plugin, I have to press the Esc key multiple times. There doesn't seem to be a workaround for this minor issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it is easy, simple to use and allows to be easily extendable via plugins and add-ons Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it doesnt come by default and I am not able to use it on my windows machines Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ability to streamline productivity tasks and functions under one super accessible and easy to use application. It's flexibility of use is also great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Initial learning curve for some of its more advanced features may be steep but once over it users will find that raycast is very powerful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can get pretty much anything done with a few commands. It's super fast and intuitive. Works like magic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I couldn't find downsides yet other than I wished it was available on mobile somehow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Raycast maes using AI easy, everything is good a click away. It's nice that you can use the ai with any app since raycast can read content no matter the app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can get hard to use sometime after a lot of plugs in Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.