# Raycast

> A launcher that replaces Spotlight on macOS

- Website: https://raycast.com/?ref=swipetolaunch&utm_source=swipetolaunch&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=markdown
- Score: 50% approval
- Swipes: 14 total — 7 right, 7 left
- Ranked on the board: yes
- Listing: Free; votes are counted the same as for every listing
- Categories: Utilities, Productivity
- Tags: macOS, Keyboard-first
- Pricing: freemium
- Domain Rating: 81/100, a backlink-authority score for raycast.com, read 2026-10-25
- Submitted: 2025-09-05
- Page: https://swipetolaunch.com/p/raycast

## About

Raycast is a keyboard launcher for macOS. It handles app switching, clipboard history, window management, snippets and scripts from one command bar.

An extension store lets you drive other tools from the same interface, so most work happens without reaching for the mouse.

## How the score works

The percentage is the raw share of swipes that went right. Rankings weigh that share against the number of swipes (a prior of 25 swipes at 50%), so a high score from a handful of swipes ranks below a slightly lower score from many. Anyone can swipe without an account; each browser or account swipes a product once.