Raycast Pro on Mac
Raycast is a keyboard-first launcher for macOS that replaces repetitive menu digging with one shortcut: search apps, run built-in commands, and open thousands of community extensions from a single bar.
How it fits daily work
After install you set a global hotkey (often replacing Spotlight) and type what you need. Built-in tools cover clipboard history, snippets, quicklinks, calculator, file search, calendar, window management, and optional Raycast AI. The Store adds integrations for GitHub, Jira, Spotify, browsers, and many developer workflows, so the same interface becomes your control center instead of a dozen small utilities.
Free vs Pro
The base app is free for personal use with core features and a limited AI message allowance. Raycast Pro is a paid subscription that unlocks cloud sync across Macs, unlimited clipboard history, unlimited Notes, custom themes, and custom window-management commands. Advanced AI capabilities are an optional add-on on top of Pro. Pricing is listed on the vendor site (about $8/month on annual billing or $10/month monthly at the time of writing).
Version 1.104.18
Build 1.104.18 sits in the 1.104.x line that shipped after the December 2025 v1.104.0 release. Raycast publishes marketing notes for v1.104.0 but not for every patch build, so 1.104.18 should be treated as a current maintenance update in that line rather than a separate feature drop. The app requires macOS 13 or later, runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and installs from the official site or Homebrew. If you plan to try Raycast v2 beta alongside v1, the vendor recommends v1.104.16 or newer for smooth data migration.
Run the downloaded image and drag the application to the Applications folder shortcut.
Once the copy is complete, you can launch the application from Launchpad.
Compatibility
macOS 12 and later
Architecture
ARM, x86 (64-bit)
Note
Online features are not supported!